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Joe Williams
Director of Student Ministries
Position Description
Oversee the entire ministry to students Grades 6-12. Middle School ministry programming includes Sunday morning Construction Site "places to build faith" (Sunday School), Confirmation (8th grade students during the winter) and SCREAM on Sunday evenings and Summer "One to One Mentoring" Adults mentoring Middle School students (in partnership with Family Guidance).
Senior High ministry programming includes Sunday morning Construction Sites (Sunday School), Sunday evening Youth-Connect, LITE Team (leaders in training for evangelism) and the Student Worship Band (rehearses Saturday mornings).
Personal
- Married to Anne Williams for 32 years, daughter Claire Olivia Williams 10 years old.
- Youth Director at St. Clair Bible Chapel (now South Hills Bible Chapel) thirteen years.
- Member of Board of Directors for Metro-Pittsburgh Youth for Christ for approx 5 years.
- Former principal trombonist of the Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet Companies as well as a founding member of the Pittsburgh Brass Quintet. He served as an adjunct instructor of trombone at the University of Pittsburgh and instructor of music education at Duquesne University. Joe has also produced and directed children's musical programs at music festivals across the country.
Education
- Bachelor of Music Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
- Masters of Fine Arts in Music Performance, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
- First Year advanced conference: Sonlife Strategy of Youth Discipleship & Evangelism, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL
Personal Vision in Ministry
Beverly Heights Student Ministries is a family based ministry in which we partner with parents and their families to assist them in the Christian formation of their children so that they might become adults who love and serve the Lord. As a discipleship making ministry, our goal is to meet students wherever they are on their spiritual journey and lead them closer to the Lord Jesus Christ. The ultimate measure of our effectiveness in ministry is whether students grow into adults who passionately seek after God.
Personal
"I like to travel with my family and eat at interesting restaurants all over the world. I also enjoy sports (football, basketball and baseball), taking walks with my wife Anne, and listening to live jazz."
Books That Have Made an Impact on My Life and Ministry
- Loving God, Charles Colson
- Family Based Youth Ministry, Mark De Vries
- The Prayer of Jabez, Bruce Wilkinson
- The Calvary Road, Roy Hession
- Discipleship Essentials: A Guide to Building Your Life in Christ, Greg Ogden
- The Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, Doug Fields
- Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers, Christian Smith with Melinda Lundquist Denton
- Every Young Man's Battle, Stephen Arterburn & Fred Stoerker with Mike Yorkey
Books That Have Made an Impact on My Life and Ministry