Clint Ivy

Age 40 Years Old

Family Wife: Lauren, married 2004 Children: Raleigh (born 2009); Thaddaeus (born 2011)

Education Masters of Christian Ministry, Liberty University Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, Texas A & M University Business Minor, Texas A & M University

Ministry Next Generation Pastor, BattleCreek Church, Broken Arrow, Experience OK, 2018-2021 (multisite church with 5,500 avg attendance) Minister of Students, Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, TX, 2010-2018 (multisite church with 30,000 members) Student Pastor, Fellowship of the Woodlands, The Woodlands, TX, 2007-2010 (multisite church with 14,000 avg attendance) Student Pastor, Graham Bible Church, Graham, TX, 2005- 2007

Pastor Clint Ivy is a native of , Texas and currently lives in Broken Arrow, . He came to a saving faith in Christ during his freshman year of college at Texas A & M. He met his wife Lauren at college and shortly after they married, God began to stir in him a calling to vocational ministry. He was ordained in 2007 at The Fellowship of the Woodlands in The Woodlands, Texas.

Clint has been given the spiritual gifts of preaching and leadership with a passion for evangelism. His ministry skills include: Teaching and Preaching, Leadership Development, Communication, Team Building, and Strategic Problem Solving.

Clint has sixteen years of ministry experience. He currently helps provide training and development to a Next Gen multisite team of over 25+ staff at BattleCreek Church and serves on the sermon content team. While at Prestonwood, he was repeatedly named among the top churches in the nation in student and contributed to the church accomplishment of seeing over 1,000 baptized in one given year. He has been a part of national missions in various cities across the United States. He has also been to the countries of Honduras, Brazil, England, and Egypt in various capacities of service and vision.

He served on the Metro Youth Association Board of Directors as President in 2015. Metro is an association of the largest youth ministries in the Southern Baptist Convention. He was the founder of the Call to Ministry Program. The C2M Program affirmed the vocational calling in students and equipped them with practical ministry skills.

Clint was strongly recommended by leaders within our Southern Baptist Convention including: Dr. Jack Graham – Senior Pastor Prestonwood Baptist Church Dr. Steve Browning – Lead Pastor Alpharetta First Baptist Church Dr. Troy Temple – Dean of Rawlings School of Divinity at Liberty University

Schedule of Events for the In View of a Call Week

Wednesday, July 28th 6:30 p.m. Church-wide Meeting with PST, Clermont Campus

Thursday, July 29th Afternoon Clint and Family Arrive in Gainesville

Friday, July 30th 3:00 p.m. Clint Meets with All Staff 3:30 p.m. Clint Meets with Pastoral Staff 5:30 p.m. Dinner with Pastoral Staff, PST and Spouses

Saturday, July 31st 8:00 a.m. Visit Community Groups at Serve Day Locations 3:00 p.m. Meet with Deacons 4:00-6:00 p.m. Church-wide Drop-In Reception at the Clermont Campus

Sunday, August 1st 9:30 a.m. Pastor Ivy Preaching In View of Call 11:00 a.m. Pastor Ivy Preaching In View of Call 2:00 p.m. Called Church Conference to Vote on Recommendation

The Pastor Search Team wants to thank our church family for your faithfulness to pray for our team and to offer your encouragement and support. Our team feels confident that we have heard from the Lord on this decision and is united in our recommendation to the body. Now we ask that you prayerfully seek the leadership of the Holy Spirit in your personal decision regarding support of our recommendation. Our time with Clint has revealed a man in which God is doing a great work. It is evident that Clint is motivated by the call God has placed on his life and his desire is to see God use his fullest potential for the sake of the Gospel and the Church.

Finding Him Faithful, Scan with Phone for the Candidate Info Page Greg Holcomb Jay Burkett Stephanie Lavender Ronald Rogers Darrin Bryson