Resume of Kent Reynolds

The Rev. Dr. Kent Reynolds

Pastor in Residence
Beeson International Center for Advanced Church Leadership
Asbury Theological Seminary
204 North Lexington Avenue
Wilmore, Kentucky 40390
859-858-22072

President, Kent Reynolds Ministries, Inc.
P. O. Box 48691
Athens, Georgia 30604

Born: Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.

Family:

Sandra (Wife)

Chaz, Cassie & Justin (Children)

Education

George Washington University 1970-1973
Lakeland College, B.A. (Cum Laude) 1975
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Major: Sociology Minor: Psychology
Emory University, M. Div. (Cum Laude) 1978
Candler School of Theology
Atlanta, Georgia
Asbury Theological Seminary, D. Min. (2008)
Wilmore, Kentucky

Ordained Deacon in the United Methodist Church

North Georgia Annual Conference, June, 1976

Ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church.

North Georgia Annual Conference, June, 1979

Pastoral Experience

Ellenwood United Methodist
Ellenwood, Georgia 1977 – 1984
First United Methodist Church (Associate)
Rome, Georgia 1984 – 1985
First United Methodist Church
Bowdon, Georgia 1985-1990
Varnell United Methodist Church
Varnell, Georgia 1990 – 1992
St. James United Methodist Church
Athens, Georgia 1992 – 2006

Missions Experience:

Mexico: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990,1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996,1998, 1999,2000, 2001
St Croix: 1990
Ecuador: 1992
Alaska: 1991
Panama: 1994
Albany, Georgia: 1994
England, Scotland, Wales And Northern Ireland: 1995
Delegate to World Methodist Council Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 1996
Paraguay: 1997, 1998, 1999
Scotland: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007
Peru: 2000, 2001
Russia: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005
Tanzania: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Romania: 2008
Malaysia: 2008
Philippines: 2008

Prison Ministry Experience:

In over 25 prisons in the U.S., for evangelism 1988 to the present.
Carroll County, Georgia Jail Ministry 1986-1990
Athens-Clarke County Correctional Institute (1994-2006)

Hobbies:

Running/Weightlifting; Flying (Licensed, Commercial, Multi-Engine, Instrument Rated Pilot); SCUBA; Gardening/Landscaping

Community Service:

Board of Directors, Together Building the Community. Athens, Georgia 1997-2004
President, Metropolitan Athens Ministerial Association 1994 – 1995
Chaplain, Dalton, Georgia Police Department 1990 – 1992
President, Lions Club. Bowdon, Georgia 1988 – 1989
Chaplain, Bowdon High School Football Team 1986 – 1990
President, Mental Health Association. Atlanta, Georgia 1983 – 1984
Area Advisory Council, Mental Health. Clayton County, Georgia 1978-1982
United Way Board. Athens, Georgia 1999
Citizens Police Academy. Athens, Georgia 1998
Athens-Clarke County Citizens Overview Commission. Athens, Georgia 1999
Athens LLL Leadership 2000-present
Partners for a Prosperous Athens. Anti-Poverty Initiative 2006 – present

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