Pastor Mark A. McCleary
Ph.D., D. Min., M. Div., B.A.
Summary of Qualifications
Doctor McCleary has been a leader and role model of Christian values, striving to inspire positive lifestyle transformation in others for 46+ years until his official retirement from pastoral ministry, June 30, 2022. As the Founder and President of Mark McCleary Ministries, he now reinvests his experience in church leadership and community outreach via 3MMM’s VISION, MISSION, and OBJECTIVES (Review MY Story, below). Doctor McCleary continues to inspire spiritual and social growth of many of his congregants, beneficiaries, contacts, etc. to be FATP—Faithful, Available, Teachable, and Productive. Surf this entire website, share it with your family and friends; use it as your initial point of contact and for resources that help you acquire a Bible-base education, discover, design, and deploy your God-given gifts to His glory, yours and others' edification, and the Devil’s horrification.
My Story, My Desire, and My Resume
I have pastored churches from Kansas to Missouri to New Jersey to Pennsylvania to DC, and to Maryland, from where I retired June 30, 2022. After over 46 years, I am fully experienced and engaged in Christian ministry via Mark McCleary Ministries, mentoring pastors and lay leaders in Bible-based education, spiritual gift discovery, and implementation.
I am wiser today than when I first started ministry in 1974. God has gifted me with a
Wealth of skills for helping individuals and groups improve their God-given stewardship in a best practices approach. I desire to be “glocal”—have local impact with global outreach.
Many unchurched and “churched” (inactive or lethargic) people need mentoring and assistance as they navigate life’s journey. They share a personal ministry mantra—To be FATP—Faithful, Available, Teachable, and Productive.
My VISION, MISSION statements, respectively, are: “To be recognized as a good pastor by my congregants and a helpful and accessible chaplain to their various communities,” and “To be a role model of Christian values to inspire positive lifestyle transformation in others.”
Surf this website and learn about the many ministry offerings that will empower you to hear God say to you, “Well done!”
Professional History
Associate Evangelist, (Kansas City, MO & KS, respectively), 1974
Pastorate, Topeka, KS & Sedalia, MO Seventh-day Adventist Church District, 1974-75
Pastorate, Shiloh (Leavenworth, KS) & St. Joseph, MO Seventh-day Adventist Church District, 1978-80
Pastorate, Park Avenue & Kirkwood, MO Seventh-day Adventist Church District, 1980-83
Pastorate, First Seventh-day Adventist Church (Montclair, NJ), 1985-92
Pastorate, Southwestern Seventh-day Adventist Church (Philadelphia, PA), 1992-2001
Pastorate, First Seventh-day Adventist Church (Washington, DC), 2001-2013
Associate Minister/Christian Education Coordinator, Philadelphia Baptist Church, (Philadelphia, PA), 2012
Pastorate, Liberty Seventh-day Adventist Church (Windsor Mill, MD), 2014–present