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Deanna Stephens

P.O. Box 1580,Lyndonville,VT

Summary

Over thirty-five years of commitment to fulfilling the great commission by utilizing my talents and learned skill sets to make an impactful impression wherever the Lord directs. Efficiently building productive relationships, effectively communicating, and strategically managing with excellence to bring elevating benefits to ministry work in varying fields. Enterprising mindset with broad conference development and public speaking experience.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Certified Professional Skills Trainer

Momentum Makers, Inc.
Saint Johnsbury, VT
09.2019 - Current
  • Effectively taught workplace professional soft skills in eight crucial areas: self-assessment, people skills, communicating skills, team skills, ethical skills, mentoring skills, managing skills, and professional image
  • Built key external relationships with community leaders
  • Facilitated training sessions - secured venue, managed contracts, delegated tasks, arranged catering
  • Improvement in overall personal awareness, relationships, and productivity at work and home reported by trainees

Conference Developer/Coordinator

Whole Heart Believer Ministries
Saint Johnsbury, VT
08.2017 - Current
  • Developed high-quality conferences geared towards targeted audiences based on expressed needs of the expanded community
  • Secured appealing and effective keynote speakers from a variety of backgrounds
  • Recruited responsible, qualified staff, and volunteers
  • Delegated appropriate tasks efficiently and effectively
  • Secured venue and managed contracts
  • Managed effective marketing campaign

Certified Ministry Leadership Trainer

Leadership Trainer International
Saint Johnsbury, VT
07.2017 - Current
  • Trained and multiplied skilled ministry leaders
  • Taught Godly character and leadership capability
  • Effectually trained ministry leaders teaching essential biblically based leadership concepts
  • Helped deploy the LTI system within authorized training sites teaching the curriculum, certifying, and offering ongoing support
  • Monitored, evaluated, and recorded training activities and program effectiveness
  • Built external and internal relationships with potential training sites
  • Secured venue, set schedule, assigned duties, organized training tools, arranged catering

Biblical Life Counselor/Coach

Self-employed
Saint Johnsbury, VT
09.2006 - Current
  • Efficiently helped clients redirect disordered motivations, thinking, and habits
  • Compassionately helped clients accomplish God-centered and biblically based way of living to help restore and transform to a more holistic worshipful way of living and right fellowship with God, self, and others
  • Provided biblical encouragement and direction to help clients reach personal goals
  • Worked in conjunction with integrative health practitioners, psychiatrists, and psychologists for best client outcome
  • Developed and guided two support groups for women leaving abusive relationships

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Juvenile Justice

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Some College (No Degree) - Biblical Counseling

Master's International School of Divinity
Evansville

Some College (No Degree) - Self Confrontation

Biblical Counseling Foundation (BCF)
Indio, CA

Some College (No Degree) - Biblical Counseling

The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors
Kansas City, MO

Skills

  • Excellent Communication Skills
  • Strong Interpersonal Skills
  • Task Delegation
  • Training delivery
  • Performance Assessment
  • Solution-focused
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Relates Well To Diverse Personalities

Affiliations

  • Vice Chair of Connect With Kids, Inc. - serving the homeless community of Saint Johnsbury, VT via the Mustard Seed Soup Kitchen and the Lift Up Thrift Store
  • Advisory Board Member for Restoration Fellowship International, Cleveland, TN
  • Client Advocate and administration for Futures Pregnancy Care Center, Lyndonville, VT

Timeline

Certified Professional Skills Trainer

Momentum Makers, Inc.
09.2019 - Current

Conference Developer/Coordinator

Whole Heart Believer Ministries
08.2017 - Current

Certified Ministry Leadership Trainer

Leadership Trainer International
07.2017 - Current

Biblical Life Counselor/Coach

Self-employed
09.2006 - Current

Some College (No Degree) - Juvenile Justice

Virginia Commonwealth University

Some College (No Degree) - Biblical Counseling

Master's International School of Divinity

Some College (No Degree) - Self Confrontation

Biblical Counseling Foundation (BCF)

Some College (No Degree) - Biblical Counseling

The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors

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