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Leadership Team
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Dimitry Baylor-Nard – Assistant/Executive Pastor/MensLife Director/New Members Orientation Director
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Jeanette Baylor-Nard – Assistant Pastor/Finance Assistant/WomensLife Director
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Tasashama Nard – Chief Finance Officer/Liturgical Dance Director
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Ashley Germany – Senior Pastors Personal Secretary/Prayer Ministry Director
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Evelyn Ejikeme – Church Ordinances Director/Prayer Ministry Assistant
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LaCarla Surles – Music Ministry Director
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Garladen Stroy – Media Director & KidsLife Director
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Carla Draper – Assistant Media Director
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Taylor Hamilton –KidsLife Assistant Director
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Angel Roberson – TeensLife Youth Director
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Elaine Hamilton – Interim TeensLife Youth Director
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Digital Media Team Director - Open
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Brittney Sorapuru – Life Care Ministry Director
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Kimberly White – Asst. Life Care Ministry Director
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Tenaj Thomas – Membership Care Director
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Mark Thomas – Transportation Director/Janitorial Director
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Winifred Morant – Greeters Ministry Director
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Rhonda “Shree” Johnson - Greeters Ministry Asst. Director
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Monique Armand – Definitive Human Services Director/Food Ministry Director
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John Nard – Head of Security Director/Lawn Care Director
Family Life Church Shreveport
Leadership Roles & Responsibilities
Tommy Nard, Sr.
Senior Pastor/Bishop
The Senior Pastor/Bishop serves as the primary spiritual leader, visionary, and overseer of the church. This role provides biblical teaching, pastoral care, leadership development, and strategic direction to ensure the church fulfills its God-given mission, nurtures spiritual growth, and impacts the community and beyond.
Responsibilities
Spiritual Leadership:
+ Serve as the primary preacher and teacher of God’s Word, provide doctrinal oversight and ensure biblical integrity in all church teachings. Lead the congregation in spiritual growth, prayer, and discipleship, model a Christ-centered life of integrity and faith.
Vision & Direction:
+ Seek God for the spiritual vision, direction of the church, cast and communicate the vision clearly to the congregation and leadership, lead strategic planning for church growth and ministry effectiveness.
Pastoral Care:
+ Provide pastoral counseling, prayer, and support to members. Officiate weddings, funerals, baptisms, dedications, and other services. Offer spiritual guidance during times of crisis or major life events.
Leadership & Staff Oversight:
+ Supervise church staff, ministry leaders, and key volunteers. Develop, mentor, and equip leaders within the church, and build a healthy leadership culture of unity, excellence, and accountability.
Administration & Governance:
+ Work with the church board or elders in policy, decision-making, and governance, provide oversight of church operations, ministries, and organizational health. Ensure the church remains aligned with its mission, values, and legal responsibilities.
Community & Outreach:
+ Represent the church in the community and with other ministries, lead outreach and evangelism efforts locally and globally. Build relationships that expand the church’s influence and impact.
Stewardship & Integrity:
+ Promote biblical stewardship and generosity, support financial accountability and ethical leadership practices. Maintain personal integrity, confidentiality, and moral character.
Qualifications & Skills:
+ Strong biblical knowledge, and preaching/teaching ability, proven spiritual maturity and pastoral calling. Visionary leadership and strategic thinking, strong communication and relational skills. Ability to lead teams, resolve conflict, and make sound decisions, compassion, integrity, and servant leadership.
Leadership Role:
+ Full-time or vocational leadership role with a flexible and demanding schedule. Regular presence at services, meetings, events, and community functions. Ongoing interaction with staff, leaders, and congregation members.
Work Environment:
+ Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
Ministry Financial Support:
+ Requires that the senior pastor/bishop return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Kimberly Nard
First Lady
The First Lady serves as a spiritual example, support partner to the Senior Pastor, and a nurturing influence within the church body. As a staff role, this position carries relational, spiritual, and leadership impact by modeling godly character, encouraging the congregation, and supporting the overall vision of the ministry.
Responsibilities
Spiritual Example & Influence:
+ Model Christ-like character, integrity, and spiritual maturity. Serve as a visible example of faith, grace, and servant leadership. Encourage spiritual growth among families in the church.
Support to the Senior Pastor:
+ Provide prayer support, encouragement, and personal partnership to the Senior Pastor. Serve as a trusted confidant and emotional/spiritual support. Assist in maintaining a healthy balance between ministry and family life.
Women’s Encouragement & Mentorship:
+ Offer guidance, encouragement, and mentorship to women when appropriate. Support women’s ministry initiatives and leadership development. Be a listening ear and spiritual encourager to women in various life stages.
Church Presence & Engagement:
+ Represent the church alongside the Senior Pastor at services, events, and community functions. Build relationships with members, especially new families. Help foster a welcoming, loving church atmosphere.
Ministry Participation:
+ Participate in special services, conferences, and church programs as appropriate. Support major church initiatives through presence, prayer, and encouragement. May assist in teaching, speaking, or leading groups if gifted and called.
Care & Compassion:
+ Show compassion and care during times of celebration or crisis within the church family. Offer prayer and encouragement to members facing challenges. Heart for people and the vision of the church.
Work Environment:
+ Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
Ministry Financial Support:
+ Requires that the senior pastor/bishop return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Dimitry Baylor-Nard
Assistant/Executive Pastor
The Assistant Pastor supports the Senior Pastor vision in providing spiritual leadership, pastoral care, and ministry oversight. This role helps carry out the church’s vision by assisting with preaching, teaching, leadership development, member care, and administrative responsibilities modeling Christ-centered servant leadership, alleviating senior pastor’s ministry stressors.
Responsibilities
Spiritual Leadership:
• Assist Senior Pastor in preaching, teaching, leading worship services as assigned, support the spiritual growth, discipleship of the congregation, provide biblical counsel and encouragement to members.
Pastoral Care:
+ Assist Senior Pastor with hospital visitations, weddings, funerals, baptisms, and dedications.
Ministry Oversight:
+ Assist Senior Pastor supervise, support ministry leaders’ departments as assigned, develop ministry programs that align with church vision, and ensure effective communication and coordination between ministries.
Leadership Support:
+ Assist the Senior Pastor with strategic planning and implementation., participate in leadership meetings and decision-making processes, help identify and develop future leaders within the church.
Discipleship & Teaching:
+ Assist Senior Pastor leading Bible studies, classes, and leadership training sessions, mentor emerging leaders and volunteers, promote spiritual maturity and biblical literacy.
Community & Outreach Engagement:
+ Assist Senior Pastor representing the church at community events and outreach initiatives, support evangelism and discipleship efforts, and help build relationships within the community.
Administrative Duties:
+ Assist Senior Pastor with church administration and operations as needed, support planning of church events, conferences, and special programs, maintain communication with staff and volunteers.
+ Pastoral heart with compassion and integrity, ability to work under leadership and in team settings, discretion and confidentiality in pastoral matters.
Work Environment:
+ Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
Ministry Financial Support:
+ Requires that assistant/executive pastor return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
MensLife Director
The MensLife Director provides leadership, vision, and oversight for the church’s men’s ministry. This role develops spiritually mature men by fostering discipleship, accountability, fellowship, mentorship, and outreach, helping men grow as leaders in their homes, church, and community.
Responsibilities
Ministry Vision & Leadership:
+ Develop and execute a clear vision and strategy for the men’s ministry, ensure all programs align with the church’s mission and spiritual direction, inspire men to pursue spiritual growth and godly leadership.
Discipleship & Spiritual Growth:
+ Organize Bible studies, small groups, prayer gatherings, and mentorship programs for men.
Teach & Equip:
+ Teach men in biblical manhood, leadership, integrity, encourage accountability and spiritual discipline.
Events & Programs:
+ Plan and oversee men’s conferences, workshops, fellowship events, develop outreach initiatives that engage men in the church and community, focused on men’s spiritual and personal development.
Leadership Development:
+ Identify, mentor, develop emerging male leaders, build leadership teams, delegate responsibilities effectively, and equip men to serve in various church ministries.
Care & Support:
+ Provide encouragement and support for men facing personal, family, or spiritual challenges, promote healthy relationships, marriage support, and fatherhood development.
Volunteer Leadership:
+ Recruit, train, lead volunteers within the men’s ministry, foster unity, accountability, excellence among leaders and participants.
Communication & Collaboration:
+ Communicate events, programs, and resources effectively, provide regular updates to church leadership regarding ministry progress.
Work Environment:
+ Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
Ministry Financial Support:
+ Requires that assistant/executive pastor return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
New Members Orientation Director
The New Members Orientation Director leads the church’s assimilation and connections process, through Pathway, ensuring that first-time visitors and new members feel welcomed, informed, connected, and integrated into the life of the church. This role builds systems that help people move from attendance to involvement, discipleship, and belonging.
Responsibilities
New Members Process:
+ Plan and lead new members classes, orientation sessions, and clearly communicate church vision, beliefs, structure, and expectations. Guiding new members into next steps such as small groups, serving teams, and discipleship.
Follow-Up & Assimilation:
+ Communicate a follow-up system (calls, emails, texts, letters) with the Membership Care Director, tracking new member engagement and address gaps in connection, to ensure no new member “falls through the cracks.”
Events & Integration Opportunities:
+ Coordinate with the Membership Care Director, meet-and-greet events, membership receptions, connection gatherings, and create opportunities for relationship building between new and existing members.
Work Environment:
+ Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
Ministry Financial Support:
+ Requires that assistant/executive pastor return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Jeanette Baylor-Nard
Assistant Pastor
The Assistant Pastor supports the Senior Pastor’s vision in providing spiritual leadership, pastoral care, and ministry oversight. This role helps carry out the church’s vision by assisting with preaching, teaching, leadership development, member care, and administrative responsibilities modeling Christ-centered servant leadership, alleviating senior pastor’s ministry stressors, and adhere responsibilities.
Work Environment:
+ Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
Ministry Financial Support:
+ Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Finance Assistant
The Finance Assistant assist the Chief Finance Officer, provides strategic financial leadership, stewardship, and oversight of all church financial operations. This role ensures financial integrity, transparency, compliance, and sustainability while aligning financial decisions with the church’s mission, vision, long-term goals, and adhere responsibilities.
Work Environment:
+ Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
Ministry Financial Support:
+ Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
WomensLife Director
The WomensLife Director with supporting staff, provides spiritual leadership, vision, and oversight for the church’s women’s ministry. This role fosters spiritual growth, community, mentorship, and fellowship events among women of all ages and life stages, ensuring alignment with the church’s mission, culture and safe place for women.
Responsibilities
Ministry Vision & Leadership:
+ Develop and implement a clear vision and strategy for the women’s ministry. Create programs that promote spiritual growth, fellowship, personal development, and ensure ministry activities align with church vision and values.
Discipleship & Spiritual Growth:
+ Organize Bible studies, small groups, prayer gatherings, and spiritual development events. Provide biblical teaching, encouragement, mentorship to women, identify and develop future female leaders within the church.
Events & Programs:
+ Plan and oversee conferences, retreats, workshops, fellowship events, and develop outreach initiatives that serve women in the church and community.
Team & Volunteer Leadership:
+ Recruit, train, and lead women’s ministry volunteers and leaders, delegate responsibilities effectively, foster unity, collaboration, and excellence among women.
Care & Support:
+ Provide spiritual support and connection for women experiencing life transitions or challenges, and create safe, welcoming environments for women to grow and connect.
Communication & Collaboration:
+ Communicate ministry updates, events, and resources effectively, ensure organized planning and execution of all ministry activities.
Work Environment:
+ Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
Ministry Financial Support:
+ Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Tasashama Nard
Chief Finance Officer
The Chief Finance Officer reports to the Senior Pastor, Board of Directors & Executive Pastor, provides strategic financial leadership, stewardship, and oversight of all church financial operations. This role ensures financial integrity, transparency, compliance, and sustainability while aligning financial decisions with the church’s mission, vision, and long-term goals.
Responsibilities
Financial Leadership & Strategy:
+ Develop and implement financial strategies that support the church’s vision and growth. Provides financial insight, counsel to senior leadership and the board, forecast financial trends, advise on long-term planning, promote a culture of biblical stewardship and financial accountability.
Budgeting & Financial Planning:
+ Lead the annual budgeting process in collaboration with ministry leaders, monitor budget performance, ensure responsible stewardship of church resources, provide regular financial reports to leadership and governing boards.
Accounting & Financial Operations:
+ Oversee accounts payable/receivable, payroll, general ledger management, ensure accurate financial records, proper documentation, and supervise financial staff, bookkeepers, or volunteers.
Compliance & Risk Management:
+ Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local financial regulations, oversee audits, tax documentation, nonprofit reporting requirements, establish internal controls to prevent fraud and financial mismanagement.
Stewardship & Giving Management:
+ Oversee systems for tithes, offerings, online giving, financial tracking, ensure donor confidentiality and integrity in financial processes, provide contribution statements and giving reports.
Asset & Resource Management:
+ Manage church assets, insurance, and financial reserves, oversee contracts, leases, major financial agreements, evaluate financial risks and recommend mitigation strategies. Understanding of accounting principles, financial software, integrity, discretion, and high ethical standards
Work Environment:
+ Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
Ministry Financial Support:
+ Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Liturgical Dance Director
The Liturgical Dance Director reports to the Executive Pastor, leads and develops the church’s dance ministry, using movement as a form of worship, praise, and spiritual expression. This role equips dancers, plans ministry presentations, and ensures that all dance expressions align with biblical principles, the church’s vision, and the flow of worship services.
Responsibilities
Ministry Leadership:
+ Provide spiritual and creative leadership for the liturgical dance ministry, develop a vision, direction that aligns with the church’s worship culture, ensure dance expressions remain worship-focused and spiritually meaningful.
Choreography & Creative Direction:
+ Choreograph dance pieces for worship services, conferences, and special events.
Music Selection:
+ Select music, themes, and concepts that align with worship flow, incorporate various worship dance styles appropriately (praise dance, prophetic movement, interpretive dance, etc.).
Team Development & Training:
+ Recruit, train, and mentor dancers of various ages and skill levels, conduct rehearsals and skill-building sessions regularly, fostering both spiritual growth and technical dance development among team members.
Service & Event Coordination:
+ Coordinate dance ministry participation, ensure dancers are prepared, dressed appropriately, and spiritually ready to minister.
Spiritual Oversight:
+ Provide devotionals, prayer, spiritual guidance to dance ministry members, encourage personal spiritual discipline and godly character, promote unity, humility, and excellence within the team.
Administration & Organization:
+ Maintain rehearsal schedules, ministry calendar, communication with members, manage dance ministry attire, props, equipment, oversee budget and supply needs.
Work Environment:
+ Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
Ministry Financial Support:
+ Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Ashley Germany
Senior Pastor’s Secretary
The Senior Pastor’s Secretary reports to the Senior Pastor, guard the Pastor’s time to maximize their ministry effectiveness, maintaining strict confidential.
Responsibilities
• Management:
Manage calendar, communication, scheduling appointments and travel when needed.
• Administration:
Serve as administrative liaison, maintaining high-level discretion regarding sensitive pastoral, staff, or congregational matters.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Prayer Ministry Director
The Prayer Ministry Director reports to the Senior Pastor, leads, coordinates, and nurtures the church’s prayer ministry, creating a culture of intercession, spiritual growth, and God-centered focus.
This role mobilizes, equips, and inspires the congregation to engage in consistent prayer, both corporately and individually, while providing guidance and leadership.
Responsibilities
• Prayer Leadership & Vision:
Develop and communicate a clear vision and strategy for the church’s prayer ministry. Lead corporate prayer gatherings, prayer meetings, special prayer events, and encourage a lifestyle of prayer among church members.
• Development & Volunteer Leadership:
Recruit, train, and mentor prayer team members, intercessors, provide guidance, support, and accountability to prayer volunteers. Coordinate prayer schedules and ensure consistent coverage for church prayer moments.
• Prayer Initiatives & Programming:
Working with the pastor’s vision, plan and implement prayer initiatives, such as fasting, and special prayer campaigns.
• Pastoral Support:
Pray for pastoral staff, ministry leaders, the congregation, collaborate with church leadership to discern and address spiritual needs through prayer.
• Confidentiality:
Maintain confidentiality and sensitivity when interceding for personal and church matters.
• Communication & Coordination:
Communicate prayer requests and healing updates to the congregation through permission and a moment of special announcements.
• Corporate Prayer:
Develop resources and tools to equip church members in personal and corporate prayer.
• Spiritual Growth & Discipleship:
Lead training sessions and workshops on prayer, intercession, and spiritual disciplines.
• Mentoring:
Mentor individuals in deepening their personal prayer lives, fostering a culture of spiritual accountability, growth, and intimacy with God.
• Sensitive Information:
Deep personal commitment to prayer, spiritual maturity, compassionate, confidential, and trustworthy in handling sensitive information.
• Prayer Teams:
Organize prayer teams and intercessors, lead prayer calls, services, and special prayer initiatives, maintain prayer request systems and follow-up.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Evelyn Ejikeme
Church Ordinances Director
The Ordinances Director reports to the Senior Pastor, oversees the planning, preparation, and execution of all church ordinances and sacred ceremonies, ensuring they are conducted with biblical integrity, reverence, and excellence.
This role provides logistical leadership, volunteer coordination, and spiritual sensitivity for services such as Communion, Baptisms, Baby Dedications, Funerals, Weddings, and other ceremonial observances are handled with order and reverence.
Responsibilities
• Ordinance Coordination & Oversight:
Organize and oversee all preparations for Communion services, baptisms, dedications, and other church ordinances.
• Elements:
Ensure all elements (supplies, setup, participants, and timing) are ready and aligned with leadership direction.
• Calendar:
Maintain a master calendar of ordinance-related events and services.
• Baptism & Dedication Management:
Coordinate baptism services including candidate registration, classes (if required), attire, certificates, and follow-up.
• Procedures Expectations:
Organize baby/child dedication ceremonies and communicate with families regarding expectations and procedures.
• Communion Preparation:
Oversee preparation of communion elements with reverence, proper procedures, train and supervise communion servers and volunteers.
• Ceremonial Event Support:
Assist with logistical coordination for weddings, funerals, and special ceremonial services hosted by the church. Work alongside pastoral staff to ensure services run smoothly and respectfully.
• Volunteer Leadership:
Recruit, train, lead ordinance ministry volunteers, develop schedules and provide clear instructions for all services. Promote a spirit of excellence, order, and reverence among team members.
• Records & Administration:
Maintain accurate records of baptisms, dedications, other ordinances membership awareness, prepare certificates and documentation as needed.
• Spiritual & Ministry Support:
Model spiritual maturity, respect for sacred church traditions, and maintain confidentiality and pastoral sensitivity.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Prayer Ministry Assistant
The Prayer Ministry Assistant Director assist in leading, coordinates, and nurtures the church’s prayer ministry, creating a culture of intercession, spiritual growth, and God-centered focus.
This role mobilizes, equips, and inspires the congregation to engage in consistent prayer, both corporately and individually, while providing guidance, leadership, and adhere responsibilities.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
LaCarla Surles
Music Ministry Director
The Music Ministry Director reports to the Executive Pastor, leads, coordinates, and develops the church’s music and worship programs. This role is responsible for creating an atmosphere of excellence in worship, mentoring musicians and vocalists, and ensuring that music aligns with the church’s vision, values, and spiritual mission.
Responsibilities
• Worship Leadership:
Plan, lead, and coordinate weekly worship services and special events. Select appropriate music that aligns with the culture and church vision. Lead rehearsals, ensuring musicians and vocalists are prepared and confident.
• Team Management & Development:
Recruit, train, and mentor musicians, vocalists, and worship team members spiritually. Build a culture of excellence, spiritual growth, and teamwork among volunteers. Create schedules, assign roles, and oversee performance quality.
• Program Development:
Develop and implement seasonal, special-event, to integrate music into church events and services. Introduce new music, maintain music library and styles that enhance worship experiences while honoring the church’s tradition and culture.
• Administration & Planning:
Oversee logistics for concerts, conferences, and other musical events.
• Spiritual Leadership:
Model a lifestyle of spiritual maturity and excellence in worship.
• Collaboration & Innovation:
Collaborate with pastors, staff, and other ministries to support church initiatives. Stay current on trends and best practices in worship, music, technology, and choose music that will enhance worship experience.
Suggest and implement innovative approaches to enhance worship and congregational participation.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Garladen Stroy
Media Director
The Media Director reports to the Senior Pastor, leads all technical and digital media operations of the church. This role ensures high-quality sound, visuals, livestream production, and digital communication that supports worship, enhances services, and expands the church’s reach.
To use media and technology as tools to amplify the Gospel, create excellent worship experiences, and extend the church’s influence locally and globally.
Responsibilities
• Service Production Oversight:
Oversee audio, visual, lighting, and livestream production to ensure smooth media flow during services and events, coordinate with worship and pastoral teams for service needs, changes and updates.
• Technical Management:
Maintain sound systems, battery changes, cameras, screens, and media equipment. Troubleshoot technical issues quickly, oversee setup and breakdown for services and events.
• Digital Content & Streaming:
Manage livestream broadcasts, oversee sermon recordings and archives; ensure online viewers receive quality audio and video.
• Team Leadership:
Recruit, train, and schedule media volunteers, develop team skills in sound, video, graphics, streaming, photography, foster a culture of excellence and teamwork.
• Visual Communication:
Oversee graphics, slides, announcements, and visual branding, maintain consistency in church visual identity, support social media and promotional media needs.
• Planning & Coordination:
Schedule service planning meetings, prepare media elements in advance, support conferences, special events, and ministry productions.
• Detail & Organization:
Strong problem-solving skills, ability to lead volunteers, attention to detail and organization. Serve with humility and excellence, remain calm under pressure, understand worship flow and ministry sensitivity.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
KidsLife Director
The KidsLife Director reports to the Senior Pastor; responsible for leading, overseeing, and developing the children’s ministry. Ensuring that pre-teens experience age-appropriate, Christ-centered teaching, activities, and care.
This role focuses on spiritual growth, safety, and creating an engaging environment for children while equipping and mentoring volunteers.
Responsibilities
• Program Development & Oversight:
Develop, plan, and implement age-appropriate programs, curriculum, and events for children that coincide with Kingdom Culture Bible studies. Oversee weekly children’s services, special events, and holiday programs.
• Volunteer Leadership & Training:
Recruit, train, and equip volunteers to serve in children’s ministry roles. Provide mentorship, support, and coaching to ensure high-quality teaching and care.
Maintain volunteer schedules and recognition programs to promote engagement and retention.
• Child Safety & Policies:
Ensure a safe, secure environment for all children in ministry activities, implement child protection policies, safety procedures, health, and supervision.
• Family Engagement & Communication:
Build relationships with children, encourage spiritual growth at home, communicate regularly with parents about ministry events, schedules, and curriculum.
• Administration & Budgeting:
Manage ministry resources, supplies, and budget. Maintain records of attendance and volunteer participation. Plan and execute special events, outreach initiatives, and seasonal programs.
• Innovation & Growth:
Stay updated on trends in children’s ministry, educational methods, introduce new programs or activities to engage children and families. Have a strong biblical knowledge and passion for children’s spiritual development.
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• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Carla Draper
Assistant Media Director
The Assistant Media Director assist director and leads all technical and digital media operations of the church. This role ensures high-quality sound, visuals, livestream production, and digital communication that supports worship, enhances services, and expands the church’s reach.
To use media and technology as tools to amplify the Gospel, create excellent worship experiences, extend the church’s influence locally and globally, and adhere responsibilities.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Taylor Hamilton
KidsLife Assistant Director
The Assistant KidsLife Director is to assist the director for leading, overseeing, and developing the church’s children’s ministry, ensuring that pre-teens experience age-appropriate, Christ-centered teaching, activities, and care.
This role focuses on spiritual growth, safety, and creating an engaging environment for children while equipping, mentoring volunteers, and adhere responsibilities.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Angel Roberson
TeensLife Director
The TeensLife Director reports to the Executive Pastor, disciple teenagers into spiritual development, discipleship, and engagement of teenagers (middle and high school) creating a safe, dynamic, and Christ-centered environment where teens grow in faith, character, and purpose.
To raise spiritually confident, biblically grounded, and purpose-driven young people who love God, live with integrity, and impact their generation.
Responsibilities
• Youth Services:
Lead youth services and Bible teaching, that coincide with Kingdom Culture Bible studies, organize youth events and mentorship, provide spiritual and emotional support.
• Relevance:
Teach biblical lessons relevant to teen life, leading youth services, small groups, and discussions.
• Mentorship:
Encourage teens in prayer, worship, personal devotion, and provide spiritual guidance and mentorship. Plan youth gatherings, special events, organize youth outings, and service projects. Develop curriculum that addresses real-life teen issues.
• Support:
Build trust with teens, maintain appropriate communication with parents and provide encouragement and support during challenges.
• Recruiting:
Recruit and train youth ministry volunteers, schedule volunteers, delegate responsibilities, and develop youth leaders within the ministry
• Safety:
Ensure a safe, supervised environment for child and youth protection.
• Creative Methods:
Create ways to invite, reach unchurched teens, use creative methods (music, media, activities) to engage youth, and encourage teens to serve in youth ministries.
• Teaching Ability:
Passion for youth and discipleship, strong communication and relational skills, ability to connect with teens in today’s culture, leadership, organizational skills, biblical knowledge and teaching ability.
• Character:
Demonstrates Christ-like character, serves with patience, energy, compassion, and models a lifestyle that teens can follow.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Elaine Hamilton
TeensLife Interim Director
The TeensLife Interim Director assist director to disciple teenagers into spiritual development, discipleship, and engagement of teenagers (middle and high school) creating a safe, dynamic, and Christ-centered environment where teens grow in faith, character, and purpose.
To raise spiritually confident, biblically grounded, and purpose-driven young people who love God, live with integrity, impact their generation, and adhere responsibilities.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Digital Media Team Director
To expand Family Life Church’s reach beyond the building walls to enhance membership growth.
The Digital Media Director reports to the Executive Pastor, leads the church’s social media online presence, digital communication, and virtual engagement strategy. This role ensures the church’s message, culture, and ministry impact extend beyond the building through high-quality digital content, and social media content.
Responsibilities
• Digital Strategy & Online Presence:
Develop and execute a comprehensive digital strategy aligned with the church’s vision.
• Digital Spaces:
Oversee the church website, online platforms, ensure all digital spaces are current, engaging, and visitor-friendly.
• Social Media Leadership:
Manage all social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, etc.), create content calendars and post consistent, mission-driven content.
• Online Engagement:
Grow online engagement, reach, digital community interaction, monitor analytics and adjust strategy accordingly.
• Content Creation:
Direct creation of digital graphics, sermon clips, reels, promotional videos, and announcements. Capture and edit video/photo content for ministry storytelling, maintain a consistent digital brand and visual identity.
• Team Leadership:
Recruit, train, manage digital media volunteers and team members, oversee content creators, editors, social media moderators, fostering a culture of creativity, excellence, and innovation.
• Digital Outreach & Evangelism:
Develop strategies to reach new audiences online, use digital tools for outreach campaigns, events, and special initiatives.
• Technology & Innovation:
Stay current with digital trends, tools, platforms, recommend software, equipment, and systems that enhance digital ministry.
• Troubleshooting Issues:
Troubleshoot digital issues, ensure smooth operations, strong knowledge of social media platforms, digital marketing, and passion for ministry and digital evangelism
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Brittney Sorapuru
Life Care Ministry Director
The Life Care Ministry Director reports to the Executive Pastor, educate membership health awareness, plan workshops & seminars on topics such as heart health, diabetes management, nutrition, stress reduction, and mental health awareness, etc.
Responsibilities
• Nursing Expertise:
Blend professional nursing expertise with spiritual care, focusing on holistic health addressing physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
• Prevention:
Provide educational materials, health-related information covering topics like flu prevention or healthy living.
• Screenings:
Health Screenings and Assessments On-site Screening, for blood pressure, blood glucose (diabetes), cholesterol, or body mass index (BMI) screenings.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Kimberly White
Life Care Ministry Assistant Director
The Life Care Ministry Assistant Director assist director educating membership health awareness, plan workshops & seminars on topics such as heart health, diabetes management, nutrition, stress reduction, and mental health awareness, etc., and adhere responsibilities.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Tenaj Thomas
Membership Care Director
The Membership Care Director reports to the Executive Pastor, help new connected, committed members to register, explaining website information.
Follow-Up & Assimilation: Communicate a follow-up system (calls, emails, texts, letters) with the New Members Orientation Director, tracking new member engagement and address gaps in connection, to ensure no new member “falls through the cracks.”
Responsibilities
• Retention:
Member follow-up and retention, database and contact systems, tracking engagement, closing the church back door.
• Connections:
Leads initiatives to engage, and retain members by fostering a supportive community, building personal connections, managing member services, analyzing engagement data, overseeing communication to ensure long-term sustainability.
• Engagement: Develop strategies to foster community, address inquiries, and resolve membership issues promptly to improve satisfaction.
• Relationship Management:
Build strong, personal connections with members, acting as a primary point of contact and support.
• Communication & Support:
Maintain regular communication to build trust and, provide emotional or spiritual support.
• Database Management:
Oversee the accuracy and integrity of the membership database and records and implement retention strategies in collaboration with leadership.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Mark Thomas
Transportation Director
The Transportation Director reports to the Executive Pastor, ensures access to church, a valid license, strong leadership, commitment to the church's mission, including high character, dependability, a servant’s heart, and a clean, excellent facility.
Responsibilities
• Reliability:
Oversees all church vehicles and transportation ministries, ensuring safe, reliable, efficient transit for members to services and events. And performing vehicle maintenance. Oversee the van ministry, including scheduling, logistics, and volunteer recruitment.
• Vehicle Maintenance:
Coordinate inspections, clean vehicles, schedule repairs, and maintenance is up-to-date.
• Safety & Compliance:
Ensure all drivers are trained and comply with federal, state, and church safety regulations.
• Driver Scheduling:
Create, manage, and assign driving routes for services, youth events, and special activities.
• Physical:
Ability to assist passengers, including children or the elderly, with boarding.
• Worship:
Transportation services are consistently provided on time for worship and scheduled events.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Janitorial Director
The Janitorial Director reports to the Executive Pastor, oversees the cleaning, maintenance, and safety of church buildings and grounds, including supervising staff/volunteers, and managing cleaning supplies.
• Cleaning & Maintenance:
Direct all housekeeping (sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, restrooms) and ensure facilities are safe, clean, and well-maintained.
• Event Setup:
Coordinate with staff to prepare rooms, tables, and chairs for services, meetings, and special events.
• Supervision:
Train, and manage custodial staff and volunteers.
• Inventory & Supplies:
Maintain appropriate levels of cleaning supplies and manage the maintenance equipment.
• Facility Oversight:
Monitor building security, HVAC, and lighting systems.
• Vendor Management:
Coordinate with assistant pastor for repairs or specialized services.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Winifred Morant
Greeters Ministry Director
The Greeters Ministry Director reports to the Executive Pastor, ensures a warm, welcoming environment, primarily focusing on creating a positive first impression for visitors and members, overseeing front-line service operations, creating first impressions and a culture of warmth.
Responsibilities
• Recruit:
Recruit and train new volunteers on greeting, ushering, and hospitality standards.
• Team Development:
Motivate, and mentor team members, ensuring they represent the church with excellence in attitude and appearance.
• Scheduling & Coordination:
Manage weekly, monthly, or rotating schedules for greeters, ensuring adequate coverage for all services and special events.
• Greeters Strategy:
Define and implement processes for welcoming, identifying, and connecting with new people. (Good morning, welcome to Family Life Church Shreveport)
• Service Excellence:
Oversee the entrance environment, including monitoring cleanliness, managing the Welcome Booth, and ensuring guests receive information.
• Communication:
Serve as a liaison between staff and volunteers, keeping the team updated on church events and changes.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Rhonda Johnson
Asst. Greeters Ministry Director
The Assistant Greeters Ministry Director assist the director in ensuring a warm, welcoming environment, primarily focusing on creating a positive first impression for visitors and members, overseeing front-line service operations, creating first impressions, a culture of warmth, and adhere responsibilities.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Monique Armand
Definitive Human Services Director
The Definitive Human Services Director reports to the Senior Pastor, provides leadership and oversight for the church’s nonprofit and community outreach arm as it relates to the church vision. To expand the church’s community impact through funding and partnerships.
This role develops programs, partnerships, and funding streams that extend the church’s mission beyond the walls to meet practical, social, spiritual needs in the community, by combining faith, service, and sustainable funding to improve lives.
Responsibilities
• Community Outreach Leadership:
Identify needs within the local community and develop programs to meet that need relevant to church mission.
• Grant & Funding Development:
Research grant opportunities, write and submit grant proposals, maintain grant compliance and reporting, build donor and sponsor relationships.
• Program Development & Management:
Launch and manage nonprofit programs, create measurable goals, impact tracking, and ensure programs align with church mission and legal guidelines.
• Partnerships & Networking:
Build relationships with community organizations, schools, and agencies, represent the church in civic and nonprofit spaces, and develop collaborative service efforts.
• Administration & Compliance:
Maintain nonprofit documentation and reporting, ensure compliance with nonprofit laws and regulations, track budgets, expenditures, and funding usage
• Spiritual & Cultural Expectations:
Supports the vision and mission of the church, operates with integrity and stewardship, demonstrates compassion and servant leadership, and maintains a Christ-centered approach to community service.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
Food Ministry Director
The Food Ministry Director reports to the Executive Pastor, leads all food-related hospitality efforts of the church.
Responsibilities
• Special Services:
Oversee church special feeding initiatives, coordinate meals for church events, conferences, and special services.
• Serving Processes:
Plan menus according to the wishes of the church, food quantities, manage food preparation, storage, and serving processes.
• Kitchen Organization:
Ensure food safety, sanitation standards, and maintain kitchen organization and inventory
• Volunteer Management:
Recruit, schedule, and train food ministry volunteers, and assign roles for cooking, serving, packing, and cleanup.
• Purchasing:
Manage purchasing and ensure wise use of resources and reduce waste.
• Reflection:
Reflect Christ’s love through hospitality, serve with integrity, excellence, and compassion.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.
John Nard
Head of Security Director
The Head of Security Director reports to the Executive Pastor, provides leadership and oversight for all church safety and security operations. This role ensures a safe, orderly, and welcoming environment for worship services, events, staff, and guests while supporting the church’s mission and atmosphere of peace.
Create a secure worship environment where members and visitors can focus on God without distraction, knowing they are protected by a prepared, professional, and servant-hearted security team.
Responsibilities
• Oversight:
Lead and oversee the church security team, security protocols during services and events, train security volunteers and monitor building safety.
• Posts & Scheduling:
Assign security posts and schedules, identify and correct safety risks on church property, and ensure security presence is visible yet respectful.
• Recruit:
Recruit and train security volunteers or staff, and provide training in conflict de-escalation and situational awareness, make sure team members understand church culture and hospitality balance.
• Incident Management:
Respond to disturbances or emergencies, document incidents and maintain reports, and work with local law enforcement or emergency services when needed
• Spiritual & Cultural Expectations:
Must have leadership and decision-making ability, strong situational awareness, calm under pressure, ability to handle sensitive situations discreetly, and good communication skills
• Facility & Event Security:
Oversee building access control, monitor parking areas and entrances, and ensure security coverage for special services and large events.
• Serve with a spirit of humility and protection, balance authority with compassion, and maintain confidentiality and integrity.
Lawn Care Director
Maintain church grounds appearance, lawn equipment including banners and flags maintenance.
Operational Management:
Directs the daily operations of landscaping, and irrigation technicians.
Quality Assurance & Safety:
Inspects job sites to ensure quality standards and enforces strict safety protocols.
Staff Leadership:
Recruits, trains, and motivates field staff, cultivating a strong team culture.
Resource Management:
Procures equipment, materials, and manages inventory.
• Work Environment:
Requires on time presence on Sunday, midweek services, rehearsals, and special events unless otherwise explained prior to services to maintain ministry integrity.
• Ministry Financial Support:
Requires that leaders return 10% of earnings as a tithe and an offering that glorifies God. Leaders do not rob God. Leaders give out of obedience and responsibility.