Jefferson Williams

• Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
• Provided crisis response and counseling to church members.
• Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
• Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and nursing home services.
• Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
• Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
• Collaborated with church leadership to plan master calendar of events.

• Responsible for teaching online classes for Moody undergraduates with a focus on integration of theology and the social sciences

• Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
• Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
• Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
• Taught diverse subjects for grades K-8, successfully delivering seamless teaching in absence of regular teacher.

Transitioned the student ministry to focus on reaching and training parents to be pro- active in their student’s spiritual journey
Expanded the student ministries from 40 students to 125 + students

Provided vision, leadership, planning and teaching for the middle school and high school ministries including program development, trips, retreats, and monthly events

Developed the student ministry leadership team from 4 to 25 including recruiting, training, and mentoring high school students to serve in our junior high ministry

Lead mission trips to Memphis, Nashville, Biloxi, New York, Mexico, and Costa Rica

Camp Speaker for Summer/Winter Camps for Cedar Lake Ministries (2008-2013)

Performed weddings and funerals

Taught the “puberty talk” for all 5th grade students in Illinois School District 429

Provided premarital, individual, couples, and family counseling

Filled the pulpit for adult services seven to ten times a year

• Counseled individuals, groups and families to bring awareness of problems, deal with crisis situations and develop action plans.
• Developed and implemented intensive individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior and other psychosocial issues.
• Guided clients in development of skills and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.
• Tracked progress according to goals for interventions.