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Abraham Desta

Somerset,NJ

Summary

Pastor with more than 20 years of experience in all elements of organizational (church, ministry) leadership, counseling and prayer for the sick,mission works and success in creating inspirational environment. Successful in overseeing community services, men's and women's ministries, student ministry, youth ministry, children's ministry, worship ministry and orphanage ministry. Highly welcoming and accomplished in developing and shepherding new and existing church members.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Chaplin - Started Chaplaincy/CPE - UNIT 4

Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
06.2024 - Current
  • Oversee and manage 55patients in three units.
  • Provide spiritual, emotional, psychological support to patients
  • Run spirituality, morning & afternoon centering groups. individual counseling.
  • Compile charting, chaplaincy care, and progress reports for monthly & quarterly reviews.
  • Developed relationships with patients and families, resulting in increased trust and support during difficult times.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams/ treatment team for holistic patient care, addressing both physical and emotional needs.

Completed Chaplaincy CPE -UNIT 1

Robert Wood Johnson Hospital (Hamilton Campus)
09.2023 - Current
  • Conduct comprehensive spiritual assessments to identify and understand patients' spiritual and religious needs.
  • Provide timely and compassionate spiritual support to patients, addressing their spiritual concerns and facilitating their connection with their faith traditions or personal beliefs.
  • Engage in ongoing spiritual care, conducting follow-up visits to assess patients' spiritual well-being and provide ongoing support as needed or desired.
  • Respond to crisis situations proactively, providing emotional support and spiritual guidance

Lead Pastor

Phares Evangelistic Church
11.2011 - Current
  • Provided spiritual care through preaching, teaching visitation, counseling and prayer for 5000+ believers.
  • Planned and conducted 600+ worship services, wrote 400+ sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
  • Supervised 100+ total associate pastors and staff that led education, youth services, pastoral care and older adult ministry programs.
  • Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.

Founder and Head Pastor

Phares Evangelical Ministries
07.1999 - 12.2008
  • Provided spiritual care through preachings, teachings, visitation, counseling and prayer.
  • Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
  • Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care and older adult ministry programs.
  • Partnered with city officials, non-profit resource organizations, civic groups and members of public for outreach to at-risk children.
  • Launched ministry expansion program, resulting in ongoing conversion of former main worship campus into community recreation center.

Head of Finance /Accountant

World Vision International - Ethiopia
05.1990 - 06.1999
  • Created budgets and forecasts for management group to meet regular accounting deadlines.
  • Supported monthly reporting analysis to achieve validation of internal reports and to reconcile production operations and general ledger.
  • Compiled budget figures by reviewing past budgets, evaluating estimated income and assessing expenses.
  • Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating and cash and banking reconciliations.

Education

Ph.D. - Urban Ministry

Liberty University
06.2022

Master of Arts - Urban Ministry

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
05.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

Addis Ababa University
06.1986

Skills

  • Pastoral Care Services (Chaplaincy)
  • Leadership
  • Church Planting
  • Pastoral Counseling and Prayer
  • Spiritual Guidance
  • Sermon Writing
  • Administrative Leadership
  • New Member Assimilation
  • Youth Ministry
  • Outreach Initiatives
  • Bible Studies
  • Community Activities
  • Congregational Care
  • Teamwork and Collaboration

Affiliations

  • Member of Metropolitan New York Baptist Association (MNYBA)
  • Partnered with Baptist Convention of New York (BCNY)
  • Affiliated with North American Mission Board (NAMB)
  • Affiliated with American Baptist Church (ABC)

Languages

Amharic (Ethiopian Language)
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional

Timeline

Chaplin - Started Chaplaincy/CPE - UNIT 4

Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
06.2024 - Current

Completed Chaplaincy CPE -UNIT 1

Robert Wood Johnson Hospital (Hamilton Campus)
09.2023 - Current

Lead Pastor

Phares Evangelistic Church
11.2011 - Current

Founder and Head Pastor

Phares Evangelical Ministries
07.1999 - 12.2008

Head of Finance /Accountant

World Vision International - Ethiopia
05.1990 - 06.1999

Master of Arts - Urban Ministry

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

Addis Ababa University

Ph.D. - Urban Ministry

Liberty University

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