Meet Our Church Staff!
PASTOR RICKY KEITH
Pastor Ricky was born in Fayetteville, Tennessee. His strengths are in administration, teaching and preaching. Pastor Ricky is a no-nonsense visionary with a desire to see the lost saved, the saved raised, and the raised reaching their full potential in Christ Jesus. He has served as Columbia Section Christian Education Director for the Assemblies of God, Tennessee District for several years. He has authored teaching curriculums which have been effectively used in Leadership Training. He believes that a strong prayer, study and worship base is essential to having a healthy spiritual atmosphere to grow in.
VANESSIA KEITH
Vanessia Keith, Pastor's wife and Minister of Music, was born and raised in Cullman, Alabama. Her strengths include, Prayer, Worship, Teaching and Preaching. She has served as leader in various ministries including;
Intercessory Prayer, Sr. Adult Minister (Nursing Home), Children's Pastor, Teacher at all levels, and as a facilitator for Addiction recovery. Vanessia has also written several teaching curriculums which have been effective tools for Christian growth and maturity.
THE KEITH FAMILY
The Keith's have one biological daughter, LIzz, who is nineteen, and many others who have been spiritually adopted into their family, including a new son-n-law, Dustin, who was added to the family on july 5th of this year. Lizz has always been home-schooled and is gifted in the arts of music and dance.
Articles & Resources for Church Workers
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Starting a Greeter Program
Four years ago I accepted the challenge of evangelism chairperson for our church. One of the first programs the pastor and I developed was the Sunday morning greeter program. -
Motivating the Right Person into the Right Ministry
One of the greatest challenges for most leaders is selecting and motivating the right people into the right ministry positions in hopes of minimizing turnover and frustration. Even in the smaller church with limited personnel, it is important to coordinate people and ministry as much as possible. -
“I TRIED, BUT NO ONE EVER CALLED ME”
“I tried, but no one ever called me” are painful words for a leader who has much work to do and not enough people willing to do it. These words are painful for the person who wanted to contribute, but was never called. These are also painful words for a person who is committed to helping people connect and contribute in meaningful ways within the church.
