Ministry Roles & Responsibilities
Local Church Assignments:
New Community Church, LaGrange, Georgia June 2009 - January 2014
NCC is a
mid-sized congregation in west central Georgia. It is a interdenominational, multi-ethnic congregation in association
with the Willow Creek Association in Chicago.
Associate/Executive Pastor
- Oversee all adult member ministries
- Oversee “connection” (assimilation) ministries
- Oversee the staff
- Responsible for church administration
City Bible Church, Portland, Oregon 1988-2006
CBC is a 7,000-member non-denominational, multi-site congregation, founded in 1951 by Dick Iverson, pastored by Frank Damazio
since 1995.
Coordinated adult education 1988-95
- Instructional curriculum for adult members
- Equipping members for spiritual gift discovery and ministry
Elder, member of the pastoral team 1990-2006
- Teaching pastor
- Christian education program development
- Teaching and preaching
- Research relevant issues
Grace Covenant Church, Springfield, Missouri 1972-88
GCC was planted in the context of the “Jesus Movement,” a non-traditional, youth-oriented church.
Planted church with my father, Rev. Ken Asplund 1972-73
Co-pastored with father 1973-83
- Church administration
- All aspects of Christian education
- Teaching and preaching
Senior pastor 1983-88
Outreach Ministries:
International Ministry
Jamaica (1977-78)
- Made four ministry trips to Jamaica, including teaching in a small Pastor's College during the fall semester, 1977
- Ministered to local missionaries
- Preached and taught in local churches
- Conducted training seminars for local leaders
- Oversaw and conducted a teachers college for one semester
Japan (1995)
- Led a student team from Portland Bible College to Japan
- Ministered a several local churches in the Osaka area
- Participated in a Pastor's conference
- Ministered to local missionaries
- Led a team of students from Portland Bible College to Canada
- Preach in several area churches
- Traveled to Uganda, Africa, with my wife to serve in a variety of ways
- Taught in a Pastor's College
- Participated in a Pastor's Conference
- Preached in a local church
- Ministered personally to area pastors
- Led a team of students from Portland Bible College, accompanied by my wife, to Kuala Lumpur
- Conducted a VBS for area children
- Spoke in area churches
- Conducted workshops for pastoral leadership teams