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Godson Jacob

Chaplain
Fort Wayne,IN

Summary

Pragmatic Chaplain skilled at helping individuals while remaining calm and composed. Smart individual dedicated to working with emotional needs of others. Offering empathy, patience and commitment to keeping information confidential. Empathetic with experience assessing, developing and coordinating spiritual care plans. Well-organized and respectful individual with expertise in facilitating post-death bereavement processes and leading interfaith chapel services.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Chaplain

Parkview Health
09.2022 - Current
  • Provided spiritual guidance, emotional support and direct care to residents, family members and staff.
  • Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
  • Met with individuals, discussed issues compassionately and determined appropriate type of involvement to meet spiritual needs.
  • Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
  • Applied knowledge regarding crisis interventions to assist in emergency situations.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
  • Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.

Hospice Chaplain

Stillwater (formerly Visiting Nurse & Hospice)
08.2021 - 08.2022
  • Communicated with interdisciplinary healthcare team to obtain pertinent information regarding patient's condition, family dynamics and health care teams' understanding of need for spiritual care.
  • Counseled and provided care to patients with life-threatening illnesses to help families respond effectively to approaching death of loved one.
  • Visited and counseled patients, families and staff concerning death and dying by providing direct spiritual care.
  • Resolved crisis and emotional issues through empathy, support, prayer and scripture.
  • Conducted religious sacraments for sick patients and family members.
  • Collaborated with administration team to develop and implement plans for increasing patient satisfaction.
  • Supplied spiritual care for diverse religious needs of patients, family and staff such as grief and bereavement support.
  • Responded to code blues and other emergencies to verify patient identity and engage and support family.
  • Navigated Epic to document patient and family interactions.
  • Developed and implemented processes to meet and offer support to newly admitted families in inpatient areas.
  • 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.

Clinical Pastoral Care Residency (CPE, 2 Units)

Lutheran Hospital
08.2020 - 08.2021
  • Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
  • Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
  • Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.

Senior Pastor

Friends Fellowship Church
10.2019 - Current
  • Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
  • Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
  • Provided crisis response and counseling to church members.
  • Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
  • Collaborated with church leadership to plan master calendar of events.
  • Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
  • Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
  • Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
  • Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care, and older adult ministry programs.
  • Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.
  • Helped to create welcoming environment for visitors and encouraged congregation to offer support.
  • Distributed food and supplies to under-served/homeless community.
  • Volunteered at church-sponsored outreach events.
  • Interacted with local community, building relationships with civic organizations and other churches.
  • Authored sermons, speeches and other religious materials.

Executive Director

Fort Wayne Food Rescue
10.2019 - Current
  • Organized and coordinated weekly community outreach meals for under-served/homeless. population.
  • Offered community presentations to help build awareness of organization's mission.
  • Promoted volunteer program through social media platforms.
  • Provided leadership, guidance and support to volunteers.
  • Referred under-served/homeless populations to appropriate community agencies and organizations to meet treatment needs.
  • Participated in community events to promote services and engage with public.
  • Partnered with local organizations to expand access to social and community services.
  • Assessed community needs and identified resources for social and community service programs.
  • Established and maintained relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Implemented strategies to increase public awareness of social and community service programs.
  • Conducted outreach activities to engage local stakeholders in programs.
  • Managed volunteer programs focused on providing community services to underserved populations.
  • Coordinated individual referrals to obtain community services, advocate for client needs and resolve roadblocks.
  • Spearheaded fundraising efforts to support social and community service initiatives.

Clinical Pastoral Care Residency (CPE, 1 Unit)

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
01.2018 - 05.2018
  • Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
  • Helped to create welcoming environment for visitors and encouraged congregation to offer support.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Lutheran School Of Theology At Chicago
09.2016 - 12.2016
  • Assisted faculty members with research assignments on theology-related projects.
  • Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
  • Recorded data and maintained source documentation following good documentation practices.
  • Collaborated with others in team-based environment to identify key findings from data analysis.
  • Maintained up-to-date records of research activities and results for future reference.
  • Gathered, arranged, and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
  • Collected research data through experimentation, surveys and leading focus groups.
  • Created surveys and questionnaires to collect data for research projects.

Teaching Assistant

Lutheran School Of Theology At Chicago
09.2015 - 05.2018
  • Helped with grading assignments and tests, providing constructive feedback to students based on results.
  • Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
  • Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
  • Assisted in maintaining engaging and respectful educational environment by promoting discipline and cooperation.
  • Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
  • Facilitated activities in small groups to reinforce concepts taught by class teacher.
  • Worked with teacher to optimize learning plans based on student test grades and evaluations.
  • Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
  • Supported classroom maintenance and upkeep, organizing books and materials.
  • Presented wide range of information to students using hands-on instructional techniques for effective comprehension.
  • Supported planning and preparation for culturally-diverse class sessions.
  • Mentored and tutored individual students needing additional help.
  • Copied, organized and distributed classroom assignments or other paperwork.
  • Handled class records for attendance, assignment grades and course participation scores.
  • Organized materials in classroom spaces based on lecture plans, activity stations or other requirements outlined by teachers.
  • Taught courses under guidance of senior instructors.
  • Encouraged small groups to discuss topics and explore concepts through hands-on activities.
  • Shared important information with students concerning upcoming assignments and tests.

Vice Principal

Calvin Institute Of Theology
06.2011 - 04.2013
  • Met with parents to discuss student performance and behavioral issues.
  • Worked with teachers to evaluate policies and enact improvements.
  • Acted as principal for day-to-day running of school as well as key decision making.
  • Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
  • Monitored student progress and implemented intervention strategies to support student success.
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
  • Oversaw scheduling, orientation and other support areas.
  • Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
  • Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote teaching staff and administrative personnel's positive interaction with students and families.
  • Instructed small groups of teachers and students.
  • Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration, and related activities.
  • Administered personnel policies and procedures and approved professional staff additions.
  • Facilitated continued education for teaching staff through implementation of quality curriculum training and appropriation of necessary resources.
  • Encouraged interdepartmental and cross-functional teams collaboration in development and support of student activities, programs, and lessons.
  • Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
  • Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.
  • Coordinated staff and student activities to promote a safe and productive learning environment.
  • Observed teachers, documented activities and implemented improvement plans to optimize classrooms.
  • Established positive, stimulating learning environment for students and exciting education-focused setting for teachers.
  • Developed and coordinated after-school programs and activities.
  • Studied assessment information covering students, teachers and school operations to formulate improvement plans.
  • Coordinated retrieval and distribution of student records from other schools and institutions.

Lecturer

Kerala Theological Seminary
06.2008 - 04.2009
  • Collaborated with faculty and staff to create meaningful learning experiences.
  • Mentored and advised students to explore career pathways based and amplify knowledge, skills and strengths.
  • Participated in conferences and professional development opportunities to stay up-to-date with latest trends in field.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
  • Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
  • Created and designed quizzes, tests and projects to assess student knowledge.
  • Selected and designed lesson plans and curriculum to meet academic objectives.
  • Led seminars and workshops to facilitate student learning and engagement and increase memory retention.
  • Arranged syllabus, developed schedule, and determined reading list for varied courses simultaneously, giving students appropriate time to complete assignments and absorb information.
  • Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.
  • Assessed students' progress and provided feedback to enhance learning.
  • Graded quizzes, tests, homework, and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.
  • Conducted engaging in-class discussions to facilitate learning and encourage participation.
  • Created positive and safe learning environment for students by setting and enforcing classroom code of conduct.
  • Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of course concepts.
  • Designed and implemented various educational activities and programs to meet student needs.
  • Created syllabus and instructional plans for each class session in accord with stated course objectives.
  • Developed semester outlines and instructional plans for each class session to comply with stated course objectives.
  • Evaluated and supervised student activities and performance levels to provide reports on academic progress.
  • Created excitement and enthusiasm in classroom by delivering engaging subject matter.
  • Guided students in researching, structuring and presenting debate case.
  • Met with students to dispense study and career advice and provide guidance and potential opportunities within chosen field.
  • Impartially evaluated papers, projects and homework assignments of students, delegating grading to teaching assistants when appropriate.
  • Taught diverse student population by employing various learning styles and abilities.

Education

Ph.D. - Systematic Theology

Lutheran School of Theology At Chicago
Chicago, IL
05.2019

Master of Science - Systematic Theology

Lutheran School of Theology At Chicago
Chicago, IL
05.2015

Master of Science - Christian Theology

Federated Faculty For Research in Religion/Culture
Kottayam, India
05.2011

Bachelor of Science - Divinity

Gurukul Lutheran Theological College
Chennai, India
05.2008

Bachelor of Science - Theology

Faith Theological Seminary
Manakala, India
05.2005

Skills

  • Staff Meetings
  • Patient Information
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Ministry Development
  • Stress Management Assistance
  • Compassionate Care
  • Crisis Situations
  • Spiritual Guidance
  • Bible Studies
  • Constructive Feedback
  • Administrative Leadership
  • Community Outreach Programs
  • Records Maintenance
  • Instructional Strategies
  • Positive Reinforcement Strategies
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Community Activities
  • Effective Communication
  • Active Learning
  • Pastoral Counseling
  • Committee Leadership
  • Professional Relationships
  • Professional Development
  • Sermons Preparation
  • Grief Support
  • Hospice Visits
  • Social Skills
  • Worship Leadership
  • Counsel Individuals
  • Promote Beliefs
  • Lead Prayers

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional
Malayalam
Native or Bilingual

Community Experience

American Heart Association, CPR/AED, First Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens Instructor 2019 - Present

Street Eats Food/Meal Distribution Ministry for Homeless & Hungry, Friends Fellowship Church 2019 – Present

Fort Wayne Food Rescue 2020 – Present

Eco-Care Volunteer, Save the Maumee River 2019 – Present

Timeline

Chaplain

Parkview Health
09.2022 - Current

Hospice Chaplain

Stillwater (formerly Visiting Nurse & Hospice)
08.2021 - 08.2022

Clinical Pastoral Care Residency (CPE, 2 Units)

Lutheran Hospital
08.2020 - 08.2021

Senior Pastor

Friends Fellowship Church
10.2019 - Current

Executive Director

Fort Wayne Food Rescue
10.2019 - Current

Clinical Pastoral Care Residency (CPE, 1 Unit)

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
01.2018 - 05.2018

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Lutheran School Of Theology At Chicago
09.2016 - 12.2016

Teaching Assistant

Lutheran School Of Theology At Chicago
09.2015 - 05.2018

Vice Principal

Calvin Institute Of Theology
06.2011 - 04.2013

Lecturer

Kerala Theological Seminary
06.2008 - 04.2009

Ph.D. - Systematic Theology

Lutheran School of Theology At Chicago

Master of Science - Systematic Theology

Lutheran School of Theology At Chicago

Master of Science - Christian Theology

Federated Faculty For Research in Religion/Culture

Bachelor of Science - Divinity

Gurukul Lutheran Theological College

Bachelor of Science - Theology

Faith Theological Seminary

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