Christian Pruitt
Dawsonville,GA
Summary
Dynamic Campus Pastor with a proven track record at Local Church Forsyth, excelling in leadership development and operational systems oversight. Spearheaded community outreach initiatives, achieving a 30% growth in engagement year over year. Gifted in casting vision, pastoral counseling, fostering a welcoming environment, and enhancing church participation through strategic planning and innovative ministry development.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Campus Pastor
Local Church Forsyth
01.2024 - Current
- Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and hospital visits.
- Led a team of 12 individuals through a season of growing 30% year over year.
- Member of the Direction Leadership Team to set the direction for all three locations and beyond
- Build leadership structures for each department to help engage people in the life of the church.
- Created community outreach initiatives monthly, involving partnerships with local jails and local schools.
- Distributed food and supplies to communities through outreach projects.
- Volunteered at church-sponsored outreach events.
- Helped to create a welcoming environment for visitors and helped improve the assimilation system for how people can serve.
- Led renovation and expansion project, successfully renovating or remodeling existing lobby, multipurpose facility, and restroom facilities, kids' spaces.
Operations Pastor
Local Church Forsyth
09.2024 - 01.2025
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
- Launched initiatives to help clean up the data system within the church, such as Connection Cards
- Built systems to help track and manage member engagement and evaluate trends
- Built and cast a vision for the Church-wide small group model
- Managed the facilities team and all building necessities
- Led weekly staff meetings to cast vision and stay on track with timelines
Lead Pastor
Local Church Milton
05.2024 - 09.2024
- Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout the community.
- Provided spiritual care through phone calls, counseling, and prayer.
- Worked with the Directional Leadership Team to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, and worked with key church leaders to carry out the church's mission.
- Set up each Sunday and Took Down in a middle school, as it was a portable location.
- Stepped into a newly established Church to assess the state of the team and congregation
- Transitioned the church to merge with one of our other locations
Campus Pastor
Rock City Church
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Worked with key church leaders to carry out the church's mission.
- Coordinated and spearheaded outreach initiatives to increase church presence throughout the community.
- Led a staff of 4 individuals.
- Provided spiritual care through hospital visits, counseling, and prayer.
- Built Small groups for business leaders in the community
- Preached messages at The Ohio State University to students and athletes weekly
- Volunteered at church-sponsored outreach events.
- Worked with leadership to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, and baptisms.
Small Groups Director
Rock City Church
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Spearheaded innovative approaches to recruit and train more leaders
- Leveraged networks with other pastors to help speak into small group strategies.
- Built the foundations for a college ministry
- Built a leadership structure with all volunteers to execute the vision for small groups
- Built a full coordinator team to oversee all group leaders on the campus.
- Cared for, trained, and met with a coordinator team monthly to ensure goals were being met and people were getting connected and cared for.
- Built a college leadership team to oversee the building of the college ministry
- Formed a Student Organization to get on Campus and begin preaching messages at the Student Union.
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Education
Master of Arts - Christian Ministry
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05-2026
Certificate - Healthy Sexuality
Light University
Altamonte Springs, FL06-2024
Bachelor of Arts - Applied Ministry
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05-2024
Certificate - Caring For People God's Way
Light University
Altamonte Springs, FL08-2023
Associate of Applied Science - Christian Ministries
Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL05-2021
Certificate - Christian Ministry Leadership
Highlands College
Birmingham05-2021
Skills
- Operational systems oversight
- Leadership Development
- Organizational Leadership
- Public Speaking
- Ministry development
- Spiritual leadership
- Pastoral counseling
- Congregational care
- Strategic planning
- Staff leadership
- Teaching
- Workflow coordination
Ministry Experience
Local Church Forsyth — Forsyth, GA
Campus Pastor
January 2025 – Present
- Designed and implemented monthly Serve Day initiatives, mobilizing more than 600 participants annually in contextual, community-based ministry.
- Refined and standardized the baptism process, equipping individuals to articulate their faith narratives and deepening congregational participation in sacramental practice.
- Led organizational and discipleship systems that resulted in tripling active small groups within one year, strengthening relational formation and pastoral care structures.
- Recruited, trained, and integrated 75 new volunteers, establishing a coordinator-level leadership structure to support sustainable leadership development.
- Formed a strategic partnership with the local county jail, co-authoring a gospel-centered Identity in Christ curriculum designed as a faith-based alternative to an existing government rehabilitation program.
- Organized and empowered volunteer leaders to launch a hospitality-based grilling ministry, serving over 6,000 individuals through relational outreach.
Rock City Church — Columbus, OH
Campus Pastor / Small Groups Director
January 2024 – May 2024
- Developed leadership structures and organizational charts to clarify authority, responsibility, and accountability within a campus ministry context.
- Designed and implemented a Leader Pipeline model informed by the Jethro Principle, emphasizing delegation, spiritual maturity, and leader multiplication.
- Founded and facilitated a Men's Business Leadership Coaching Group, integrating spiritual formation with vocational leadership practices.
- Co-launched Rock City On Campus at The Ohio State University, providing weekly gospel-centered teaching and discipleship pathways for undergraduate students.
- Preached weekly, focusing on biblical theology, identity formation, and missional engagement.
Rock City Church — Columbus, OH
Small Groups Director (College Ministry)
August 2022 – August 2023
- Integrated over 300 college students into small group communities centered on Scripture engagement, relational accountability, and leadership development.
- Recruited, trained, and supervised 20 Small Group Leaders and 10 student officers within a collegiate ministry framework.
- Established leadership training rhythms and evaluation practices to ensure ministry continuity and spiritual depth.
College, Men's, and Youth Discipleship Initiatives
2018 – 2021
- Led multiple discipleship communities focused on spiritual formation, identity development, and pastoral presence among young adults.
- Facilitated group teaching, mentoring, and worship in diverse ministry settings.
- Partnered with 'Big Time Ministries' to disciple high school seniors, supporting faith formation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Church of the Highlands — Sylacauga, AL
Dream Team Member | Campus Support
August 2019 – May 2021
- Served across all ministry departments on a portable campus, contributing to weekly operations, volunteer mobilization, and campus launch initiatives.
- Led volunteer huddles and assisted in vision casting within a ministry training environment.
Columbus Dream Center — Columbus, OH
Volunteer
August 2022 – Present
- Delivered gospel-centered messages and built relational connections with unhoused individuals, facilitating integration into congregational life.
Highlands College — Birmingham, AL
Student Success Team Member
December 2020 – May 2021
- Participated in qualitative assessment initiatives through student interviews and collaborative evaluation.
- Contributed to applied problem-solving related to institutional culture and student formation.
Awards
Staff Value Awards
Issued by Senior Pastor in December 2025
Received the staff award for exceeding expectations, taking initiative, stewarding resources, and developing others.
Honors Graduate
Issued by Highlands College in May 2021
Graduated with Honors due to academic performance
Scholastic Scholarship
Issued by Michael Hodges in Aug 2020
An academic scholarship given after submitting an essay regarding how the Church can engage businessmen to use their gifting to expand the Kingdom.
Timeline
Operations Pastor
Local Church Forsyth
09.2024 - 01.2025
Lead Pastor
Local Church Milton
05.2024 - 09.2024
Campus Pastor
Local Church Forsyth
01.2024 - Current
Campus Pastor
Rock City Church
08.2023 - 05.2024
Small Groups Director
Rock City Church
08.2022 - 08.2023
Master of Arts - Christian Ministry
Liberty University
Certificate - Healthy Sexuality
Light University
Bachelor of Arts - Applied Ministry
Liberty University
Certificate - Caring For People God's Way
Light University
Associate of Applied Science - Christian Ministries
Southeastern University
Certificate - Christian Ministry Leadership
Highlands College