Pastor (Head of Staff)

• Mar 2021 - Present

Pastor

• Oct 2015 - Feb 2021

Serving as the Pastor at Spanish Fort Presbyterian Church. Responsibilities include weekly sermon preparation and preaching, worship planning, teaching, pastoral care to members and friends of the congregation, engaging with the local community, oversight and administration of staff, and more. My passion is to help people discover how their unique talents/skills/passions might intersect with God's call to serve others and spread the gospel of Jesus. Serving as the Pastor at Spanish Fort Presbyterian Church. Responsibilities include weekly sermon preparation and preaching, worship planning, teaching, pastoral care to members and friends of the congregation, engaging with the local community, oversight and administration of staff, and more. My passion is to help people discover how their unique talents/skills/passions might intersect with God's call to serve others and spread the gospel of Jesus.

Chaplain Resident

• Jan 2015 - Sep 2015

Spiritual and religious care for patients, families, and staff at UAB Hospital. Educational requirements for CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) such as seminars, group learning, supervision, personal study and reflection. Spiritual and religious care for patients, families, and staff at UAB Hospital. Educational requirements for CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) such as seminars, group learning, supervision, personal study and reflection.

Pastor

• Jun 2011 - Dec 2014

Weekly teaching and preaching, pastoral care, administration of staff, stewarship drives, theological study, local outreach, community development. Developed a new committee structure based on the mission of the church. Initiatied civic activism related to predatory lending. Weekly teaching and preaching, pastoral care, administration of staff, stewarship drives, theological study, local outreach, community development. Developed a new committee structure based on the mission of the church. Initiatied civic activism related to predatory lending.

Intern

• Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

Serving as a summer intern for John Knox Presbyterian Church in Marietta, GA. This congregation is a neighborhood church located in an increasingly immigrant (Brazilian and Latino) community. In fact, the church grounds are shared by both John Knox Pres. and the Brazilian Christian Church (also a Presbyterian Church). John Knox is a smaller, aging church who are dedicated to the community in which they live. My responsibilities include several written assigments (case studies, etc.) as required by the Seminary, hospital visits, homebound visits, liturgy and worship leading, as well as preaching five times (every other week). Show less

Intern

• Jun 2007 - Jun 2008

One year congregational internship in a program-sized Presbyterian (USA) church. Charles M. Durham was head of staff. I taught Sunday school, helped out in campus ministry revitalization, visited members in hospital and hospice care, served on several committees, and assisted in worship liturgy. This was a great way to learn about the ins and outs of a ministerial vocation before going off to seminary. One year congregational internship in a program-sized Presbyterian (USA) church. Charles M. Durham was head of staff. I taught Sunday school, helped out in campus ministry revitalization, visited members in hospital and hospice care, served on several committees, and assisted in worship liturgy. This was a great way to learn about the ins and outs of a ministerial vocation before going off to seminary.

Teaching assistant

• Aug 2004 - May 2007

Computer and software application student teaching assistant. Proctored 150 unit computer lab, administered tests, graded assignments, answered in-class questions. Topics included basic computer literacy and history, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook, HTML, XHTML, CSS, and basic JavaScript programming. Also tutored select students one on one. Computer and software application student teaching assistant. Proctored 150 unit computer lab, administered tests, graded assignments, answered in-class questions. Topics included basic computer literacy and history, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook, HTML, XHTML, CSS, and basic JavaScript programming. Also tutored select students one on one.