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About Pastor Massenburg

 

Biography of Pastor Massenburg

 

Career Objective 

To serve as pastor/leader-consultant, developing churches and individuals into community based congregations and ministry-oriented Christians. To developed through discipleship creative outreach opportunities to further the kingdom of God.

Skills and Interest

Church administration, youth and young adult training, Biblical history, and community development.

 

Personal Information

Born: December 29, 1962, Chicago, Illinois

Family: Wife - Sharon Renee Massenburg

Born September 1  Chicago, Illinois.

Married: March 7, 1993

Children: Three Sons, Ramon, Mario, Joseph, One Daughter, Olivia

 

Parents: Mr. Jessie & Mariah Clay

21535 M 140 Highway

South Haven, Michigan 49090

 

Education

Southern Baptist Convention Seminary External

Moody Bible Institute

Kings World Bible College

Olive Harvey College

Lincoln Technical Institute

Hyde Park Career Academy

 

Ministerial Experience

Having entered the ministry in 1978, I have served as,

 

Associate Minister, 1978-1980

First Corinthians Baptist Church

11359 South State Street

Chicago, Illinois 60628

 

Duties: Assist with Church activities, delivered sermons, taught Sunday school

 

Youth and Young Adult Ministry Director, 1981-1983

First Corinthians Baptist Church

11359 South State Street

Chicago, Illinois 60628

 

Duties: Organized youth day events, organized youth and young adult counsel

 

Summer Missionary, 1981-1984

Chicago Metropolitan Baptist Association

R.E.A.C.T. Reaching Every Age For Christ Team

 

Duties: Taught vacation bible school, organized and trained witnessing teams, led community tent revivals, door to door witnessing,

 

Youth Pastor, 1984-1985

New Greater Second Baptist Church

1124 East 93rd Street

Chicago, Illinois 60619

 

Duties: Developed programs and ministries to aide youth to deal with peer pressure, teenage pregnancies, the danger of drugs, responsibility and accountability.

Administrative Assistant to Pastor, 1985-1987

New Greater Second Baptist Church

1124 East 93rd Street

Chicago, Illinois 60619

Duties: Represent Pastor in his absence, assist with developing and implementing Church policies, coordinate Church activities, direct youth programs, provide pastoral counseling.

Pastorate, December 2003 - Present

City of Refuge Ministries

1444 South Keeler Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60623

 

Pastorate, June 1987-December 2003

The Great Commission Baptist Church

14747 South Hoyne

Harvey, Illinois 60424

 

Pastorate, November 1995-September 2001

The Great Commission Baptist Church

33855 M-140 Highway

Covert, Michigan 49043

 

Major Accomplishments:

Developed and organized 2 congregations from a storefront mission into a constituted Church.

Attracted, trained and ignited the vision for seven individuals to develop personal ministries.

Provided the leadership, discipleship training and the congregational backing to provide college scholarship to our youth advancing their education.

Served as consultant, visionary and Pastor to many city, suburban and rural churches teaching and equipping them for ministry.

Appointed as a Church Planter through the Church and Community Division of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Envisioned and orchestrated unique ministries such as mentoring ministry (boys to men), scholarship ministry, S.W.A.T. (Soul Winning Action Team), S.A.M. (Substance Abuse Ministry).

Provided the leadership and encouragement to Church and community members to envision and develop the Great Commission Ministry of Economic Development a non-for-profit organization.

Personally involved in ministry, discipleship training, preaching and teaching, prayer leadership, counseling and community outreach.

 

LICENSE AND ORDINATION

Licensed by the First Corinthians Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois

March 3, 1978

 

Ordained by the First Corinthians Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois

July 16, 1983

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