Mark & Beth Brownson
Friday, November 22, 2024
To know Christ and to make Him known

Beth's Resume

Beth-Ann Brownson

E-Mail: babs4JESUS@msn.com

Phone: (570) 490-2243

 

Children’s Work Experience:

 

Leader of Bethany Bible Club, Ashland, PA (Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church) (Volunteer Work) 2011-2014

  • Involved in Teacher Training

  • Taught children from the Word of God each week

  • Made calls to connect kids and their families to church

  • Performed Background Checks on all workers

  • Volunteered with Child Evangelism Fellowship

 

Director of Trinity Bible Club, Shamokin, PA (Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church) (Volunteer Work—my husband is the paid pastor) 2007-2011

  • Made plans for each week of Bible Club

  • Selected and developed curriculum

  • Kept records, contact names and phone numbers

  • Served with the Ministry Council of the church

  • Coordinated Vacation Bible School

  • Trained teachers

  • Compiled background checks on teachers and workers

  • Continued to seek new children to attend Club through advertisement and fliers

  • Made calls to connect kids and their families to church

 

Local Director, Cambria County, PA (Child Evangelism Fellowship) 2006-2007

  • Trained adults and youth to teach boys and girls in Cambria County

  • Held Once a month get-togethers for teachers of Good News Club

  • Taught boys and girls in Good News Clubs

 

State Training Instructor, PA,(Child Evangelism Fellowship®) 2004-2006

  • Concentrated Training of youth and adults to teach children throughout the state of Pennsylvania

  • Coordinated after-school Good News Clubs® in Public Elementary Schools

  • Taught boys and girls in Good News Clubs®

 

Assistant Director, Delaware County, (Child Evangelism Fellowship®) 2002-2003

  • Taught boys and girls in Good News Clubs®

  • Trained adults how to teach boys and girls

  • Coordinated after-school Good News Clubs® in Public Elementary Schools

  • Promoted the ministry through pastoral visitation/church visitation/school administration visitation

  • Organized Good News Clubs

  • Oversaw summer missionaries for the 5-Day Clubs®, which were usually youth and young adults

  • Wrote Newsletters

  • Kept and Submitted monthly statistical reports

  • Involved in Fund Raising

 

Director, Broome County Chapter, (Child Evangelism Fellowship®) 1999-2001

  • Taught boys and girls in Good News Clubs®

  • Trained adults how to teach boys and girls

  • Promoted the ministry through pastoral visitation/church visitation

  • Organized Good News Clubs

  • Oversaw summer missionaries for the 5-Day Clubs®, which were usually youth and young adults

  • Wrote Newsletters

  • Kept and Submitted monthly statistical reports

  • Involved in Fund Raising

 

Music Experience:

 

Church Music Director 2007-2011

  • Selected Music for Worship Service
  • Played Piano for Worship Service

  • Led Choir

 

Private Piano Lessons 1998-2014

1998—Bristol, PA

1999—Northumberland, PA

2000-2001—Johnson City, PA

2004-2006—Northumberland, PA

2007-2011—Shamokin, PA

2013-2014—Ashland, PA

 

1st Presbyterian Church at Norristown, PA 1998-1999

 

Music Interim

  • Directed adult and children’s choir

  • Conducted and accompanied adult and children’s choir

  • Played organ/piano for the worship service

  • Chose weekly anthems for the adult choir

  • Directed a Christmas Cantata

Community School of Music (PBU) 1994-1998

A ministry in music excellence for boys and girls founded by Dr. Debbie Lynn Wolf

  • Taught basic music skills to a class room of children, which included note naming, rhythm and singing

  • Assisted in Community School of Music newsletters

  • 1996-1998—Taught piano lessons to boys and girls

Bucks County Piano Shop 1998

  • A community service offering private instrumental lessons to individuals
  • Taught Piano lessons to all ages.

 

 

 

Other Work Experience:

 

Furmano’s Cannery, Northumberland, PA Summers of 1994 and 1995

  • Vegetable Processor

 

Child Evangelism Fellowship, Binghamton, NY Summer of 1996

  • Summer Missionary for boys and girls

  • Taught children stories from the Bible

 

Agape Day Care, Milton, PA Summer of 1997

  • A summer school teacher and aide for children preschool to early grade school

 

Barnes & Nobles Booksellers, Fairless Hills, PA 1998-1999

  • Bookseller

  • Cashier

  • Stocked Shelves

  • Café worker

  • Worked closing shift

Education

Private Piano Studies—Mrs. Eleanor Rees 1999-2014

 

Philadelphia Biblical University Graduate School, Langhorne, PA 2003—Master of Divinity Program

 

Childrens Ministries Institute®, Warrenton, MO 1999

Additional Modules: Leadership Training Instruction, Instructor of Teachers, level 2, preschool training

 

B.S. Bible, B.A. Music (Piano Emphasis) (Church Music), Philadelphia Biblical University, Langhorne, PA 1993-1998

Leadership Scholarship (all semesters)

Music Scholarship (all semesters)

Dean’s List (all semesters)

Graduated with honors

Studied piano under Dr. Samuel Hsu

Studied organ (1 semester) under Professor Robert Carwithen

1997-1998—Church Music Internship under Dr. David Shockey

1998—Senior Piano and Choral Conducting Recital

 

Rotary Club Foreign Exchange Student, Germany 1992-1993

Studied German as a Second Language

Studied Piano with Frau Dagmar Becker-Stuebig

 

References
Available upon request