Thomas Rose
Nashville
Summary
Community Connections Director at Dream Streets TN with a proven track record in relationship building and program development. Expert in event planning and resource allocation, successfully enhancing community engagement through innovative outreach initiatives. Adept at fostering collaboration and driving impactful change within diverse teams.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Connections Director
Dream Streets TN
Nashville
01.2019 - Current
- Cultivate relationships with local partners and align them with our organization's vision and mission.
- Organize quarterly outreach events for Dream Streets North to enhance community engagement.
- Assist on provision of essential resources to families and community members in Nashville.
- Assist with launching mobile food distribution programs to serve local community member's needs.
- Collaborate with staff on creative initiatives to support ministry development.
Worship Arts Director
Barefoot Republic Camp
Nashville
10.2021 - Current
- Book worship leaders, camp pastors, and speakers for day and overnight summer camps and year-round retreats hosted by Barefoot Republic Camp.
- Organize and lead worship at day and overnight summer camps and special retreats hosted by Barefoot Republic Camp.
- Organize worship team for Nashville Events (Teen Worship nights, city wide worship events during off camp seasons)
Worship Leader
Lifeway/Centrifuge Camps
01.2001 - Current
- Lead Worship for Summer Camps all around the United States
- Camp locations include North Greenville College, SC; Carson Newman College, TN; Mississippi College, MS; Taejon, Korea; Greensboro, N.C; and Ridgecrest, NC.
- Organized, planned, and designed worship programs for each day of camp.
- Taught adult Bible Study in which we discussed true principles of Biblical worship, different styles of corporate worship, lifestyle worship, and evangelism.
- Directed and organized band members and band selections.
Community Relations/Programming Manager
Barefoot Republic
Nashville
01.2011 - 2021
- Develop & implement programming for students during the school year.
- Assist in organizing a monthly community outreach program called Barefoot Club.
- Assist with development of BR Summer Camp programming.
- Assist with fundraising and research.
- Meet with staff weekly and assist in the creative developments of our ministries.
Music and Creative Arts Pastor
Mosaic Church
Nashville
01.2003 - 01.2015
- Assist with development of creative and structural elements of weekly worship gatherings.
- Research and integrate traditional, nontraditional, and modern ideas into worship gatherings including mixed media arts, videos, painting, spoken word, poetry, scripture, reflective readings, etc.
- Collaborate with pastoral team to create and develop vision and mission of church.
- Prepare the music for our weekly worship gatherings including selection and creation of charts, planning, scheduling, and conducting of rehearsals for band and singers.
- Lead in spiritual development of our body as a whole.
- Traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil in partnership with the church “Zoe Marajouara” and assist them with the development of their worship outreach and gatherings.
Programming Facilitator
Rocketown
Nashville
01.2004 - 01.2011
- Assist in developing & instructing programs for students (music, games, sports, dance, recording engineering).
- Organize and facilitate a weekly dance outreach on our facility.
- Percussion instructor for “REACT”, an inner-city after school program.
- Mentor at-risk youth through after-school programming and purposeful relationships.
- Assist in video editing for special programming and events: fundraisers, summer camp, city outreaches.
- Meet with staff weekly and assist in the creative developments of ministries.
Fellowship of Athletes Coordinator/Campus Ministry Assistant
Charleston Southern University
Charleston
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Assisted campus minister in planning and organizing various ministry events for students.
- Developed discipleship opportunities for student athletes.
- Organized and planned guest speakers and special events for a weekly student gathering.
- Mentored and equipped young student athletes and non-athletes to be leaders among the student body.
Education
B.A. - Church Music and Religion
Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SC01.1996
Skills
- Guitar, Piano/Keys, and Percussion
- Event planning
- Relationship building
- Resource allocation
- Community outreach
- Program development
- Project management
- Team collaboration
- Stakeholder engagement
- Effective communication
- Creative thinking
- Leadership development
- Strategic networking
- Customer engagement
- Content creation
- Media relations
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Teamwork
- Client relations
- Manage events
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Audio and video editing
- Microsoft Office suite
- Cloud-based Office 365
- Music creation and arrangement
- Production and songwriting
References
- T.J. Fletcher, Executive Director of Dream Streets Tennessee, 615-495-1701, tj@dreamstreetstn.com
- Tommy Rhodes, Founder of Barefoot Republic Summer Camps, Nashville, KY, 615-429-2531, trhodes@barefootrepublic.org
- Dr. Rick Brewer, VP for Planning and Student Affairs, Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC, 843-863-7503, 843-863-8074, rbrewer@csuniv.edu
- Ed Rose, Mentor and Chairman of Williamson College, 502-649-4229
- Joe Hicks, Director of Lifeway Camp Ministries, 615-579-3038, joe.hicks@lifeway.com
Accomplishments
Community Outreach Award 2024 -This Is Jesus Award for Nashville TN
Affiliations
Encompass Community School- Nashville TN -Vice Chairman of the Board
Timeline
Worship Arts Director
Barefoot Republic Camp
10.2021 - Current
Community Connections Director
Dream Streets TN
01.2019 - Current
Community Relations/Programming Manager
Barefoot Republic
01.2011 - 2021
Programming Facilitator
Rocketown
01.2004 - 01.2011
Music and Creative Arts Pastor
Mosaic Church
01.2003 - 01.2015
Worship Leader
Lifeway/Centrifuge Camps
01.2001 - Current
Fellowship of Athletes Coordinator/Campus Ministry Assistant
Charleston Southern University
01.2001 - 01.2003
B.A. - Church Music and Religion
Charleston Southern University