Dr. William H. Whitaker, II is one of God’s servants who has dedicated his life and ministry to strengthening both the church and all who serve within it. A native of Roanoke, Virginia, his career spans across cultural and denominational lines as he has served in the areas of Pastor and the Ministry of Administration within both predominately black and white congregations and in Baptist, Presbyterian, African American Episcopal (AME), and Southern Baptist churches.

Dr. Whitaker along with his wife, the Reverend Maria Whitaker are the thankful co - founders of the Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church in Chesterfield, Virginia. He works tirelessly in the religious community to support and train pastors, clergy, and leadership for ministry service. He is the Church Business Manager for the historic First Baptist Church, South Richmond where Dr. Dwight C. Jones is the Sr. Pastor and Dr. Derik E. Jones is the Pastor.  Additionally, he is an Instructor of Church Finance & Administration at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University and the Ministry Training Track instructor for the Baptist General Convention of Virginia.

Dr. Whitaker began ministry consulting with churches and ministers’ conferences in the summer of 1997 under the business name of The Elijah Project. In the year of 2000, Dr. Whitaker expanded his consulting to include working in churches under the business name of CBA1, The Church Business Administration Network. Today, Dr. Whitaker has created the concept of Ministry Based Consulting (MBC) [www.mbc.team] as he seeks to unite ministers and churches with affordable ministry opportunities at a reduced cost to churches.