Resume
Education:
Presbyterian College, Class of 2007, Bachelor of Arts in History
Union Presbyterian Seminary, Class of 2011, Master of Divinity and Master of Christian Education
Work history:
Solo Pastor, Whitmire Presbyterian Church, Whitmire, South Carolina, 2011-2016
Solo Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 2016-2020
Solo Pastor, Grace Presbyterian Church, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2020-2024
Assistant Director, Thriving Congregations Program, University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, AR, Currently Employed
Continuing Education:
2012: Foundation for Reformed Theology: The Gospels
2013: Foundation for Reformed Theology: Eschatology
2014: Foundation for Reformed Theology: Forgiveness
2015: Foundation for Reformed Theology: Christian Hope in Eternal Life
2016: Foundation for Reformed Theology: Election
Young Clergy Women International Conference: Leading with Presence
2017: Foundation for Reformed Theology: Nature and Practice of Pastoral Ministry
Young Clergy Women International Conference: Our Stories, God’s Stories
2018: Foundation for Reformed Theology: The Christian Response to Evil
Young Clergy Women International Conference: We: Embodied Ministry
CREDO, PC77
2019: Foundation for Reformed Theology: Karl Barth for Preachers
Young Clergy Women International Conference: Altars and Altered: Preparing the Way
2020: Foundation for Reformed Theology, Influential Twentieth Century Theologians
2022: Young Clergy Women International Conference: In Every Place: Cultivating Subversive Community
2023: Young Clergy Women International Conference: Can These Bones Live? Embodying Hope and Justice
Service to the Larger Church:
Union Presbyterian Seminary
Writer for Storypath, a program of the Instructional Resource Center of the UPSem Library, designed to connect children's literature with the Revised Common and Narrative Lectionaries, 2011-2019, see my work here
Trinity Presbytery: Committee On Preparation for Ministry: Member 3 years
Chair: 1 year 5 months
Administrative Commission Member for Oak Grove Presbyterian Church
Speaker, Camp Fellowship Older Adult Retreat
Bible Study Leader, Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church, Older Adult Retreat
Regional Presbyterian Women Gathering 2013, Pastor of host church
Preaching at Stated Presbytery Meeting 2014, Presbyterian College
Stated Presbytery Meeting October 2015, Pastor of host church
Presbytery of the Pines:
Congregational and Pastoral Care Committee (COM/CPM): Member 2 years
Preacher at Stated Presbytery Meeting, 2017
Supply Pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Winnfield, LA 1.5 years
Imagine Event, Synod of the Sun, November 2017, Discussion Group leader
Ecclesiastical Business Committee, 5 months
Stated Presbytery Meeting, February 2020, Pastor of host church
Arkansas Presbytery:
Thriving In Ministry, Advisory Board Member: 2 years
Committee on Ministry: 3 years
Moderator of Session, First Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, AR, 11 months
Moderator of Session, First Presbyterian Church, Benton, AR, 5 months
Liaison to PNC of First Presbyterian Church, Jonesboro, AR, 3 months
Wednesday Chapel Services, Presbyterian Village Assisted Living: Occasional service creator, worship leader, preacher
Supply Preacher and Worship Leader, various congregations