GEOFFREY SMITH 12 Brookside Road, Unit 13, Westford, MA, 01886

260-444-6334 pastorgeoff10@gmail.com

Profile British, raised in N Ireland, UK with US Permanent Residency. Many people have said to me ‘I love your passion!’ Passion for:

• Who God is and what He continues to show me in His word. • Sharing this amongst the people, both churched and unchurched, by sitting

down and giving them undivided attention or leading a total stranger to the Lord while looking at Christian books in the local bookstore.

• Seeing people change and grow in the Lord.

My advanced communication and interpersonal skills enable me to relate well to people of all ages, backgrounds and cultures setting people at ease due to living in various countries and experiencing different cultures. My approachable, friendly and open nature combined with humor and encouragement inspires confidence and trust in those around me along with a flexible approach and a good command of general knowledge using this to connect with people at their level. I have served in both large and small churches and enjoy designing and implementing strategies, systems and processes. I am committed to my own development. Ministry Experience

Lead Pastor: NewSong Community Church- Chelmsford, MA February 2014 – Present

• Re-pioneered a work that was about to close its doors. • Attendance: Increased by 150% through loving the people and engaging

them in the new vision for the church by giving them a sense of belonging, praying and networking

• Finances: Giving has increased 25% by introducing the principle of tithing the tithe and the ‘Debt Free Club’ (the church is now debt free).

• Small Group: Formed a network increasing church engagement and the vision of ‘church without walls’. Ministries covered are Prayer, Teaching, Discipling, Young Adults, Youth, Worship Group, Men’s and Ladies, Church Without Walls Team.

• Structure: re-organized the church through Elders, Deacons, Greeters, Sound Team, Hospitality, Youth Leaders, Children’s workers.

• Commitment: Increased level of active ministry involvement from 10% to

80%

• Young Adults: By engaging and mentoring the young adults aged 16 years to 25 years we have defied modern millennial and New England trends; witnessing increased commitment and a deeper meaningful relationship with God.

• Men’s Bible Discussion Group: One of my biggest challenges in New England was to get men to discuss the Word of God. Through a lot of fun, food and coffee I see every week a group of men maturing in their faith.

Senior Pastor New Beginnings Family Center- Decatur, IN 2009 – 2014

• Attendance: Increased by 125% through engaging the congregation and

leading by example in a missional manner. • Training: Implemented Teams for: Altar Care, Hospitality, Prayer Groups,

Small Group Leaders, Greeters, Welcome First Time Visitors and Nursing Home. This training increased levels of retaining first time visitors and increased church engagement of existing members to 75%.

• iCare Ministry: Through contacts with other non-profit organizations throughout the US we were able to give away goods in excess of $45,000 and witnessed many people experiencing Christ.

Operations Director/Acting CEO Rhema Theatre Company, Manchester, England 2008 Temporary Contract

• Management: managing delivery of Christian theatre to bring the Bible to

life in schools, churches and arts centers throughout the UK • Leadership: of 15 staff, with responsibility for recruitment, training and

performance management • Fundraising: design, development and implementation of the Fundraising

Strategy for the short and long term future • Sales and marketing: delivery of the strategic sales and marketing plan to

ensure effective use of resources to promote the theatre and its services • Finances: reducing expenditure through introduction of budgetary controls,

developing and monitoring budgets to achieve significant bottom line savings and increase free reserves

• Networking: acting as an organizational ambassador, promoting the organization at all levels through PR and networking at conferences, meetings and fundraising and media events

Commercial Manager The Lighthouse Group (Christian Youth Charity) Bradford, UK 2007 – 2008 1 Year Contract

• Networking and PR: to build relations and brand awareness within the

Church and the local business community, also liaising with local

governmental offices • Business Development: renting out 7000 sq. ft. of quality office space, I

achieved a 95% occupancy rate within 12 months against a 60% target through effective lettings negotiations with the National Bank of Sweden and charity organizations

• Spiritual guidance: providing advice, information and support to the Lighthouse Group team, preaching God’s word to meet individuals physical, social and emotional needs.

Missionary Pastor International Full Gospel Fellowship, (IFGF) Jakarta, Indonesia 2005 – 2006

• Volunteer Pastor: Preaching and Teaching in local churches, mentoring indigenous pastors, developed English speaking Small Group in Jakarta and pastoral work.

• Jude 22 Ministries: leading crusades, preaching and teaching under Jude 22 Ministries, which I co-founded with my wife

• Chaplain: to an International elementary school for pupils aged 4 – 11 years in Jakarta, offering pastoral services to both staff and students

• Teaching: lectured 1st and 3rd Year Students at HITS (Harvest International Theological Seminary)

• ESL: taught the indigenous Pastors English Between 2001 and 2005 I attended Bible College in Calgary, Canada and Tulsa, USA to become an Ordained Member of the Clergy, before working as a Missionary Pastor in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Volunteer Manager/National Sales Manager, GOD TV Europe, Sunderland, UK. 1999 – 2001

• Manager: Initially employed to pioneer a European Volunteer Network, for

this Christian Television Channel. Within 18 months I had developed National Managers, Regional Managers and a network of 1800 active volunteers (non- paid positions) throughout Europe and UK

• National Sales Manager: promoted to leading all field sales activities across the UK and Ireland

• Development: an effective sales department, identifying, recruiting, training and leading the right team of up to 10 Sales Professionals to meet and exceed challenging business targets

• Networking: building and nurturing effective relations with the Church in the UK and Ireland, regularly meeting with Bishops, Heads of Churches and moderators to optimize PR and market the channel.

EDUCATION Bible College 2001-2005

• Diploma in Ministry 2001-2002 AFCM, Calgary, Canada

• Ministry Diploma in Evangelism 2002-2004 Rhema Bible College, Tulsa,

OK. 4.0 GPA • Diploma in Pastoral Ministry 2004-2005 Rhema School of Pastoral Ministry

4.0 GPA University of Bangor (Wales, UK) Mattersey Hall Grad School, UK

• Masters of Arts in Missional Leadership – Graduated 2010

• 2016 Accepted into Doctor of Ministry Degree, Springfield, Missouri 2016 Ministry Credentials

• Ordained and licensed Minister since 2005 Chartered Insurance Institute UK, Financial Planning Certificate Levels 1,2&3