Experience
- > Provided consulting services to over 200 churches across the country and in the United Kingdom, Canada and Costa Rica.
> Started coaching networks to equip and encourage hundreds of church leaders.
> Author of five books published through Group Publishing, B&H Publishing and Thomas Nelson.
> Self-published six eBooks that have been downloaded and viewed over 100,000 times. - > Served with the Senior Pastor and four other pastors on the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). The SLT provides ministry and spiritual leadership for the church.
> Responsible for overseeing the multi-site strategy and the opening the second location in western Paulding County.
> Led the church through a merger with Oak Leaf Church in Cartersville, Georgia to become a third campus.… - > NewSpring was identified by Outreach Magazine as one of America's top 100 largest and fastest growing churches with over 10,000 in attendance.
> Serve with the Senior Pastor, Executive Pastor, and three other pastors on the Senior Management Team (SMT). The SMT provides ministry and spiritual leadership for the church.
> Responsible for implementing a multi-site strategy and helping the church open new campuses in Greenville, Florence and on the Internet.
> Developed the church's communications strategy and implemented a new web strategy.
> Responsible for marketing strategies to promote the church's annual leadership conference.… - > Outreach Magazine identified Granger as one of America's top 100 fastest growing churches in the 21st century.
> Served with the Senior Pastor, Executive Pastor, and three other pastors on the Senior Management Team (SMT). The SMT provides ministry and spiritual leadership for the church.
> Helped provide leadership as church has grew from 1,400 to over 4,500 in attendance.
> Responsible for overseeing these operational functions: facilities, grounds, technology, web strategy, communications, accounting, budget administration, office management, human resources, and business administration. Lead a paid staff of 26 and approximately 300 volunteers.
> Obtained $15 million in financing to support four construction projects including two auditorium expansions, the new children's center, land acquisition, and office and café remodeling projects.
> Launched WiredChurches.com, Granger's ministry to other church leaders in 2002. WiredChurches.com was equipping church leaders through an annual conference, workshops, newsletters, and other resources.
> Led the development of the websites for both the church (GCCwired.com) and WiredChurches.com.
> Helped initiate systems to streamline budget development, purchasing, staffing, facility scheduling, membership tracking, and ministry and small group connections.… 
> Knoxville was a community of 8,500 with a $6.5 million budget and 50 employees.
> Initiated application process for Knoxville to be named one of only 30 finalists in the 1995 All-America City competition.
> Prepared three budgets that lowered the City's property tax rate from levels.
> Completed the City's first budget document that was submitted to the Government Finance Officer's Association for formal review.
> Moody's rating upgraded from A3 to A2 during tenure.
> Completed the hiring process for the police chief, public works director and finance officer positions and appointed a new volunteer fire chief.
> Reduced from 9 to 5 the number of departments in the organization by creating a consolidated public works department.
> Oversaw the completion of several street, traffic signal, and sanitary sewer capital improvement projects.
> Developed and implemented a formal goals and objectives program for the City Council.
> Established the City's first five-year capital improvement plan (CIP) and a vehicle/equipment replacement program.
> Developed a policy statement to use tax increment financing to promote residential development.
> Coordinated City's emergency response to June 1997 windstorm that resulted in a Governor's disaster area declaration.…- > Galesburg was a community of 33,500 with 225 employees.
> Coordinated all personnel functions including hiring, labor negotiations, contract administration (AFSCME, IAFF and police unions), training, policy development and ADA, FMLA and FLSA compliance.
> Developed and helped implement the organization's TQM effort.
> Responsible for development of $13 million personnel budget.
> Developed financial trends analysis report to analyze financial position of the City and recommended financial policies for Council's adoption.
> Negotiated 15-year cable television franchise agreement and responsible for cable rate regulation.
> Assisted the City Manager with administrative duties, council support functions, developing and tracking council agenda items and special projects.…
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