Looking after the interests of others has been taking place the focus of JobSeekers of Peachtree City since August 1998. Ernie Childs, Howard Tisdale and two other gentlemen started JobSeekers of PTC after they attended a JobSeeker group that meets in Dunwoody. The north side group started back in 1992. Howard, our chaplain, has attended more meetings than anyone else — over 450 meetings. He says it's the best ministry he's ever been involved with. Ernie led the group until the spring of 2000, when he took on a new role as CEO of a biotech company. He continues to be involved with the ministry, leading the group in my absence and also by serving in an advisory capacity.

Dave O'Farrell came as a participant in February 2000; two months later he moved into a leadership role. When Ernie announced he had to step down, the other leaders turned their heads in unison and looked at Dave. For several months he held the dual role of participant and facilitator. Later that year Dave won a great job at Richardson, a Philadelphia-based consulting company, that allowed him continue in the leadership role. He traveled around the country teaching consultative selling skills at companies like Dell, Bank of America, Sears, GlaxoSmithKline, and KPMG Consulting. He was in Peachtree City more Fridays than not.

Since then he has started his own career coaching business. At first the contracting dominated, but beginning in 2004 his business took off. This allowed Dave to be in town even more on Friday mornings. Dave's business and ministry go hand-in-hand. He loves helping people find their purpose in life and achieve their goals.

Attendance at JobSeekers of PTC averaged 42 people per week in 2007.  Members remark about how positive and uplifting the experience is; in fact, many say it is quite the opposite of what they expected.  Our vision is to make the service we provide to the community even more powerful -- reaching more people and making better connections between employers and those seeking employment.