FORREST DEAN HACKETT, JR
Hermiston,OR
Summary
Accomplished Leadership Coach and Mentor with over five decades of pastoral leadership, forty-seven years in the Pacific Northwest Church Of God. I've equipped 36 pastoral couples, fostering growth and revitalization. Expert in strategic thinking and apostolic leadership, transforming ministry trajectories through innovative coaching techniques and ethical leadership, promoting continuous improvement and excellence.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Leadership Coach and Mentor
Pacific Northwest Church Of God
06.2022 - Current
- Trained, equipped, and released into ministry 26 couples during 54 years of ministry. After retiring from pastoral work launched MAXIMUM a coaching and mentoring ministry for pastors and their leadership teams.
- 10 Pastoral couples and their leadership teams have attended workshops and seminars on various leadership topics for enhancing their skills in developing life-giving ministry that overcomes stagnation and changes the trajectory of a declining ministry.
- Through personal meetings with each pastoral couple on a monthly basis, client's performance is evaluated against established benchmarks, ministry systems and strategies are adjusted as needed to achieve desired outcomes. Encouragement, affirmation, and counsel is provided for their personal walk and emotional wellbeing.
- Seek to promote a culture of self-reflection, continuous improvement, and a commitment to excellence. The clients are encouraged to seek out feedback and embrace opportunities for growth.
- Stay informed about new developments in leadership theory, coaching methodologies, and Pacific Northwest culture to ensure the coaching/mentoring ministry is remaining relevant and applicable in the ever-changing context of the secular, pagan, hyper-sexualized culture of this region.
Chairman, Church Health & Revitalization Committee
Pacific Northwest Church Of God
11.2020 - Current
- Led the committee in setting goals and strategies for enhancing the spiritual health and life-giving ministry of the local church.
- Planned and facilitated with the Regional Administrative Bishop and the Vice Chairman a monthly training session for pastors on Zoom. 15-20 pastors consistently attend live on Zoom and several more view the recording.
- Provided coaching and assistance to church planters in the Pacific Northwest Region. 5 new church plants have been established over the last 4 years.
Education
Ph.D. - Applied Theology
IMI Bible College And Seminary
San Diego, CA12.2002
Masters of Ministry And Masters of Theology - Theology And Christian Ministry
IMI Bible College And Seminary
San Diego, CA12.2000
Bachelor of Arts - Biblical Studies And Pastoral Ministry
Cathedral of Praise Bible School
Lacey, WA06.1986
Skills
- Apostolic Leadership
- Visionary
- Strategic Thinking
- Ethical Leadership
- Growth Mindset
- Systems thinking
- Coaching Techniques
- Conference speaker
- Author
- Administration and Delegation
- 40 years of abuse counseling
Accomplishments
- My wife and I have planted four churches and assisted in the planting of eighteen other churches.
- We have also lead four churches from stagnation and decline into record growth and life-giving ministry.
- Senior Pastor of Living Faith Church in Hermiston, Oregon for sixteen years (2007-2013). It grew from a healthy congregation of eighty people to a congregation of more than four hundred.
- Founder and chairperson of the Faith Based Advisory Committee for the city of Hermiston, Oregon.
- Author of ten books.
- Launched a Bible school in Zagreb, Croatia and established a cohort of the School of Urban Missions in Hermiston, Oregon.
- Served as adjunct professor for various Bible Schools.
Affiliations
- Ordained Bishop, Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee
reading biographies and history; golf; fishing
- I love reading biographies and studying United States and world history. Some of my favorite biographies are Martin Luther (Metaxas), Bonhoeffer (Metaxas), Churchill (Gilbert), Billy Graham (Martin), and Benjamin Franklin (Isaacson). Authors I have greatly enjoyed for U.S. and world history are Peter Marshall and David Manual, William Bradford, Benjamin Netanyahu, Winston Churchill, William Manchester.
- My father-in-law taught me trout fishing on rivers and streams of Montana. I still enjoy a beautiful day on the river fishing for rainbows and browns or small mouth bass.
- I began golfing in 1972, while planting a church in Bramalea, Ontario, Canada. I am not a great golfer (my best handicap has only been 18), but I love the joy of a sunny day, a good drive, or a short iron shot, and the sound of a long putt going in the cup.
Timeline
Leadership Coach and Mentor
Pacific Northwest Church Of God
06.2022 - Current
Chairman, Church Health & Revitalization Committee
Pacific Northwest Church Of God
11.2020 - Current
Ph.D. - Applied Theology
IMI Bible College And Seminary
Masters of Ministry And Masters of Theology - Theology And Christian Ministry
IMI Bible College And Seminary
Bachelor of Arts - Biblical Studies And Pastoral Ministry
Cathedral of Praise Bible School
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