Clifton E. Hudgins

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

CLIFTON E. HUDGINS

576 Ridgecrest Road
Danville, Virginia 24540

Office (434) 792-7678

PERSONAL

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Glenda (Sorenson) Hudgins 3/1/1968

CHILDREN: Darrin 34, Nathan 30, Daniel 26.

Darrin is married to Angie (Staunton) and they have two daughters Kayla Maria three, and Emma Noel who is one and one son Adam Emory who is three months old.

LICENSED TO THE MINISTRY: Memorial Baptist Church Corpus Christi, Texas 1973

ORDAINED AS A DEACON: Memorial Baptist Church 1973

ORDAINED TO THE MINISTRY: Memorial Baptist Church 1975

EDUCATION

BLUEFIELD COLLEGE: Bluefield, Virginia 1999
Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Management and Development. GPA 3.62

SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: Fort Worth, Texas 1979
Diploma in Theology. GPA 2.86

HOWARD PAYNE BAPTIST UNIVERSITY: Brownwood, Texas 1975-77
I began course work toward a bachelor’s degree. Extension classes held in Corpus Christi, Texas.

DEL MAR COLLEGE: Corpus Christi, Texas. 1966-68
Following High School I entered into a study toward a bachelors degree and then after three semesters went into the electronics field.

CERTIFIED TO LEAD CONFLICT RESOLUTION NETWORK PROCESS
Caraway Conference Center Asheboro, North Carolina. May 2005

CERTIFIED TO ADMINISTER NATURAL CHURCH DEVELOPMENT 2003

CERTIFIED TO ADMINISTER THE SUCCESS STYLE PROFILE 2000
Virginia Baptist Mission Board with Bob Dale

CERTIFIED MAP CONSULTANT: (Strategic Planning) Level I 1998 & Level II 1999
Virginia Baptist Mission Board

CERTIFIED CONFLICT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT: 1997
Virginia Baptist Mission Board

CERTIFIED CONFLICT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT: 1996
George Bullard=s Center for Congregational Health.

LEVEL II SUPERVISORY TRAINING: 1993
Home Mission Board. Completed in Honolulu, Hawaii.

LEVEL I SUPERVISORY TRAINING: 1991
Home Mission Board. Completed in Honolulu, Hawaii.

CERTIFIED CONTINUAL WITNESS: TRAINER: 1987
Completed requirements in Austin, Texas.

CERTIFIED CONTINUAL WITNESS: 1983
National Clinic held in San Angelo, Texas

CERTIFIED TO ADMINISTER: 1977
Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis.

ELECTRONIC EDUCATION: 1966-1977
Studied electronics through company sponsored sessions

STATE, ASSOCIATIONAL, AND OTHER POSITIONS

Co-Chair: Acts 17 Valley Regional Steering Committee

CHAIR: Hawaii Baptist Convention's Committee on Credentials and Resolutions

MEMBER: 1994 Hawaii Baptist Convention's Continuing Education Committee

MISSION DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: Big Island Baptist Association

MODERATOR: Big Island Baptist Association

DIRECTOR: Big Island Baptist Seminary Extension. This program was designed to educate lay people and young ministers on the Big Island.

PRESIDENT: Austin Baptist Association Pastor's Conference

HIGH SCHOOL BIBLE TEACHER:
I taught Old Testament and New Testament Survey at the Lake View High School in San Angelo, Texas.

MINISTRY EXPERIENCE

ASSOCIATION MINISTRY COORDINATOR
PITTSYLVANIA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
186 Deer Run Road. Danville, Virginia (434)792-7678
I began service with the Association of forty-eight churches on November 1, 2005.

KINGDOM ADVANCE FIELD STRATEGIST FOR THE RIDGE AND VALLEY REGION OF VIRGINIA

I served the Virginia Baptist Mission Board as the Field Strategist in the Ridge and Valley Region for the Empowering Leaders Team. The region consists of the Roanoke Valley Association, the Strawberry Association, the Lynchburg Association, the Piedmont Association, the Central Association (Albemarle), the Natural Bridge Association, the Augusta Association, and the Shenandoah Association. The area consists of approximately 254 churches. My primary task is to work with churches seeking pastors and staff that are seeking changes. One of my major focuses is training of pastor search committees. I am also involved in strategic planning, leadership training, conflict management and consultations, plus working with the other teams on the Board to accomplish the aims and goals of Kingdom Advance. I assumed the position the newly created position in January of 2003 but have been with the Board since 1997.

MISSION RESOURCE CONSULTANT: VIRGINIA BAPTIST MISSION BOARD /DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS: AUGUSTA AND NATURAL BRIDGE ASSOCIATIONS
1995 - 2003
Prior to January of 2003 I served as the Valley Mission Resource Consultant for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board as well as Director of Missions for the Augusta Baptist Association and the Natural Bridge Associations. I began with the Augusta Association in June of 1995, the Natural Bridge Association in 1996, and VBMB in 1997. My responsibilities included three associations totaling 79 churches and missions, 11 counties in Virginia, and 3 counties in West Virginia. My purpose was to facilitate the AChurch First@ strategy of Virginia Baptist by taking the resources of the Board to the churches and to serve the churches in the associations. My position was funded in this manner 50% VBMB, 40% ABA, and 10% NBBA.
During my tenure, we processed a Korean Mission, a Russian Congregation, a Hispanic Mission, a Ministry to truckers, a new work start called Faith Mountain Baptist church, helped to facilitate the First Baptist Lexington, an African/American congregation, into the association, helped start a new contemporary church called Harvest Pointe Community Fellowship.
Using PowerPoint, I developed the following training seminars; Theological base for Deacons, The Art of Ministry Listening, The Art of Directing Conversations, George Bullard=s 7 Levels of Conflict, the Church Life Cycle, plus the Peacemakers Seminar. I have also conducted an average of five training seminars a year, in local churches, whose topics ranged from deacon training to church health.
I have been certified as a Conflict Management Consultant by both George Bullard (North Carolina) and Gwyn Davis of the VBMB. I have conducted several conflict management processes with churches in the past eight years.
I have written and published a training module entitled 7 Strands of Church Health: Where is the Enemy? The material is a systems approach to church health and a pro-active approach to conflict. Working with conflict and seeking better ways to help churches become healthier has been my passion over the past few years. The book was published in corporation with the Center for Creative Church Leadership Development and the encouragement of Bob Dale.
I am a Level Two certified consultant for MAP, Moving Ahead with Purpose, which is a strategic planning process. I have conducted several MAP processes which are usually six months in duration.
My personal goal, in the beginning, was to visit with the pastor of each church as quickly as possible. I accomplished that in the first two years.

SENIOR PASTOR: KONA BAPTIST CHURCH. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 3/14/91 to 9/1/94.
350 Active Members
Kona Baptist is a multiethnic congregation. My tasks included the supervision of two English speaking missions and one Korean. We targeted a Filipino and an Hispanic work for the near future and developed plans for an English speaking outreach south of us, in an area that has no Baptist outreach. We were to utilize an elementary school and Bible study at first. We also operated a weekday child care center that had eight employees and an enrollment of 57. The director, the area Director of Mission=s wife, was a staff member. During my tenure we utilized six summer missionaries and had two Mission Service Corp. volunteers who stayed with us for a year. We used the volunteer staff to operate a summer program within the confines of a local apartment complex and to conduct Vacation Bible School.
STAFF & SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Music Director part time, Two Mission pastors full time, One mission pastor part time, Director of Day Care ministry full time, secretary full time, two Summer Missionaries each year, and one Mission Service Corp. couple for a year.
I felt the Lord was leading us to leave Hawaii and return home to be closer to family. Our youngest son graduated from High School in May of 1994 and our other two sons were living in Texas. The distance prevented any visiting or support. My Mother's advanced age and Glenda's Father's battle with cancer finalized the decision to be within reasonable traveling distance of family. My Mother passed away in 1997.

PASTOR: UNIVERSITY HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH. Austin, Texas 6/9/85 to 3/15/91.
345 Active Members
The attendance increased by 75% in the first two years. The Church was characteristically professional, managerial, and educational people in a transitional neighborhood. University Hills was caught up in the 1987 market crash and we lost all of our gain in about six months. We started a Hispanic mission during the tenure.
STAFF & SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Music Director part time, secretary full time.

PASTOR: TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH San Angelo, Texas 10/1/81 to 6/9/85.
280 Active Members
The average attendance increased by 35%. I led the church to become debt free by paying off a $35,000 balloon note. I taught Old Testament and New Testament Survey in the local high school for three semesters. We started a mission in a local trailer park that eventually developed into a church that meets off sight.
STAFF & SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Music Director part time, Secretary full time.

PASTOR: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Coolidge, Texas 1980 - 1981.
100 Active Members
We established a Hispanic mission in the area by using English as a Second Language.
STAFF & SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Music Director part time, Secretary full time.

PASTOR: MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH Oakwood, Texas. 1979 - 1980
100 Active Member
This was my first church after graduating from the Seminary. We baptized more people the year I was there than they had in the previous 10 years. I was the only staff member.

PASTOR: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Bayside, Texas 1975 – 1977
85 Active Members
I left this by-vocational church to go to the Seminary. We were able to grow from 15 to 45 in Sunday School and saw a number of additions by profession of faith.

SUPPLY PREACHING: I spend a good deal of my time preaching in churches for a variety of reasons from supply to mission presentations. In the past eight years I have only had about twenty Sundays where I attended my home church because I had been invited to speak at other churches.

EVANGELIST: I have conducted numerous revivals in Texas, Iowa, New Mexico, and Mexico, Panama, and Virginia.
I have participated in Partnership Mission projects in Mexico and Panama.

DOCTRINAL POSITION

My convictions parallel the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message.

MAJOR SECULAR WORK EXPERIENCE

BRANCH MANAGER: The Thiele Company (distributors for Zenith in south Texas). The branch office was located in Corpus Christi. I became manager at the age of 27. I worked in the television field 12 years before going to the Seminary. A complete chronology of work experience prior to ministry is available upon request.

WRITINGS AND PUBLICATIONS

Where Is the Enemy? : Seven Strands of Church Health: The material is a preventative approach to church health and a pro-active approach to conflict. It follows a systems approach. The Center for Creative Church Leadership Development at the Virginia Baptist Resource Center was gracious to publish the book and workbook. I have conducted several training seminars using the material. A copy of the book and workbook is available upon request a well as names of individuals who have participated in the seminars.

Home Life Magazine & Lookout: Daddy What's Wrong With Me, published in the January 1992 issue and July 1992 issue of Standard Publisher.

Church Administration: I have had twelve articles published most of which covered administrative issues.

Administration for Your Potential
Beware of the Doe-Eyed Look
Using Job Descriptions,
Surviving In High Potential Fewer in Number Churches
Time Management in High Potential Fewer in Number Churches
What Did You Preach on this Sunday A Year Ago
Administration for the Twinkle-Eyed look.
Reclaiming Dysfunctional Churches