Dustin Kershner
Passionate about Jesus and serving others well.
Sample Videos
Teaching + Preaching
July 2021 | Eastern Hills
Life is vanity so you can’t mess it up.
July 2020 | Eastern Hills
Real encouragement requires real hope.
December 2019 | Eastern Hills
Peace takes practice.
Ministry Experience Through Numbers
15,000 +
In the last four years, I have preached to over 15,000 families in Colorado, as well as taught to over 200 students in student ministry.
400 +
Over the last 5 years, I have connected over 400 families to Eastern Hills Community Church through groups, spiritual next steps, and serving.
2,000 +
In the summer of 2020, I coordinated & project managed an all church call list that consisted of 2,000+ people to connect our community to groups and service opportunities during the pandemic.
200 +
I developed a leadership structure of 200+ monthly volunteers run primarily by empowered volunteer leaders.
How God Has Used Me
Connections Pastor
Eastern Hills Community Church • 1,000 – 2,000 • Aurora, CO | July 2016 – February 2022
- Led on the teaching team carrying responsibility in a variety of environments, including staff development and weekend services
- Created and Implemented a residency program across Family Ministry, Communications, Community Outreach, and Adult Ministry
- Developed personal relationship with over 400 first time guests and connected them in discipleship, service and baptism
- Developed and implemented a volunteer leadership pipeline across all departments (30 staff members)
- Implemented a system for staff development, reporting and strategy across all departments
- Developed a leadership structure of 200+ monthly volunteers run primarily by empowered volunteer leaders
- Project managed, designed and opened a fully functional coffee shop
- Created ongoing evangelistic and discipleship small groups for the adult discipleship team
Begin Facilitator
Westminster Chapel • 800 • Bellevue, WA | August 2014 – June 2016
- Project managed media teams to create regular video productions and teachings
- Grew and taught weekly evangelistic dinner groups to 50+ attenders and 15+ leaders Developed and maintained weekend volunteer teams with fundamental leadership structures
- Coordinated several large scale outside events per year in collaboration with operations and partner ministries
Family Ministry Intern
Westminster Chapel • 800 • Bellevue, WA | September 2012 – July 2014
- Taught Bible overview classes for Pastors in Guatemala with a translator
- Led high school and college short term trips to Guatemala
- Built, developed, and taught a young adult ministry with 25+ attenders
- Project managed summer and winter camps, ministry events, small groups, and local outreach for a variety of age groups including middle and high school
- Managed a team of five summer interns to run summer programing and youth camp
Misc. Ministry Experience
- Oversaw strategy and development of mens ministry
- Developed and coached small and large group leaders
- Led and taught a variety of small and large groups in high school and middle school environments
- Contracted with North Point Partner Services to lead a connections and assimilations development group for church staff from across the country
Teaching Experience
in more detail
- Ten years of experience teaching and preaching in a variety of contexts
- Four years experience teaching and speaking in a large auditorium context, 800-2000 people per weekend over three services
- Eight years experience speaking to camera’s in both live and recorded settings
- Six years experience providing evaluation, feedback, illustrations, and key principles for a variety of other communicators
- Ten years experience developing teaching outlines for myself and other teaching pastors
- Four years experience building sermon series outlines
- Six years experience developing sermons series concepts and outlining ministry year series order
Personality
Enneagram
I am a 3 wing 4 “The Expert.” (A great enneagram book can be found here.)
Insights
In order my insights are Yellow – involve me, Blue – give me the details, Green – show me you care, and Red – Be brief, be bright, be gone. (You can learn more about my insight results here.)
Working Genius
My likely areas of Working Genius are Invention and Discernment. (You can learn more about my working genius results here.)
DiSC
High I (influence)
- High-I’s tend to talk themselves out of any difficult situation.
- They tend to have a glass half-full optimism that helps positively influence those I lead.
- High-I’s are described as a ‘Communicator’. I am extroverted, gregarious and sociable.
Temperament
My temperament is Yellow/Sanguine. (You can take the temperament assessment here.)
Strength Finder
- Competition – People who are especially talented in the Competition theme measure their progress against the performance of others. They strive to win first place and revel in contests.
- Restorative – People who are especially talented in the Restorative theme are adept at dealing with problems. They are good at figuring out what is wrong and resolving it.
- Input – People who are especially talented in the Input theme have a craving to know more. Often they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.
- Futuristic – People who are especially talented in the Futuristic theme are inspired by the future and what could be. They inspire others with their visions of the future.
- Developer – People who are especially talented in the Developer theme recognize and cultivate the potential in others. They spot the signs of each small improvement and derive satisfaction from these improvements.
Proficiencies
Areas of Expertise
Strategic Vision
Casting vision for long term plans that embody the values of the organization.
Preaching + Teaching
Sharing the good news of the Gospel with everyone to help people reflect the character of Jesus.
Recruitment + Development
Connecting with people to find their unique gifts and helping them find purpose while serving.
Discipleship
Demonstrating individual care to help people grow in their relationship with Jesus wherever they are in faith.
Project Management
Designing, evaluating, and executing a plan in a specific timeframe while meeting strategic outcomes.
My Family
My wife, Brittany, and I met while working with each other at Eastern Hills Community Church. We have been married for a little over a year and are still soaking in every moment of our “honeymoon phase.”
She was the Communications Manager, but now owns her own marketing company that works with businesses and churches on growing their online presence through branding, social media, and website development.
She is passionate about family ministry, specifically students, as well as women’s ministry. We are excited to celebrate Jesus together wherever He sends us next.
Dustin Kershner 