Donald W. Foster Jr

• Lead weekly worship services to engage congregation and enhance spiritual growth.
• Deliver sermons to inspire, encourage, educate, and develop spiritual maturity.
• Assist in managing church events, ensuring smooth execution, and participant involvement.
• Collaborate with church leaders on strategic planning for future ministry initiatives.
• Facilitated small group discussions regarding Biblical topics during weekly meetings.
• Meet regularly with church leadership to discuss current goals and progress towards achieving them.
• Collaborated with church staff to plan outreach projects in the local community.

• Served as Pod Leader and Pastor for 80+ men (25+ Church Members)
• Provided spiritual guidance and counseling to inmates during group sessions.
• Prepared Daily Sermons and Bible Study Lesson to enhance biblical knowledge and spiritual development.
• Organized one on one meetings to strengthen personal relationships and trust amongst inmates.
• Developed an environment for conflict resolution and forgiveness principles for inmates.
• Led prayer and worship services to create a sense of community among inmates.
• Provided spiritual guidance and direction to inmate church members.
• Established a Food Distribution Business To Assist indigent inmates.
• Studied and taught Hebrew and Greek to obtain deeper biblical intellect and comprehension.
• Performed multiple Baptism and led many to Christ.

- 20+ hours of daily lockdown provided an environment for in-depth Bible Studying. Preparing daily Sermons or Bible Study lessons was a part of my everyday life. My days consisted of 8 to 12 hours of Prayer, Bible reading, meditating on the Word, Reading Biblical literature, and Bible Based Testing.

- A long, tough 3 years of discipline, training, and preparation that I am most grateful for today!

• Mentored teenagers in personal development and faith building.
• Collaborated with church staff to plan seasonal events and special services for youth.
• Communicated regularly with parents to provide updates on youth programs and activities.
• Taught Youth Ministry classes to ages 5 - 17 yrs.
• Recruited volunteers to help with various church events.
• Participated in fundraising to support congregational activities.
• Brought attention to youth ministry contributions through congregation awareness.

I personally established a successful Youth Ministry consisting of: Children's Church and Toddler Care, a Youth Choir, Praise Dancers, and Junior Ushers.

A Ministry gear toward Youth and Young Adults

• Provided pastoral counseling to individuals in need of guidance or comfort.
• Delivered inspiring sermons on special occasions.
• Conducted Detention Home Group Visits with a mission to encourage, inspire, grow, and introduce Christ.

- We always brought pizza, snacks, and drinks. Along with a Mentor mindset, Bible Talk, and Motivation.

A community outreach Ministry where we take The Word to the people instead of waiting for them to come to us.

• Provided spiritual guidance and counseling to individuals in need.
• Provided free food along with programs including singing, Praise dancing, preaching, and Prayer.
• Promoted Project Awareness to encourage community groups and churches to become involved.

A Non Profit Organization created to simply be a blessing and representative of Jesus Christ.

• Performed Large Community Feedings with church services at different venues and churches in City of Lynchburg and Madison Heights.
• Collaborated with local organizations to enhance service opportunities.

Began as a Volunteer Nursing Home Ministry, then expanded to a Church Fund Raising Ministry and Community Outreach Minisrty.

• Weekly Nursing Home visits to multiple locations.
• Visitations, Prayer, Singing, Bible Study, and Church services were held in Nursing Home's recreational room.
• Held Special Church Programs per request to assist with Church funding (preaching and teaching freely).
• Volunteer Servers at the Salvation Army. Served food, prayers, and Bible teaching.