Yates Baptist Church
Saturday, September 04, 2010

Jim Bearden

 
Role at Yates:
Ministry Assistant \ Facilities
 
Date started on staff: June 2005
 
What I love about Yates
:
the communal spirit which creates a sense of "extended family"
  
Family:
married to
Pamela Diane Berger
(Savannah, GA - 1979)
daughter:
Melissa Renae Bearden (b. 1982)
son:
James Tyler Bearden (b. 1984)

Education
:
    Page High School, Greensboro, NC (1973)
    Furman University, Greenville, SC (1977)

For fun I enjoy:
    eating (primarily vegetarian)
    reading (non-fiction) [see below]
    college basketball (Duke University)
    minor-league baseball (Durham Bulls)
    watching movies [see below]
    Internet surfing
    all things musical
 
Favorite Bible passage(2 Corinthians 4:8-10)
"We are pressured in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair; we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed. We always carry the death of Jesus in our body, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body."    
 
{also, Matthew 5, 6 and 7}

Favorite movies
:
    The Passion of the Christ
    Centennial (mini-series)
    The Patriot
    Gone with the Wind
    The Great Escape
    The Winds of War (mini-series)
    War and Remembrance (mini-series)
    Saving Private Ryan
    The Day of the Jackal
    Forrest Gump
    National Treasure (1 & 2)
    The Karate Kid (trilogy)
    Back to the Future (trilogy)
    Frequency
    The Net   

Favorite restaurants
:  Andy's / Arby's / Bob Evans / Boston Market / Chick-fil-A / Cook Out / Cracker Barrel / Grayson's / Japan Express / Jason's / Krystal / McAlister's / Mimi's / Moe's / Qdoba / Steak 'n Shake / Taco Bell / Texas Roadhouse / Zaxby's
 
Favorite books (after the Bible):
   
Celebration of Discipline
    Lord, I Want to be Whole
    What the Bible Says about Healthy Living
    The Complete Wilderness Training Book
    The Backpacker's Handbook
    The Total Money Makeover
    various "how-to" books
 
Favorite team:  Durham Bulls
 
Previous jobs people should know about:
I've been a part-time Music Director in three different churches.
Also, I've worked for the following companies: Rhodes Furniture Co.; Carolina Builders Corp. (Greensboro and Durham); Taco Bell; Sears; Stackhouse, Inc.; Georgia-Pacific Corp.; Southeastern Electronics; and Qualex, Inc.

Favorite donuts
:  Thomas' Multi-Grain English Muffins