1. Brett Vaden
2939 Rio Rita Avenue
Louisville, KY 40220
502-435-4646
brettvaden@gmail.com
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PROFILE
Teacher, mentor, and scholar in soul care, counseling, and Christian psychology.
Passionate about learning and passing on knowledge and wisdom to others. Able to
approach and serve people as complex beings who experience life’s challenges on various
levels: relational, biological, psychosocial, ethical, and spiritual. Advocate for creating safe,
sacred space in the Church for support, awareness, intentionality, risk-taking, and
transformation. Proud husband and father. Blogger at philomythois.com.
EMPLOYMENT
Instructor for Reformational Counseling Training, Southern Seminary; Louisville,
KY— August 2015—Present
• Training masters level students in the methods of reformational counseling, i.e., soul-
care based on the theology of Baptists descended from the magisterial Reformation.
• Assisting the student in addressing personal/relational issues that can get in the way of
people-helping, and teaching theology and methodology of soul care.
Assistant Director of the Schools Division, Memoria Press; Louisville, KY — July
2015—Present
• Supporting elementary and secondary schools to promote the transmission of the
culture of the Christian West.
• Training administrators and teachers about classical education, which focuses on the
content study of history and literature with an emphasis on the liberal arts, and a
special emphasis on the study of Latin.
Teacher & Curriculum Writer, Highlands Latin School; Louisville, KY — 2007-2015
• Teaching elementary and middle-school students in a Christian classical school.
• Writing and editing curriculum textbooks and study guides.
Small Group Coach, Cru Institute of Biblical Studies; Ft. Collins, CO and Orlando,
FL — June-July of 2013-Present
• Providing Cru staff the opportunity to deepen their ability to understand and
powerfully communicate God’s Word under the watchful eye of a coach.
• Training staff to faithfully interpret God’s Word, understand the various literary forms
through which God has revealed himself, apply sound hermeneutical principles, and
connect every passage to God’s redemptive message throughout the Scriptures.
• Training staff to become worshipping communicators and develop audience-sensitive
skills so that their message finds relevant, true-to-life application.

2. VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Lay Elder, Franklin Street Church; Louisville, KY —2011-2014
• Directing the small group ministry; conducting monthly and yearly leaders’ training;
leading a small group for three years.
• Preaching twice a year; teaching at occasional discipleship events and in Sunday
School.
• Working with the other Elders to cast vision and shepherd the flock.
Staff Leader, Men at the Cross; Louisville, KY — 2009-Present
• Leading weekend retreats designed for men who are desiring to grow in depth in their
relationship with God, their families and others, with the intent to provide men an
experience that goes deeper than just head knowledge.
• Mentoring junior staff in the sixteen weeks leading up to the weekend and helping
them prepare for their assigned jobs.
• Directing staff and encouraging them on the weekend itself, providing feedback,
encouragement, and opportunities for support, risk-taking, and growth.
EDUCATION
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY — Ph.D., December 2015
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY — M.Div., December 2008
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL — B.A., May 2004
SKILLS
• Teaching people of various ages, vocations, and levels of education, i.e., making
difficult concepts clearer through exposition, analogy and story telling.
• Listening to people empathically, with sensitivity to their personal experience and self-
narrative.
• Discerning the interaction and interrelation of people’s suffering, weakness, sinful
nature, and beliefs, values, and identity, or religious commitment.
• Facilitating fellowship, discipleship, and soul care through therapy-focused small
groups as well as less invasive community group life.
• Mentoring individuals who are training for Christian ministry in various venues (e.g.,
local church, university campus, corporate world).
• Writing and researching, especially on subjects related to soul care, Christian
psychology, education, spiritual formation, and the writings of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R.
Tolkien.
REFERENCES
Dr. Eric Johnson, Supervisor
Southern Seminary
2825 Lexington
RoadLouisville, KY 40280
502.381.7394!
Mr. Bob Hudson, Mentor
The Cross Ministry
P.O. Box 11084
Denver, CO 80211
303.249.8462!
Mrs. Tanya Charlton, Boss
Memoria Press
4603 Poplar Level Road
Louisville, KY 40213
502.966.9115!
Mr. Frank White, Mentor
Media Works
P.O. Box 788
Clarksville, TN 37040
931.645.8159!
Dr. Jonathan Pennington
Southern Seminary
2825 Lexington Road
Louisville, KY 40280
502.216.0325!
Mr. Shawn Wheatley, Boss
Highlands Latin School
2800 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
502.895.5333