Norman W. Smith
Jr.
8 Orpin Road, PO Box 734
Peru, MA 01235
Home Phone: (413)
655-8888
Email: thepreacherman@verizon.net
Pastoral Search Committee
To my brothers and sisters in Christ,
I am a licensed minister and past deacon of Tabernacle Baptist Church in
Pittsfield, MA. Here I have grown in my relationship with Jesus Christ,
my Lord and Savior. I have served faithfully for eleven years, growing in
responsibilities, and gradually being conformed to his image. As a
Biblicist, I heard his call to ministry in 2005 while on a missions trip to
Gautier, MS to provide help to those affected by hurricane Katrina. At which
time my wife and I were called to minister to his musical evangelists in New
England. Our outreach was a simple one, but a necessary one. We
would help set up their equipment at different churches, provide fellowship and
encouragement, and provide financial assistance where possible. Through
our experiences we learned how to walk by faith, and fully trust in the Lord’s
provision. God’s missionaries and evangelists are an integral part of his
Church and it is our responsibility as the local church to support their
ministry.
In 2006 I enrolled in Liberty University’s Bible College (Wilmington’s Bible
Institute, formerly LBI). I studied through their Distance Learning Program via
online courses and graduated with a certificate in 2009
Since I have graduated, I have maintained an active role in my church,
increasing my ministry as the Lord provided the opportunities. One such
ministry included an outreach to the First Congregational Church of Peru, in
Peru, MA; where I began preaching the Gospel Truth once a month and during the
holidays. There, I was able to teach from the Bible many of the truths which had been overlooked or forgotten for so many years during their struggle to find a Pastor. Sadly, we parted ways in the summer of 2010, as our ministry goals no longer lined up with each other.
In November 2009, I was tested by the men of my church, my Pastor, and three
other area Pastors and found worthy and acceptable for licensure. Since I
have been licensed, I have been blessed to be used of God in a graveside
service, a wedding, and the Lord’s Supper as the lone officiant. I have done
visitations. I have also expounded on God’s Word by preaching once a month at
my church, and filling in for my Pastor both in the pulpit and for Bible study.
I believe that God has called me to be a Pastor; to serve according to his
purpose, and to his Word. I have prepared this resume packet to introduce
myself to your search committee, with the hope that you will find God’s calling
in my life to be an authentic one and one that will serve the unique needs of
his Church as either an interim or permanent Pastor.
Your fellow-helper in Christ,
Norman W. Smith Jr.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
I am a man of God who has a heart growing in compassion, seeking to
minister according to the gifts that God has entrusted to me. As a
steward and ambassador of Christ, I bring with me the qualifications of a
Pastor as outlined in Titus 1:6-9; and 1 Timothy 3:1-7. I preach, I teach, I
exhort, and I am faithful and obedient to the call that God has put in my life.
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH (2000-Current)
• Licensed November 2009 • Lead Worship and
music • Collect and finalize offering
• Deacon from 2010-2013 • Officiated wedding • Prepare
weekly deposit
• Biblical Preaching • Officiated graveside
service • Faithful Tither
• Prepare Bible Study Lessons • Lead the lost to the
Lord • Organize events
• Visit with sick and shut-ins • Some
counseling • Developed Men’s Fellowship
• Preaching outreach to First Congregational Church of Peru
• Outreach ministry to music evangelists
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF PERU (1995-2000)
• Elected Interim Lay Pastor • Prepare Order of
Worship • Solicit repair bids
• Elected Trustee • Lead Worship Service • Visit the
sick and shut-ins
• Elected Deacon • Prepare Budget • Served on Pastoral
Search Committee
• Assumed all Pastoral responsibilitie • Helped organize
building’s Centennial Celebration • Served as ex-officio on all
committees
WALMART (2000-Current)
• Overnight Stocker • Stock Freight • Lead department
• Department Manager • Manage Inventory • Process
daily revenue
• Cash Office Processor • Maintain Walmart
standards • Prepare reports and deposits
EDUCATION
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA 2006-2009
Liberty Bible Institute
Mildred Elley the School for Careers Pittsfield, MA 1997-1998
Administrative Assistant Program
Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY 1990-1991
Associates in Applied Science (Business
Administration)