General Overseer

General Overseer Christopher J. Harris, I, a native of Palatka, Florida, currently lives in Greensboro, NC with his wife, Carmen J. Harris and children, Christina and Christopher, II, and Christian Jonathan. Overseer Harris is currently serving as Pastor of Youth & College Ministries at Cedar Grove Tabernacle of Praise of Greensboro, where Dr. James A. Johnson is Senior Pastor. Furthermore, General Overseer Harris is also currently serving as International General Overseer of the Children & Youth Division for Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International, under the leadership of Presiding Bishop Paul S. Morton, ministering to the youth, youth leaders, and youth ministries all over the world. Previously, Overseer Harris served as the State Youth Pastor for the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship of North Carolina under the leadership of Bishop Aubrey G. Mullen, Jr. To God's credit, at the 2005 International Conference of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, Overseer Harris was presented with the 2005 Outstanding International Youth Pastor of the Year.

Although in full-time ministry, Overseer Harris has been no stranger to work outside of ministry. He has served as a bi-vocational minister. Overseer Harris has previously served as Site Director for Communities In Schools of High Point, Inc. at T.W. Andrews High School and also as a Student Affairs Officer and Administrator in higher education on multiple college campuses, including Greensboro College, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Columbia College, and The Florida State University. He has also developed and taught courses in leadership, leadership theory, and ethics.

Fulfilling his life purpose to INSPIRE, Overseer Harris is the Founder and Senior Partner for Inspired Ideas Group, which is a partnership of trainers and consultants that seek to engage people in living inspired lives through training, consulting, and hands-on development and by offering Inspiring products and merchandise. Overseer Harris has had the opportunity to walk in God's assignment for his life, that is, to speak to thousands of young people about discovering their life purpose, living by a new standard, and redefining what's normal.

Overseer Harris is an alumnus of The Florida State University and the University of South Carolina-Columbia holding a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Education, respectively. He is currently completing requirements for his Doctorate in Education at Nova Southeastern University. Previously, he has served and been a member of New Ebenezer Baptist Church (SC), Mount Tabor 1^st Baptist Church (FL), and Calvary Baptist Church (FL).

He is an initiate of the Iota Delta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., of which in 2000, he was selected as National Brother of the Year. He has also been affiliated with the Florida State Alumni Association, FSU Black Alumni Association, American Legion Boys State, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Columbia, a volunteer member of the Columbia Homeless Initiative, Brothers of the Academy (BOTA), American Red Cross, and was a former board member for the Developmental Daycares, Inc., the Goal Area Council for the United Way of Greater Greensboro, and the North Carolina A&T Upward Bound Program. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Win-Win Resolutions, serves as a volunteer with Guilford County Schools, and as one of the local leaders of the Triad Youth Leaders Network.

In 2000, Overseer Harris was inducted into the FSU Hall of Fame, and has received over 400 other awards, honors, and special recognitions, including being recognized on national radio, television, and print media. Harris receives as his standard of excellence the Apostle Paul's instruction to Timothy (1 Tim. 4: 12), "...be an example in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity".

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