Full Biography / John Isaacs

Mooresville, North Carolina, 28117  •  408.472.0343  •  john@johnisaacscoaching.com

PROFILE

A semi-retired Senior Pastor with 35 years experience leading a church in the most unchurched region of America - The San Francisco Bay Area. Specializes in creating meaningful community through focus on servant leadership, prioritizing relationships, and developing effective mentoring structures. Now living in Mooresville, North Carolina on beautiful Lake Norman as a marriage and relationship coach.

EXPERIENCE

Christ Center, Lexington, KY
Leadership Team, Jan 1970 - Aug 1973

  • Recruited college students to volunteer in a Christian Coffee House.
  • Participated in the leadership of a Campus Ministry at University of Kentucky.
  • Traveled around the United States and Europe with “Jesus People."
  • Participated in evangelistic outreach during the Munich Olympics in 1972.

Kingsway Community Church, San Jose, CA
Church Planting Team, Mar 1977 - Aug 1981
Associate Pastor, Sept 1981 - Aug 1990
Senior Pastor, Sep 1990 - Jul 2016

  • Hiring, training and giving oversight to full time and part time employees.
  • Recruiting, training and giving oversight to all volunteer positions.
  • Establishing and monitoring an annual budget of $350,000 - $400,000.
  • Reviewing monthly P&L financial statements.
  • Recruiting and training emerging leaders within the organization.
  • Creating and communicating vision and mission statements.
  • Preparing sermons for Sunday services and content for small group discussions.
  • Establishing short term and long term goals.
  • Organizing and promoting conferences, retreats and seminars.
  • Coaching employees, volunteers, and church members through significant life transitions.

Salt & Light International, Oxford, England
International Leadership Team, Feb 1998 - Present
North American Leadership Team, Jan 1998 - Present
North America - Western Region Leader, Jan 2008 - Present

  • Organizing and promoting conferences, retreats and seminars.
  • Coaching pastors and elders teams of local congregations.
  • Speaking at conferences and leading workshops.
  • Establishing an online Bible College.
  • Guest lecturer at Kings Bible College in Oxford, England

Pray The Bay, San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Founder and President, Oct 1996 - Mar 2008

  • Recruited pastors from the nine counties of the Bay Area to participate in regional evangelistic efforts.
  • Established an evangelistic outreach called Lighthouses of Prayer in the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay Area. This outreach became featured by National ministries such as Promise Keepers, Campus Crusade, Billy Graham Association, and Mission America.
  • Led a seven year radio program interviewing pastors and ministry leaders from the San Francisco Bay Area and national leaders, (e.g. Rev. Billy Graham and Dr. Bill Bright).
  • Coordinated collaboration of churches for city-wide events in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose.
  • Coordinated a city-wide Alpha Bible Study outreach with 120 churches inviting a million people to an Alpha Dinner.

Transformation Alliance of Santa Clara County (TASCC) 
Founder and President, Sep 2008 - Sep 2015

  • Established and organized prayer in the Mayor’s Office of San Jose for eight years.
  • Established an outreach ministry to the San Jose Police Department called “Adopt-a-Cop.”
  • Helped to establish an outreach by local pastors to the inmates in San Jose jails.
  • Served on the San Jose Mayor’s Faith Based Initiatives Steering Committee.
  • Helped to establish a Community Pastoring position in the city of San Jose.

North India Christian Ministries (NICM) 
Board Member, May 2008 - May 2014
Chairman of the Board, May 2014 - Present

  • Leading short term mission trips to Delhi, India.
  • Speaking at fund raising events in San Jose, CA.
  • Teaching sessions at Missionary Training Center in Faridabad, India.
  • Officiating graduation ceremonies at Missionary Training Center.
  • Plenary speaker at conferences in Delhi, Kerala, Mumbai, and Tamil Nadu.

EDUCATION

Lafayette High School — Lexington, KY
Graduated, 1968

University of Kentucky — Lexington, KY
BA Psychology, 1975

Azusa Pacific University — Azusa, CA
Masters Degree in Marital Therapies, 1987

SKILLS

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, Quick Books, Adobe Illustrator.
  • Creating flyers, brochures, and bulletins.
  • Officiating marriages and funerals.
  • Preparing and speaking at Bible studies, Sunday Worship services, and workshops.
  • Relationship counseling.
  • Leading marriage retreats.
  • Coaching individuals and organizations through difficult transitions.
  • Emerging leadership coaching and development.