Jay Richardson

Russell Jay Richardson
2078 Breezy Way
Spring Hill, FL 34608
(352) 688-7798 home
(615) 403-4808 cell
jaynchell2u@aol.com

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Birth Date: November 15, 1973
Married to Michelle Richardson on August 16, 1997
Children: Austin, born January 5, 1995
Rebekah, born December 28, 2000
Benjamin, born April 7, 2004
Hannah, born January 20, 2007
Licensed to the Gospel Ministry by New Life Baptist Church, Nashville, TN, 2002

EDUCATION

Bachelor of University Studies (cum laude) 2002 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN

Master of Divinity 2005 Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth, Texas

MINISTRY OBJECTIVE

I am called to serve as pastor of a Southern Baptist church, leading, encouraging, and equipping the people towards a growing relationship with God and others.

MINISTRY EXPERIENCE

Associate Pastor of Students and Families, First Baptist Church, Easton, Maryland, January 2006 ~ February 2008
Activities and ministries for which I was responsible:
• Preached on numerous occasions
• Performed pastoral duties such as funerals, hospital visitations, and counseling
• Administered the ordinances (baptism and Lord’s Supper)
• Created new evangelistic opportunities to reach the community (Extreme Makeover Easton, Comedy Night, and other service projects)
• Led Way of the Master evangelism training (theoretically and practically)
• Coordinated a weeklong Sports Clinic reaching over 200 people in our community
• Held a free Sports Banquet for the community with an NFL player as our keynote speaker
• Created and managed departmental budgets
• Held monthly leadership meetings with a volunteer staff of 10
• Conducted regular parent meetings
• Led Vacation Bible School for teens and for 5th and 6th graders, seeing over 10 come to Christ
• Created Powerpoint presentations
• Conducted a funeral
• Participated in regular staff meetings
• Interacted with local business, political, and community leaders
• Helped to set up website
• Helped lead a small men’s accountability group
• Coordinated ministry with other local churches
• Counseled benevolence cases
• Managed travel arrangements for trips (ski trips, mission trips)
• Led mission trips to Pittsburgh and New York City

Youth Pastor, First Baptist Church, Roanoke, Texas March 2003 ~ March 2005
Activities and ministries for which I was responsible:
• Led a mission trip to Poland to conduct a Vacation Bible School for teens where we saw 21 students saved
• Took part in strategic planning for the church
• Conducted a wedding
• Other duties are similar to above

Youth Pastor, Hickory Hills Baptist Church, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, 2001
Activities and ministries for which I was responsible:
• Led regular Wheelbarrow Wednesday outreach events
• Led Unite the Light events where many churches came together for worship
• Other duties similar to above

Deacon, Riverside Baptist Church (now called New Life Baptist), Nashville, Tennessee, 1998-1999
Activities and ministries for which I was responsible:
• Served over 20 inner-city families as their first point of contact for needs and other prayer requests
• Served on Pastor Search Committee
• Chairman of Youth Committee
• Drove church van
• Went on mission trip to Poland with another church
• Preached occasionally
• Attended Promise Keepers with Men’s group
• Sang in choir and occasional solos

PERSONAL STATEMENT

In 1995, I had a son out of wedlock. Growing up in California, without a Christian influence in my life, I did not see anything wrong with this. But after my son was born his mother left me for her old boyfriend. Brokenness led me to share my pain with a customer at the 7-11 I worked at and she led me to the hope that I still cling to today – Jesus Christ. Over these past 13 years, God has given me a passion to share the Gospel and minister to many other broken and hurting people. He has also given me a passion to see families grow closer in their relationships with God and each other. This is first, and best, demonstrated in my own family. I am fiercely committed to God first, my family second, and then the church. I also have a heart for missions, both here and abroad. I want to see God’s people become a force to be reckoned with in our families, our culture, and our world.

REFERENCES

Brian Winders, pastor, New Life Baptist Church, Nashville, TN (615) 300-2219

Gene Griffin, former pastor, First Baptist Church, Roanoke, TX (972) 436-5752

Dan Milliken, former pastor, Hickory Hills Baptist Church, Mt. Juliet, TN (615) 316-9913

Lee Wolfe, accountability partner, First Baptist Church, Easton, MD (410) 820-7069