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Fred Turner  (Overflow Founder)

  • Formal theological and pastoral education

    • B.A. from Johnson University in Preaching & Student Ministry

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  • 33 years of practical pastoral experience in a wide range of:

    • SETTINGS (churches- neighborhood, mega, plant, restart, portable, house; college campus ministry)

    • STYLES (simple, traditional, blended, contemporary, seeker, incarnational)

    • SPECIALTIES (lead pastor, pastor to staff, teaching pastor, evangelism pastor, youth pastor, church planter)

    • SIZES (from 25 to 2000+ people) 

    • SEASONS (historic, newly planted, growing, stalled, revitalized, merging)

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  • 4 Years of professional coaching & training experience:

    • Personally coached 175 marketplace leaders with varying responsibility levels including: business owners, executives, mid-level managers, frontline supervisors & emerging leaders

    • Worked with a wide range of industries: Hospitality, Banking, Insurance, Technology, Engineering, Small Business Development, Construction Trades, Public School Systems & Law Enforcement

    • Served businesses with annual revenues ranging from $2-400 million 

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  • Strengths:​

    • Strategic, Communication, Empathy, Individualization, Learner (from Strengthsfinder 2.0)

Beyond Work

Family:

I've been married to Jennifer for 27 years.. We have a 20-year-old daughter (Addyson) who is a senior in college and a 17-year-old son (Colston) who is a senior in high school. Being a husband and dad is the most adventurous and significant ministry I’ll ever do.

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Interests:

I enjoy spending time outdoors (from local trails to National Parks), sharing meals with friends (Mexican or BBQ if I'm choosing), diving into stories (through books & on screens), listening to music (on vinyl or live), and watching sports (Go CATS!).

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Locations:

I grew up in Florida, lived in Texas and North Carolina and currently call Lexington, Kentucky home. Our family traveled the country in an RV for 6 months and will probably do it again at some point.

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Training, Teaching/Preaching

I never intended to stand in front of groups of people and talk. Then I was forced to take a speech class my senior year of high school. Turned out that I was in the minority that actually enjoy public speaking.

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The following summer, I started following Jesus and quickly discovered that He had wired and called me to teach and preach. I've been doing so ever since- sometimes as often as 50 weeks a year. 

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Speaking allows me to connect with others and share things that will bless them and help them lean more fully into the life God offers. I love that!

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The videos on this page will give you a sense of my speaking style. They were captured during a weekly worship gathering for a college ministry I've been engaged with for 20 years.

 

(Please note the start time of the speaking portion below each video.)

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