A dedicated, passionate youth worker with over 15 years of experience in a variety of church and community settings who is searching for an established and growing church community to partner with. My calling is to empower young people, their families, and members of the church community to model God’s love in a relational, Christ-centered way. I have successfully achieved this goal in multiple positions, which includes an ecumenical youth ministry program I created (with four churches) that grew by 580% over the five years I was director. Connect with me via LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/aoyamadt/ or DavidThompsonYM@gmail.com

1. Hi!
I’m David Thompson
...and this is my story

2. I was born in
my (American) parents were missionariesJapan
...and lived there for 10 years

3. Then my family moved to
Washington State
(where my parents are from)
Seattle

4. Even though I was American and spoke English...
I felt different,
like I didn’t belong
especially at school

5. As I struggled with being a third culture kid*
*Third culture kid (TCK, 3CK) is a term used to refer
to children who were raised in a culture outside of
their parents' culture for a significant part of their
development years.
I became active in our church’s youth group In high school, I joined the student worship team
& helped with the junior high ministry

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7. In college I realized that the
unconditional lovE & acceptance
I experienced through mentoring
relationships at youth group had
made a on me...
big impact

8. God’s calling for my life
...to use my gifts & skills to
be an example of God’s love
and I found
in the lives of
young people

9. I graduated from
Seattle Pacific University
with a degree in educational ministry
and a minor in youth ministry

10. Ministry opened to me before I even graduated...
with a youth ministry I helped create called
Magnolia Mission Youth

11. 4 churches
in a small community
ecumenical
non-profit youth ministry
made up of
MMY was an

12. As the director of MMY,
5 years,
I focused on relational,
Christ-centered ministry
for

13. As the director of MMY,
5 years,
I focused on relational,
Christ-centered ministry
for

14. As the director of MMY,
5 years,
I focused on relational,
Christ-centered ministry
for

15. As the director of MMY,
5 years,
I focused on relational,
Christ-centered ministry
for

16. As the director of MMY,
5 years,
I focused on relational,
Christ-centered ministry
for

17. We didn’t care about numbers, but our
c o m m u n i t y r e l a t i o n s h i p s , w i t h G o d ’ s
blessing, helped the middle school group
grow from 5 to 35 kids
attending our weekly program and
3 to 12 students
for our weekly high school program
like volunteering in the schools
& coaching youth sports

18. We didn’t care about numbers, but our
c o m m u n i t y r e l a t i o n s h i p s , w i t h G o d ’ s
blessing, helped the middle school group
grow from 5 to 35 kids
attending our weekly program and
3 to 12 students
for our weekly high school program
like volunteering in the schools
& coaching youth sports

19. We didn’t care about numbers, but our
c o m m u n i t y r e l a t i o n s h i p s , w i t h G o d ’ s
blessing, helped the middle school group
grow from 5 to 35 kids
attending our weekly program and
3 to 12 students
for our weekly high school program
like volunteering in the schools
& coaching youth sports

20. We didn’t care about numbers, but our
c o m m u n i t y r e l a t i o n s h i p s , w i t h G o d ’ s
blessing, helped the middle school group
grow from 5 to 35 kids
attending our weekly program and
3 to 12 students
for our weekly high school program
like volunteering in the schools
& coaching youth sports

21. We didn’t care about numbers, but our
c o m m u n i t y r e l a t i o n s h i p s , w i t h G o d ’ s
blessing, helped the middle school group
grow from 5 to 35 kids
attending our weekly program and
3 to 12 students
for our weekly high school program
like volunteering in the schools
& coaching youth sports

22. I also met my
future wife Ashley

23. later, I followed God’s leading to
revisit my roots... 5 years

24. later, I followed God’s leading to
revisit my roots... 5 years
teaching English to high school students.Japan in

25. I continued to invest in the lives of students
building relationships
& making connections

26. I continued to invest in the lives of students
building relationships
& making connections

27. I continued to invest in the lives of students
building relationships
& making connections

28. I continued to invest in the lives of students
building relationships
& making connections

29. I continued to invest in the lives of students
building relationships
& making connections

30. I continued to invest in the lives of students
building relationships
& making connections

31. I got engaged to Ashley in Japan.
(she came to Japan a year after me and lived in another prefecture)
(not the actual ring)

32. I got engaged to Ashley in Japan.
(she came to Japan a year after me and lived in another prefecture)
(not the actual ring)
we married in 2009

33. We moved to another city, where
I continued to teach English,
build relationships
and volunteered with a program
for elementary school students.

34. We moved to another city, where
I continued to teach English,
build relationships
and volunteered with a program
for elementary school students.

35. We moved to another city, where
I continued to teach English,
build relationships
and volunteered with a program
for elementary school students.

36. We moved to another city, where
I continued to teach English,
build relationships
and volunteered with a program
for elementary school students.

37. We moved to another city, where
I continued to teach English,
build relationships
and volunteered with a program
for elementary school students.

38. But my focus shifted when my
daughter
was born in Japan in 2011

39. But my focus shifted when my
daughter
was born in Japan in 2011
Awwwww

40. Japan can be expensive salary, on so a in January teacher’s
moved 2013 we
back to Washington
hoping and trusting right God doors.
to open the

41. ...but jobs have been hard to come by.
Nothing
opened for me in education or ministry,
despite applying to 30+ positions.

42. Ashley’s health suffered
for many reasons after giving birth and an
overseas move.
So I realized God wanted me to focus on my family and I
was blessed to spend more time with my daughter.

43. Currently...
I am connecting with others at the
job I was able to find and trusting
God as we walk through our
dark night of the soul

44. ...but
my heart is in ministry
working with young people
seeing God’s hand
working in their lives and showing them
His love

45. Thank you in advance for the potential
opportunity to talk with you about
partnering with your community
to positively impact your students and
their families.
Contact me
(clickable links)
Email: davidthompsonym@gmail.com
linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/aoyamadt

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