Michael L. Davis

705 Creekridge Ct. Temple, GA 30179

(205) 394-3279 mikedavis98@hotmail.com

Personal

Born: January 7, 1959, Brookhaven, MS Family: Wife — DeNiece B. Davis, born Rapid City, SD

• Married January 2, 1982. • Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education, William Carey University, 1980. • Ministry partner and housewife. • Interests — genealogy, gardening, serving in nursery. • Active in preschool ministry.

Children — Bethany Erin, born September 15, 1986. Interests: Cooking, gardening, woodworking, reading, leadership, coffee, collecting coffee mugs. Ministerial Experience Associate Pastor/Education/Evangelism/Administration 2015 – 2016 First Baptist Church, Bremen, GA • Ministry focus: overseeing the education ministry staff, evangelism, and church administration. • Contemporized education ministry attendance records systems. • Completed new church pictorial directory. • Established first discipleship ministry for the church including DNA Groups, reformed many administrative

actions/policies, de-cluttered and repaired church facilities, established benefits package for church staff. • Preached in absence of pastor and led church staff. Associate Pastor/Education 2013 – 2014 Valley View Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, AL • Ministry focus: adult education and pastoral ministry. • Led seven-member family ministry staff. • Responsible for outreach, assimilation, and new member orientation. • Created Valley Groups and Discipleship Experience.

Minister of Education/Administration 2006 – 2012 Mount Zion Baptist Church, Huntsville, AL

• Ministry focus: adult education, outreach, assimilation, and church administration. • Developed a volunteer age-group leadership team for adult ministry. These volunteers were responsible for

enlisting, training, resourcing and counseling young adult, median adult, and mature adult leadership. • Filled the pulpit and led the staff in pastor’s absence. • Initiated and executed plan for a second Sunday school hour.

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• Teamed with staff to grow worship attendance from just over 500 to over 1400 in six years. Sunday School increased from 400 to over 900 during the same time.

• Managed support staff including custodial, ministry assistants, and other staff.

Minister of Education/Senior Adults 2004 – 2006 Southside Baptist Church, Dothan, AL • Ministry focus: adult education and senior adult ministry. • Expanded the focus of the senior adult ministry and created a strong leadership team. • Managed the education ministry team of three ministers. • Preached as needed.

Associate Pastor/Education/Administration 1998 – 2004 Grace Memorial Baptist Church, Slidell, LA • Ministry focus: administered the day-to-day business of the church, FAITH Evangelism, and adult education. • Initiated and executed plan for a second Sunday school hour. • Migrated from traditional Sunday school paradigm to Bible Fellowships. • Filled pulpit and led staff in pastor’s absence. • Managed support staff including ministry assistants and custodial/facilities staff. • Small groups grew from 400 to 625 in six years. Associate Pastor/Education/Administration 1989 – 1998 First Baptist Church of Dawes, Mobile, AL • Ministry focus: education ministry, outreach, pastoral ministry, senior adult ministry, and administration. • Preached on Sunday evenings, led outreach, evangelism, and assimilation ministry. Other Experience Adjunct Professor Temple Baptist Seminary, Piedmont International University, Winston-Salem, NC 2013 – present • Online leadership courses in the DMIN and PHD programs. Adjunct Professor New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA 2013 – present • Christian Education/Spiritual Formation courses for extension campuses. Adjunct Professor Shorter University, Rome, GA 2015 – present • College of Adult & Professional Programs: NT Survey, OT Survey, Critical Thinking, Ethics. Adjunct Professor Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA 2016 – present • School of General Education, undergraduate core courses.

Education Doctor of Education December 2014 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY

Dissertation: “Intentional Practice of Shared Leadership in the Marketplace by Christian Leaders: A Multi-Case Study.”

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Doctor of Educational Ministry December 2011 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA

Project report: “Equipping Selected Adult Sunday School Workers, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Huntsville, Alabama, to Use Emotional Intelligence Competencies in Ministry.”

Master of Arts in Religion May 1987 Memphis Theological Seminary, Memphis, TN • Concentration – Christian education Bachelor of Arts May 1981 William Carey College, Hattiesburg, MS • Major – Biblical studies • Minor – Church music Fellow in Church Business Administration July 2002 National Association of Church Business Administration, Dallas, TX

Project title: “Out of Order: Developing Policies, Procedures, and Other Documents for the Administration of the Local Church.”

Diploma May 1977 Loyd Star High School, Brookhaven, MI Personal Statement An innovative shared-leadership practitioner with a strong lead role calling in ministry and in higher education, recognized for utilizing vision-casting and strategic leadership to positively impact the Church of Jesus Christ and Christian higher education, by intentionally being a sign, witness, and foretaste to the Gospel of the Kingdom of God to the world. References Dr. Michael S. Wilder 2825 Lexington Road Louisville, KY 40280 Phone: (800) 626-5525 Email: mwilder@sbts.edu Seminary professor

Tyler Sweatt 331 Pacific Avenue Bremen, GA 30110 Phone: (770) 634-2112 Email: tylersweatt@fbcbremen.org Student minister

Dr. Danny Cochran Dr. Ron Madison 422 Holly Creek Cool Spring Rd. 228 Mount Zion Road Chatsworth, GA 30705 Huntsville, AL 35806 Phone: (706) 217-5165 Phone: (256) 837-2665 Email: dcochran@hollycreekbaptist.org Email: ron.madison@mzbc.net Seminary professor/pastor Pastor Media Links Sermon videos are available at the following links: • https://vimeo.com/130698615 • https://vimeo.com/122910835 • https://www.dropbox.com/s/s0qlikfcookl1id/01 Michael Davis Sermon 2.mp3?dl=0 • https://www.dropbox.com/s/5rirkkxgiyha693/What are You Working For Michael Davis.mp3?dl=0 • https://www.dropbox.com/s/utq80729vc1oui3/07.08.12 Sermon.mp3?dl=0

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Writing samples are available at the following links: • https://www.dropbox.com/s/xq5xvqewpmjr71u/Neoscholasticism as Via Media.pdf?dl=0 • https://www.dropbox.com/s/1khjgaud7xngx5v/Where Have All the Elders Gone%3F.pdf?dl=0 • https://www.dropbox.com/s/kl5auirrymdpgdw/daviseditedarticle.JRL.sp5.pdf?dl=0 • https://www.dropbox.com/s/ik2dnrcw2hd4pgi/053-0467.pdf?dl=0 (password: nobts) • https://www.dropbox.com/s/xlxrkvny4cp6xqf/Davis_sbts_0207D_10220.pdf?dl=0