Answered Prayer!

God has finally moved! I have recently been called to be the Worship Pastor and Communications Administrator of Country Meadows Baptist Church in Independence, MO. I am excited about the opportunity. Please check out www.cmbc.net to find out what is happening at the church and with my new position!

Cover Letter

Dear Sir or Madam:

I suspect you’ll find very few candidates with a background such as mine and it is one I’d like to put to work on your behalf.

As you’ll see from my resume, the depth of my experience offers you the opportunity to hire a real pro who needs little or no training and who is comfortable and successful in not only interacting with people of all backgrounds but also in providing a great work environment where a job well done is respected as this is a passion of mine.

Moreover, due to my previous work experience, I have the background to construct programs and incentives that will greatly improve job satisfaction among employees and co-workers alike as well as help to grow your reputation in the community and beyond. It is only due to the long-term economic volatility (resulting in downsizing, and layoffs) that I have held positions at numerous companies. However, it is this fact that allows me to offer you such an unusual breadth of experience and has continued to fan the flame of passion I have in an old fashioned work ethic where all employees work together to make sure the business is a success.

A personal interview would allow me to demonstrate my talents. I look forward to hearing from you so that we can schedule a meeting.

Sincerely,

Patrick Burton

Patrick Burton Resume

Patrick Burton

                                                                  711 Terry Drive

                                                                             Pleasant Hill, MO 64080        

                                                                                      816-673-8304

                                                                                      patrickburton@live.com 

Skills Summary ______________________________________

Microsoft Office Suite                                       Business to business Sales

Microsoft Word                                                 Inside Sales/Outside Sales

Director Skills 5 yrs. Experience                      Proficient in video editing

Management Skills 6 yrs, Experience              Proficient in 5 musical instruments

Customer Service 10 yrs. Experience               Proficient in interpersonal
            Marketing Experience 7 yrs                             communications

                                                                        Proficient in Bookkeeping and
                                                                                     accounting

Experience __________________________________________

Present                Pleasant hill Health and Rehabilitation Center   
                             Pleasant Hill, MO

Dietary

·         Management of dietary and dietary health on day to day basis

·         Structured and organized day to day dietary routine for the health and benefit of over 80 residents.  

               

2005-2010              John Knox Village                                              
                               Lee’s Summit, MO

Cultural Arts and Music Director

·         Oversee all activity performances and music performances on the village grounds as well as off campus.

·         Director of 9 individual groups for village and outside village performances.

(45 member choir, 16 member ensemble woman’s glee, 16 member men’s glee, 9 member ladies ensemble, 7 member consort, 16 member bell choir, 5 member country band, 12 member gospel group. 27 member fun Band.)

·         Overseeing musical groups for off campus performances such as: Oakwood Baptist Church, Lee’s

Summit Baptist Church, The Shepherd’s Center, Senior citizen’s meeting around local Kansas

City and North Kansas City.

Chairman - Lee’s Summit Concert Association

·         Oversee sound and lighting, delegating setups of Concert series for the Pavilion of John Knox Village

·         Liaison for performers and crew. Such as:

The Kings Singers, The 5 Browns, The Hamburg Symphony, Mantovani, The Best of Broadway, The Lee’s Summit Symphony, The Heartland Barbershop Chorus, The Canadian Brass.

·         Check and fulfill contractual requirements

Including but not limited to sound and lighting equipment, arrange hotel accommodations, travel, and meal accommodations.

2003-2005             Cornerstone Baptist Church                                             
                              Sedalia, MO

Associate Pastor

·         Oversee all areas of both vocal and instrumental with guitar and keyboard.

·         Oversee Audio/visual department and Drama department using Easy Worship multi-media.

·         Fill in on Pastoral duties when needed and teach with a heart for Christ.

·         Worked with website using, Adobe, Microsoft, Serif draw plus 8

Ordained as Pastor June 27^th 2004

Licensed as Pastor March 30^th 2003

2001-2003                 Union Hill Baptist Church                                  
                                  Holt’s Summit, MO

Contemporary Worship Minister/Youth Pastor

·         Worship leader of Church Plant (New Beginnings) growing from 20 members to 98 members within one year. Oversee worship services vocally and instrumentally on guitar and keyboard.

·         Called as Youth Pastor in 2002.

·         Lead Wednesday night youth and Overseeing Sunday Morning Sunday School.  

·         Director of youth camp and Discipleship Now in 2002 for over 40 kids.

                                                                                                           

1999-2002                 Electronic Video Systems                                        
                                  Springfield, MO

Sales and Editing

·         Trained digital editing on Final Cut Pro, Media 100, AVIO Pro, and the Silver and Purple FAST editing systems.

·         Taught classes on the “Fast” system to editors to improve their editing capabilities.  

·         Sold audio/visual equipment to local businesses.

·         Helped Design and install audio/visual system at Jordan Valley Ice Park in Springfield, MO

·         Installed and designed sound systems for local businesses.

·         Designed and installed sound systems for:

Northwest Missouri State Basketball Gymnasium.

Pittsburgh State University Basketball Gymnasium.

1993-1999                 Guitar World                                                           
                                  Overland Park, KS

General Manager

·         Opened new music store in Lee Summit, MO

·         Managed 5 employees, bookkeeping, hired all personnel, stocked store with inventory, 

·         Selected all inventory, ran sales floor.

·         Instrumental repair on guitars, woodwind and brass instruments, and stringed instruments.

1990-1993                 Turner Music                                                         
                                   Independence, MO

General Manager

·         Private music instructor, on band instruments and guitar

·         Managed 3 employees, bookkeeping, stocked store with inventory, 

·         Selected all inventory, ran sales floor.

·         Apprentice on Instrumental repair on guitars, woodwind and brass instruments, and stringed instruments.

Education ___________________________________________

Moberly Junior College                                                               Moberly, MO

1990          Majored in Music performance

Longview Community College                                                   Lee’s Summit MO

            1990         Music Major

University of Missouri                                                           Kansas City, MO
1994            Majored in Music education with minor in performance

Continuing Education _________________________________

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary                          Kansas City, MO

  2011       Continuing Education in Theology