DAVID E BIGLEY
Church Pastor
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Accomplished Church Pastor bringing more than 30 years of expertise in cultivating and shepherding community. Successful providing discipleship, welcoming new members, facilitating pastoral care and preaching to community. Accomplished in contributing to spiritual formation and disciple-making efforts. Excited to bring talent and spiritual leadership to growing church.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Preacher/Pastor
First Church of the Nazarene
11.2022 - Current
- Provide Worship leadership during Sunday morning Zoom Worship Services by writing and preaching Bible-based sermons, focusing on themes designed to help parishioners grow spiritually and develop practical ways to live their lives and offer Ministry to other people.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and nursing home services.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities
Spiritual Counselor/Chaplain/Pastor/Bereavement Coordinator
Bliss Hospice
07.2022 - 04.2023
- Offer Pastoral and Spiritual Care and Counseling Support for terminally ill patients/families, as well as Grief and Bereavement Support for those experiencing death of loved ones
- Provide support through daily visits and phone calls and developed care plans by partnering with other Hospice Care Staff
- Assist other Hospice Care Staff with providing Spiritual and Emotional Care and Support for coverage area that includes entire Phoenix Metropolitan Area
- Completed initial intakes and follow-up assessments and coordinated resources and referrals based on assessment.
- Applied suitable interventions to meet needs of patients and families and demonstrated understanding of community health, welfare and social agencies.
- Accepted different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs and values and seamlessly adapted bereavement support to accommodate individual needs.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support
Chaplain
Amedisys Hospice
08.2020 - 10.2021
- Offered Pastoral and Spiritual Care and Counseling for caseload of 50-60 terminally ill patients/families
- Provided support through daily visits and phone calls and developed care plans by partnering with other Hospice Staff
- As sole Chaplain for Hospice Office, provided Pastoral and Spiritual Care/Comfort/Counseling for terminally ill patients/families living in six counties in eastern Ohio
- Provided spiritual guidance, emotional support and direct care to residents, family members and staff.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Met with individuals, discussed issues compassionately and determined appropriate type of involvement to meet spiritual needs.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator
Ascension at Home
08.2018 - 10.2019
- Offered Pastoral and Spiritual Care and Counseling for terminally ill patients/families, assessing physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs and developed plans of care to meet those needs
- Prepared electronically documented notes on patient visits to share with other Hospice Care Team Members
- Offered Grief and Bereavement Counseling Services, including leading Grief/Bereavement Support Groups
- Planned, coordinated and facilitated bereavement groups and delivered ongoing compassionate support to bereaved.
- Applied suitable interventions to meet needs of patients and families and demonstrated understanding of community health, welfare and social agencies.
- Accepted different lifestyles, cultures, beliefs and values and seamlessly adapted bereavement support to accommodate individual needs.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer
Chaplain Resident
Miravida Living and Ascension NE Wisconsin Mercy Hospital
09.2017 - 08.2018
- Clinical Pastoral Education Resident who participated as Member of Hospital Spiritual Services Department
- Provided Pastoral and Spiritual Care/Counseling/Support to hospital patients/families through daily visits, facilitating Support Groups for Grief/Bereavement/Behavioral Health Needs, and assisting Hospital Priest with preparations for Worship Services
- Provided On-Call Spiritual Support for emergencies and surgery patients
- Counseled employees requesting emotional or spiritual support.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Provided spiritual guidance, emotional support and direct care to residents, family members and staff.
- Applied knowledge regarding crisis interventions to assist in emergency situations.
- Met with individuals, discussed issues compassionately and determined appropriate type of involvement to meet spiritual needs.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
- Participated in didactic sessions and education seminars
- Created and used spiritual assessments for crisis management, intervention, bereavement and chemical dependency
Pastor
The United Methodist Church
07.1985 - 06.2017
- Provided Pastoral and Spiritual leadership for congregations by planning and leading Worship Services, preaching, teaching various classes, facilitating small groups, overseeing Church Administration, training people for lay Ministry positions, counseling, weddings, funerals, working with Church boards and committees overseeing various Ministries in congregations, mentoring, and other areas of spiritual needs
- Visited parishioners in homes, hospitals, and nursing care facilities to provide Pastoral and Spiritual Care and Comfort
- Provided opportunities for parishioners to participate in Communion and other Sacramental Services
- Provided leadership in Stewardship events and in helping congregations grow numerically by as much as 25% in one year, Valet Parking where I assisted hospital guests with parking and delivering of vehicles, provided wheelchair assistance for those unable to walk into hospital facilities, provided information on where to find needed services
- Retail sales where I assisted customers with identifying products to meet needs, making suggestions on other products that might address their needs, cash handling transactions, consulting managers or other employees with questions or points of varication on sales procedures, retrieving merchandise from warehouse and delivering to customers in timely manner, assisting with procedures regarding sale of firearms and ammunition, demonstrating proper use of equipment in presentation to customers
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and nursing home services.
- Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
- Raised congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
- Worked with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer
- Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care, and older adult ministry programs
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry
Education
Doctor of Ministry - Ministry
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
Dubuque, IAMaster of Divinity - Divinity
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
Dubuque, IAClinical Pastoral Education Residency - Chaplaincy
Miravida Living
Oshkosh, WIBachelor of Arts - English
Wartburg College
Waverly, IASkills
- Excellent Communication
- Dependable and Responsible
- Attention to Detail
- Active Listening
- MS Office
- Cultural Awareness
- Organization and Time Management
- Compassionate Care
- Spiritual Care
- Sermon Writing
- Nursing Homes
- Pastoral Counseling
- Congregational Care
- Funeral Planning
- Planning Worship Programs
- Bible Studies
- Small Group Leadership
Affiliations
Ordained Minister in the Church of the Nazarene 2021
Certification
Ordained Minister in the Church of the Nazarene
Additional Information
Professional Reference:
Rev. Jon Sims, ajjjs4@yahoo.com, 309.299.2436
Rev. Charles Shelquist, church@shelquist.us, 240.727.9288
Dr. David Roppel, djroppel@gmail.com, 315.415.9232
Timeline
Preacher/Pastor
First Church of the Nazarene
11.2022 - Current
Spiritual Counselor/Chaplain/Pastor/Bereavement Coordinator
Bliss Hospice
07.2022 - 04.2023
Chaplain
Amedisys Hospice
08.2020 - 10.2021
Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator
Ascension at Home
08.2018 - 10.2019
Chaplain Resident
Miravida Living and Ascension NE Wisconsin Mercy Hospital
09.2017 - 08.2018
Pastor
The United Methodist Church
07.1985 - 06.2017
Doctor of Ministry - Ministry
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
Master of Divinity - Divinity
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
Clinical Pastoral Education Residency - Chaplaincy
Miravida Living
Bachelor of Arts - English
Wartburg College
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