Haggai Alhamdu Habila
Puyallup
Summary
Seasoned pastor and chaplain offering 7 years of experience in pastoral care in chaplaincy, and 14 years of spiritual leadership to growing church. Committed to creating thriving community and guiding individuals transformed by gospel. Successful background in organizational leadership, ministry program development and mission-oriented strategic planning.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Spiritual Care Director (Chaplain)
Wesley Choice Senior and Assisted Living Community
01.2017 - Current
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for holistic patient care, addressing both physical and emotional needs.
- Provide spiritual guidance, emotional support and direct care to residents, family members and staff.
- Meet with individuals, discussed issues compassionately and determined appropriate type of involvement to meet spiritual needs.
- Develop relationships with patients and families, resulting in increased trust and rapport during difficult times.
- Comforts family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Provide spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Leads programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
- Provide compassionate pastoral care in emergency departments, addressing the spiritual needs of patients experiencing acute distress or trauma.
- Provide spiritual guidance to patients and staff members by conducting regular counseling sessions.
- Delivers thoughtful eulogies at memorial services, honoring the lives of deceased patients while offering solace to grieving loved ones.
- Delivers comforting presence during end-of-life situations, offering prayers and rituals to honor the patient''s beliefs and values.
- Overseas administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Built strong relationships with local faith-based organizations to create a network of resources for patients and families.
- Facilitates grief support groups, helping participants cope with loss and find healing through shared experiences.
- Manages office and maintained records and files to offload administrative duties from chaplain.
- Coordinate and oversee religious activities throughout the campus.
- Cultivate a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration for improved decision-making processes within the organization.
Pastor
Living Spring Fellowship
01.2011 - Current
- Provide pastoral counseling to members and their family
- Set and create a spiritual atmosphere for spiritual growth
- Provide pastoral care to individuals in need, offering counseling, guidance, and support during difficult times.
- Provide spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Officiate special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
- Strengthens relationships between families by initiating regular events and workshops catered to their needs.
- Plan and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Fosters a welcoming environment for newcomers by creating an inclusive culture within the church community.
- Help to create welcoming environment for visitors and encouraged congregation to offer support.
- Oversees administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Provide spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.
- Uphold church governance structure by effectively managing staff and volunteer teams while ensuring adherence to established policies and procedures.
- Advise couples preparing for marriage via pre-marital counseling services tailored specifically towards their unique relational dynamics.
- Empowers church volunteers through training sessions and ongoing support, enhancing their ability to serve the congregation effectively.
- Collaborate with church leadership to develop strategic plans for ministry growth and expansion.
- Enhance congregation''s spiritual growth by delivering thought-provoking and engaging sermons.
- Managed church operations, ensuring proper allocation of resources and budget management.
- Volunteers at church-sponsored outreach events.
- Organize successful fundraising events designed to support church missions locally as well as internationally.
- Serve as mentor to children in church community, offering guidance and support.
- Supervise staff leading education, youth, and older adult ministry programs.
- Mentors youth group members, offering guidance and support in their personal and spiritual lives.
- Coordinate mission trips for members interested in participating in global outreach efforts.
- Distributes food and supplies to communities through mutual aid.
- Champions diversity within the church body by promoting inclusivity across all aspects of ministry life.
- Work with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
- Interacts with local community, building relationships with civic organizations and other churches.
- Author sermons, speeches and other religious materials.
Resident Chaplain
MultiCare Health Services, Tacoma General
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Collaborated with Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) to serve patients
- Provided pastoral care support to patient’s family during emergencies
- Provided space for Nurses and staff to debrief when impacted by the loss of patients they have been caring for
- Provided spiritual guidance, emotional support and direct care to residents, family members and staff.
- Met with individuals, discussed issues compassionately and determined appropriate type of involvement to meet spiritual needs.
- Developed relationships with patients and families, resulting in increased trust and rapport during difficult times.
- Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Provided compassionate pastoral care in emergency departments, addressing the spiritual needs of patients experiencing acute distress or trauma.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
- Delivered comforting presence during end-of-life situations, offering prayers and rituals to honor the patient''s beliefs and values.
- Delivered thoughtful eulogies at memorial services, honoring the lives of deceased patients while offering solace to grieving loved ones.
- Researched and prepared materials used in Bible study and daily devotions.
- Built strong relationships with local faith-based organizations to create a network of resources for patients and families.
- Authored sermons, speeches and other religious materials.
Assistant to the International Students Advisor and Disability Services
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
01.2003 - 01.2010
- Assisted the director orient international student on US laws and to maintain a valid international students’ status
- Supported international students to adjust to new culture and assisted in procuring the necessary household necessity to settle into new culture.
- Contributed to a positive work environment with strong interpersonal skills and proactive teamwork attitude.
- Greeted guests in with friendliness and professionalism.
- Answered incoming phone calls to process requests, transfer calls, or relay messages to appropriate personnel.
- Safeguarded sensitive information through proper documentation handling, data entry, and record maintenance procedures.
- Developed and maintained filing systems to facilitate easy access to information.
- Demonstrated adaptability by quickly mastering new software applications as needed for various tasks projects.
- Assisted director in decision-making processes based on thorough research and analysis of available data.
- Collaborated with publishers to obtain and provide electronic version textbook for visually impaired students.
- Used approved software to convert text-audio for visually impaired students.
Education
Ph.D. - Intercultural Studies
Biola University
La Mirada, CA02.2024
Master of Divinity - Biblical, Marriage, and Family Counseling
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, KY12.2010
Bachelor of Science - Counseling and Theology
Boyce College within The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, KY05.2006
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Verbal and written communication
- People Management
- Operations Management
- Team Leadership
- Relationship Building
- Effective leader
- Decision-Making
- Goal Setting
Certification
- Board Certified Chaplain, Board of Chaplaincy Certification, Inc. (BCCI), 2020-12-01
- Clinical Pastoral Education, Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. (ACPE), 2017-05-01
- Clinical Pastoral Care Chaplain Residency, MultiCare Health System, 2017-05-01
- Ordination, Southern Baptist Convention, 2010-05-01
- License to perform Christian religious rights, Southern Baptist Convention, 2006-09-01
Timeline
Spiritual Care Director (Chaplain)
Wesley Choice Senior and Assisted Living Community
01.2017 - Current
Resident Chaplain
MultiCare Health Services, Tacoma General
01.2016 - 01.2017
Pastor
Living Spring Fellowship
01.2011 - Current
Assistant to the International Students Advisor and Disability Services
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
01.2003 - 01.2010
Ph.D. - Intercultural Studies
Biola University
Master of Divinity - Biblical, Marriage, and Family Counseling
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Bachelor of Science - Counseling and Theology
Boyce College within The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Board Certified Chaplain, Board of Chaplaincy Certification, Inc. (BCCI), 2020-12-01
- Clinical Pastoral Education, Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. (ACPE), 2017-05-01
- Clinical Pastoral Care Chaplain Residency, MultiCare Health System, 2017-05-01
- Ordination, Southern Baptist Convention, 2010-05-01
- License to perform Christian religious rights, Southern Baptist Convention, 2006-09-01
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