Jose Cortes Jr

Associate Ministerial Director for Evangelism at North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Silver Spring, Maryland, US
Languages
  • English & Spanish -

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Experience

    • United States
    • Religious Institutions
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Associate Ministerial Director for Evangelism
      • Nov 2014 - Present

      Work closely with the Ministerial Team and the North American Division Administration for Division wide projects.Implement evangelism initiatives for the Division, Unions, Conferences, Pastors, Churches.Develop evangelism resources for pastors and local church leaders.Oversee Adventist Mission (Global Mission) for Church planting opportunities, and training in North America.Chair the Global Mission Committee and distribution of funding for new church plants in the Division.Chair the Transformational Evangelism Committee for the Division.Serve as liaison with all Adventist Ministerial Departments in the Division.Conduct evangelistic growth programs and seminars for young pastors.Collaborate with the North American Division Evangelism Institute (NADEI) and other select entities in the development of formal evangelistic educational programs in the Division.Communicate with students at the Andrews University Theological Seminary, arrange and conduct annual visits with the Ministerial Director.

    • Director of Adventist Youth Ministries
      • Jul 2011 - Nov 2014

      Provided vision, leadership, training, inspiration, and resources for Youth Ministries in the Atlantic UnionWorked closely with Administrations of the Atlantic Union and its ConferencesChaired the Atlantic Union Adventist Youth Ministries Advisory and CouncilLed the Compassion Movement across the Atlantic Union TerritoryServed on the Board of Education of the Atlantic UnionChaired the NY13 (New York 13) Youth Initiatives Team (General Conference Mission to Cities Global Initiative)Served as Vice President for Communications on the AACP Board (Adventist Association of Camp Professionals, North American Division).

    • Director of Adventist Youth Ministries
      • Jan 2003 - Jun 2011

      Chaired the Advisories and Committees of the DepartmentChaired Innovative Evangelism Committee for the ConferenceChaired the Reaching Indigenous Americans/New Yorkers CommitteeFund-raised over 2.5 million dollars for the DepartmentOrganized and led local and international Mission Trips and Community Service projectsDirected Camp Berkshire’s Development Committee in multi-million dollar master planningand building projects

    • United States
    • Religious Institutions
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Pastor: Hyattsville English & Silver Spring Spanish
      • Mar 1997 - Dec 2002

      Ministered to a combined membership of 710Planted churches, Millennium Ministries English (99) & Maranatha Spanish (98)Baptized 360 people during tenureTaught as Adjunct Professor, at Columbia Union College, now Washington Adventist University

    • United States
    • Religious Institutions
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate Pastor: Manassas Spanish Church
      • 1996 - 1997

      Attendance increased from 40 to 120 in eight monthsBaptized 40 people and reclaimed 40 members

    • United States
    • Religious Institutions
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Youth Pastor: Washington Spanish Church
      • 1992 - 1994

      Planted English Young-Adult Church

Education

  • Andrews University
    Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Theological and Ministerial Studies
    1994 - 1996
  • Washington Adventist University
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Theology & Mass Media Communications
    1990 - 1994

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