JOHN T. DOE
Professional Ministry Resume, page 1
JOHN T. DOE
1234 Name Dr ♦ Dallas, TX 55555 ♦ Cell: 555.555.5555 ♦ Home: 222.222.2222 ♦ [email protected]
Drew, John, Barbara, and Monica Doe 1
MINISTRY PHILOSOPHY
Write a concise paragraph on your perspective of ministry and your ministry passion or mission. You may want to include
what you believe to be the church’s primary purpose, and where you see evangelism, the Word of God, the Holy Spirit, and
God’s grace as it relates to ministry through your perspective.
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
Childhood:
A sentence or two about where you were born and your childhood years.
Conversion:
and Calling:
A short paragraph on your conversion experience (include date) and how God called you into ministry.
Marital
Commitment:
A paragraph about your spouse and family, i.e. your spouse’s name, date of marriage, their college and/or
work experience, their gifts and talents, and names and birthdates of your children. Include dates rather
than ages to keep your resume current.
Interests:
A brief listing of your hobbies and interests.
FORMAL EDUCATION
List your highest level of education first. List only schools where a degree was received. List any degrees in progress.
Graduate:
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NAME OF SEMINARY OR GRAD SCHOOL, LOCATION
Degree Earned – Month/Year
Emphasis: (optional)
Thesis: Title of your Thesis (optional)
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Undergraduate:
NAME OF COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, LOCATION
Degree Earned – Month/Year
Emphasis: (optional)
Future Goal:
Optional. List other degrees you wish to earn and where you plan on earning them if you think it’s
appropriate for the position you’re applying for.
MINISTRY EXPERIENCE
Include preaching, speaking, and teaching engagements. Include both paid and volunteer positions, beginning with the most
recent position. Give prominence to the three or four positions that best qualify you. Use present tense verbs to describe
your current position.
Name of Ministry, month/year – month/year
City, State
Position Title. A paragraph highlighting your key responsibilities within this ministry. Use bullet points or some other
creative way to break it up and make it easy to read and locate information. If there several positions at the same
location, group them under one heading.
Name of Ministry, month/year – month/year
City, State
Position Title. A paragraph highlighting your key responsibilities within this ministry. Use bullet points or some other
creative way to break it up and make it easy to read and locate information. If there several positions at the same
location, group them under one heading.
Name of Ministry, month/year – month/year
City, State
Position Title. A paragraph highlighting your key responsibilities within this ministry. Use bullet points or some other
creative way to break it up and make it easy to read and locate information. If there several positions at the same
location, group them under one heading.
WORK EXPERIENCE
List most recent position first.
Name of Company, month/year – month/year
Position Title. Optional: A sentence highlighting your key responsibilities.
City, State
Name of Company, month/year – month/year
Position Title. Optional: A sentence highlighting your key responsibilities.
City, State
Name of Company, month/year – month/year
Position Title. Optional: A sentence highlighting your key responsibilities.
City, State
SPECIAL HONORS OR AWARDS
List any special honors or awards associated with your education and/or ministry experience.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Give title of seminar, who hosted it, city and state, and date. Think through seminars or conferences you may have attended
in the areas of Bible, theology, pastoral leadership, discipleship, missions and outreach.
PUBLICATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
List the magazine/book title, the publisher and the date. List topic, location, and date of speaking engagements.
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REFERENCES
Include several types of references (personal, professional, employer). List your three to four strongest and indicate more
available if needed. Don’t include relatives. Always ask references before listing them and give them a copy of your
resume.
Name of Reference
Relationship to Reference
Reference’s Job Title
Place of Employment
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Phone Number
Name of Reference
Relationship to Reference
Reference’s Job Title
Place of Employment
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Phone Number
Name of Reference
Relationship to Reference
Reference’s Job Title
Place of Employment
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Phone Number
Name of Reference
Relationship to Reference
Reference’s Job Title
Place of Employment
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Phone Number
Additional references available upon request.