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MARK HOLLINGSWORTH, D.MIN.
15630 Pocahontas Trail
Lanexa, VA 23089
Home phone: (804) 557-3622
Cell phone: (804) 339-9679
hollingsworthmark@ymail.com

PERSONAL
Born: February 27, 1967 in Paducah, Kentucky
Raised: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Wife: Amanda [Cleland] Hollingsworth of Savannah, Georgia
- Bachelor of Science in Biblical Theology from Moody Bible Institute
- Graduate study at The Master’s College, Los Angeles, California
- Elementary school teacher, Newnan Classical School, Newnan, Georgia,
2001-2003
- Currently a home maker
- Married June 7, 2003
Children: - Jake Barrington, born May 20, 2005
- Eli Mark, born March 7, 2007
Interests: Golf, sports, reading/studying, travel, yard work
EDUCATION
Master of Theology, December 2007
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky
- Concentration: Baptist History

Doctor of Ministry, May 2004
Luther Rice Seminary, Lithonia, Georgia
- Concentration: Expository Preaching

Master of Divinity, May 1996
Luther Rice Seminary, Lithonia, Georgia
- Major: Christian Education

Bachelor of Science, May 1991
Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia
- Major: Pastoral Ministries
- Minor: Youth Ministry

EXPERIENCE
Pastor, Liberty Baptist Church, Lanexa, VA, February 2008-present
Preparation and delivery of three weekly Bible messages; supervision of one full-time and three part-time staff members; oversight of educational and social ministries of the church; recruitment and training of leaders; visitation of elderly, prospects, and hospitals; crisis intervention; conflict management; personal and premarital counseling; conducting of weddings and funerals.

Pastor, Colonial Baptist Church, Memphis, TN, September 2004-June 2006
Prepared and delivered three weekly Bible messages. Supervised ministerial and support staff, including church business administrator, children/preschool director, and two secretaries (full-time); music director, music ministry assistant, youth director, youth ministry assistant (part-time). Performed hospital, shut-in, and prospect visitation. Conducted weddings, funerals. Directed committees and ministries.

Associate Pastor, Green Run Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, VA, June 1997-August 2004
Began as summer youth minister in 1997. Assumed responsibilities of education and administration in June 1998. Implemented church-wide discipleship program. Spearheaded restructuring and implementation of adult home Bible study ministry in fall 2001; oversaw this and all other ministry teams. Led mission trips to various places, both home and abroad. Managed church finances as church administrator and treasurer of council of elders. Worked closely with senior pastor on administrative and theological issues, and in performing various pastoral duties. Supervised office staff.

Bible Teacher, Atlantic Shores Christian School, Chesapeake, Virginia, Fall 1996-Spring 1998
Taught Bible as an academic subject to middle and high school students. Coached varsity golf team. Served as class sponsor.

Short-term Missionary, 1994 to present
9 mission trips to India; 4 to Jamaica; 1 each to Kenya and South Africa.

CONVERSION AND CALLING
The prayers and influence of a godly mother exposed me to the glorious Christian gospel at an early age. I realized my sin and made a commitment to Christ for salvation at an young age, and in my early college years I began to sense God’s call to His ministry as the gospel really took hold of my life and thinking. Through careful study and by God’s grace, I have gained a great love for the biblical doctrine of the church. I have also been convinced of the great need for God’s people to have God’s Word faithfully taught to them in an expository, verse-by-verse manner. My wife and I are looking for a congregation of God’s people to love and serve for the rest of our lives by ministering the Word, raising our families and walking through life together. I am in full agreement with the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message.

ORDINATION
Ordained by Green Run Baptist Church (SBC), June 28, 1998.

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
- Leadership Award recipient, Liberty University golf team, 1990
- Included in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities: 1996, 2004
- Member of Board of Directors of All-India Prayer Fellowship, 2000-present

REFERENCES
Rev. T. Shane Martin, pastor Dr. Ron Long
Green Run Baptist Church Luther Rice Seminary
Virginia Beach, VA Lithonia, GA
(757) 427-5087 (770) 484-1204
shane@greenrunbaptist.com intlmin@lru.edu

Mr. Randy Bennett, administrator Mr. Leake Zachry, deacon
Colonial Baptist Church Colonial Baptist Church
Memphis, TN Memphis, TN
(901) 682-6644 (901) 759-0034
cbaptist@midsouth.rr.com lzachry@bellsouth.net