Worship and Arts Pastor

Dr. Ed Ferlazzo
10064 Fairway Drive • Dumfries, Virginia 22025 • edferlazzo@haltomroadbaptist.org • (817) 681-3337

Minister of Worship and Arts
Haltom Road Baptist Church 3313 N. Haltom Road Fort Worth, Texas www.Haltomroadbaptist.org

Accomplished, experienced worship leader, choral and orchestral conductor, program builder, and creative planning. Involved in both start up church leadership and established program growth. Self-starter and decisive leader in musical organizations including choirs, small groups, instrumental ensembles, handbells, musical dramas, and project management for church programs. Leading churches into new and modern projects such as screen projection, sound and lighting improvement, and creative outreach programs. Excel in organization, administration, and leadership. Proven track record in program growth both spiritually and numerically. Lead worship services in Traditional, blended and contemporary styles. Skilled in leveraging audiovisual technology used for worship experiences including multi-media & video production, soundboard proficiency, worship software proficiency, lighting proficiency, & stage design.

CORE COMPETENCIES
• PowerPoint • Choral & Instrumental Directing • Musical Drama
• Administration • Microsoft Word • Adobe Pagemaker • Easy Worship • Video Projection • Sound Tech • Teaching • Leading Worship • Organization/Administration

Professional Experience

Haltom Road Baptist Church, 3313 N. Haltom Road, Fort Worth, TX. 76117 2001 - Present
Minister of Music and Worship Arts

Directed music program which included, adult choir, youth choir, children’s choirs, (Salt n’ Light Production Company), handbells, instrumental ensemble. Annual and seasonal musical programs, annual dinner theater outreach, Tenebrae services, Easter, children’s music camp in summer months, children’s musicals, patriotic services, Advent services, and special events. Leading church in pastoral duties and administration for 14 months when Pastor resigned. Oversee audio/visual ministries

Key Achievements:
Increased adult choir membership by 80%. From 20 to 35 members and substantially
improved sound.
Grew children’s choir program from 15 to over 50.
Developed children’s summer musical camp as an outreach tool to draw over 25 new (non-churched) kids each year.
Improved Instrumental ensemble involvement from 3 to 12 and from once per month to a weekly participation.
Developed leaders in musical drama teams, set building, choreography, lighting design and implementation, directing, painting, and outreach.
Results of dinner theater outreach resulted in 70 plus accepting Christ as their Savior.
Led yearly musical seminars and choral readings for Family Book Stores and various music publishers.

Park Springs Bible Church • 5515 Park Springs Park Springs Blvd. • Arlington, Texas 76017 •1995-2001
Minister of Worship Arts
Directed choral program adults, youth and developed children’s choir program. Directed yearly musicals with both the church children’s program and the Christian School students. Introduced a drama ministry and produced three to four annual musical dramas with adult, youth and children’s choirs. Designed, purchased, and supervised the installation of a media ministry, which included projectors, screens, and control boards. Redesigned and build a new sound booth with updated equipment. Implemented a dinner theater ministry involving in access of 50% of the church membership. Supervised and trained sound committee and scheduled volunteer workers.

Key Achievements:
Developed adult choir program
Supervised purchase and installation of equipment for the media ministry
Trained and supervised volunteers in both the sound and media ministries
Choir membership grows to 40 members
Began instrumental ministry with 6 to 8 players each week
Started and developed a praise band. Group plays once a month
Dinner Theater ministry leads over 100 people to Christ
Built choir rehearsal room
Developed small ensemble groups. Men’s, women and mixed.
Developed voices and musicianship of the choir through voice lessons and vocal retreats

North Pointe Baptist Church (formerly Hurst Baptist Church) • 147 Hurst Blvd. Hurst, Texas 76053 • 1992-1995
Minster of Music and Creative Arts
Developed all musical and drama ministries in a new church start-up. Established adult, youth, and children’s choir programs as well as handbell choirs and worship ensemble. Drama ministry is established and an annual Christmas pageant presented to the community.

Key Achievements:
Build and install pipe organ in the Sanctuary
Develop music program involving over 75 people
Oversee media and sound ministries
Initiated a children’s choir camp for summer months 75-100 in attendance each year
Directed the building of a costume closet for the drama ministry
Musical drama included Living Lord’s Supper and pageant in dinner theater format

Sabbatical in England to complete the Doctor of Musical Arts degree, 1991-1992
Served several churches during this period as interim Minister of Music

Grace Temple Baptist Church •1106 W. Oak St. Denton, TX 76201•(940) 387-6137•1988-1991
Minister of Music and Singles
Served as the minister of singles and acted as worship leader and choir director. Planned and implemented activities, Bible studies, and Sunday Schools for singles of the church. Established cross-ministry with the Baptist Student Union of The University of North Texas for counseling, visitation, and Bible Study. Led a well-established adult choir of 80 members and a graded choir program with over 100. Trained graded choir workers and presented annual musical dramas

Key Achievements:
Developed singles ministry to over 100 with six classes in Sunday School
Established classes and programs for singles from 18 to 65 years of age
Held weekly singles events
Started annual city-wide Thanksgiving dinner and program for singles and
students
Led the music program with adult and children’s choirs to annual musical dramas
Headed singles weekly visitation program with in excess of 35 visitors each week
Trained and led a beginners handbell choir adding to the establish choir in
existence
Planned, directed, and taught semi-annual Divorce Recovery Seminars.

Details of church positions are available on request for dates between 1966 and 1988.

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS:
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Masters of Church Music (MCM) Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Bachelor of Music (BM) Oklahoma Baptist University

Additional Studies:
Choral Conducting—University of Cambridge, England. Sir David Willcocks
Musical Research—Bodleian Library, Oxford University, Oxford, England
Choral Composition and Research—Royal College of Music, London, England
Scarborough Institute of Worship Studies, Robert Webber, Fort Worth, TX

Professional Associations:
American Choral Directors Association
Singing Churchmen of North Texas
IDEA—The International Drama/theatrical Association
The Hymn Society of America and Canada

TEACHING:
Adjunct Professor of Music • Christian Worship • Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary—1966-1969
Teaching Fellow • Christian Worship • B. H. Carroll Theological Institute
2004—Present

REFERENCES:
On Request

I was raised a Catholic and began attending a Baptist church at the age of 13. I was baptized into the Baptist faith at the age of 15 but did not fully understand the meaning of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ until I was 30. At that time, I accepted Christ and was re-baptized. I served as a layman in the music ministry of Triangle Baptist Church, Triangle, Virginia and later (5 years) felt and accepted the call to full time ministry. I sold three businesses and returned to school at Oklahoma Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist theological Seminary where I completed my Master’s and Doctorate.

I feel led to return to my family area and want to continue my ministry in the Virginia or Maryland area.