AWAKEN’S PASTOR/COACH: Scott Vermillion

I grew up in Kinston, NC, a small town near the coast.  There I became a Christian at age 16, and I immediately got involved in ministry.  Since then, I have had the privilege of serving thousands of people in several different ministry leadership roles.  I have served in the church as a lay minister and elder, served on staff with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and served as a pastor in two churches.

Over the course of my 30 years in ministry, there have been several influences that have shaped my life, but nothing compares with the spiritual coaches who have shaped me during this time.  As a result, one of my greatest joys is serving as a spiritual coach for others.  I love investing in leaders whether they are just starting out in ministry, or they are seasoned pastors.  My strengths lie in helping people connect to God in a way that inspires them to use their unique giftedness to lead others in their family and ministry.

I am passionate about Awaken Ministry because so few pastors and ministry leaders have spiritual coaches.  Most people in ministry lead alone and they end up discouraged in ministry as a result.  In this season of my life, I want to create healthy churches by developing healthy pastors and ministry leaders.  I want to awaken leaders to the joy of God’s overwhelming love for them.  Through one-on-one mentoring, writing, and speaking I seek to invest in pastors and ministry leaders in order that they might be well equipped to release what they actually experience of God’s love to those they serve in their ministry.

Today, I live in Cedar Park, TX with my wife, Samantha, and my two daughters Lydia and Claire, and I serve as a pastor at Riverbend Church.

MISSION: To Give Life to Leaders.

Our mission is to give life to leaders.  We want to invest in you, so you can continue to invest in the people in your ministry.  Awaken’s coaching ministry invests in leaders in order to help them continue to grow in their own spiritual formation, leadership, and marriage.  No one should ever lead in ministry alone.  Awaken is an organization committed to encouraging leaders to help make their life in ministry a little sweeter along the way.

BELIEFS: Apostles’ Creed

1. We believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
2. And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord:
3. Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary:
4. Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried: He descended into hell:
5. The third day he rose again from the dead:
6. He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty:
7. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead:
8. We believe in the Holy Ghost:
9. We believe in the holy catholic church: the communion of saints:
10. The forgiveness of sins:
11. The resurrection of the body:
12. And the life everlasting. Amen.

CORE VALUES: Everything we do will filter through these core values:

• Faith – Learning to Surrender our will to Jesus in everything we think, say, and do
• Hope – Learning to Trust Jesus has our best in mind
• Love – Learning to Love God and others even when we don’t feel like it
• Joy – Learning to Enjoy the journey Christ leads us on here on earth, to bear witness to the party he has in store for us in heaven