Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Presidentialscholar
Ministryleadershipexperience
Areasofresearch
Otherbio
Awards
Publications
Community Service
Timeline
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Rev. Dr. Robin Blair

Romulus,NY

Summary

Seasoned Leadership professional offering 40 years of experience in pastoral care and spiritual leadership, public service, and successful businesses in media creation and production. Committed to creating thriving communities individuals transformed by the common good. .

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Solo Pastor, Ionia UMC

UMC
07.2019 - Current
  • Provide pastoral care to individuals in need
  • Officiate special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms
  • Plan and conduct worship services, write sermons and work with church leaders to carry out church missions
  • Foster a welcoming environment for newcomers by creating an inclusive culture within the church community
  • Uphold church governance structure by effectively managing volunteer teams while ensuring adherence to established policies and procedures
  • Facilitate small group discussions aimed at deepening participants understanding of core biblical principles and themes
  • Develop strong partnerships with local organizations to promote collaboration on various community initiatives.
  • Oversee administration and management of all areas of ministry.

Staff Chaplain

Cayuga Medical Center
03.2017 - Current
  • Communicate with interdisciplinary healthcare team to obtain pertinent information regarding patient's condition, family dynamics, and healthcare teams' understanding of the need for spiritual care.
  • Maintain ongoing professional development by attending conferences, seminars, or webinars related to chaplaincy practice in medical field.
  • Support diverse religious preferences by coordinating with local faith community leaders to provide appropriate resources for patients.
  • Offer spiritual care in the whole hospital setting including intensive care units, emergency departments

Solo or Interim Senior Pastoral Specialist

Upper New York Annual Conference of UMC
07.2001 - 07.2019
  • Provided pastoral care to individuals in need, offering guidance, prayer, and support before and during COVID
  • Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services
  • Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, worked with church leaders to fulfill church missions, developed online worship
  • Provided leadership to the congregations to cast a vision of God's purpose for the work of the church
  • Upheld church governance structure by effectively managing staff and volunteer teams while ensuring adherence to established policies and procedures, initiated conflict resolution where needed
  • Oversee administration and management of all areas of ministry.

Chaplain

Pine County Sheriff's department
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Comforted family members, and offered attentive listening with a high level of emotional support in crisis moments
  • Provided compassionate pastoral care in crises and death notifications addressing the spiritual needs of persons experiencing acute distress or trauma.
  • Provided compassionate spiritual care to first responders in trauma situations as needed

Chaplain

Essentia Health
01.2010 - 01.2012

Provided on-call spiritual care at this level 3 trauma center to patients and staff.

Executive Director

Missional Daycare
01.1999 - 01.2001
  • A start-up non-profit enterprise, oversaw all aspects of staffing, regulatory mandates, and registration
  • Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
  • Oversaw financial management, ensuring fiscal responsibility and long-term sustainability for the organization.
  • Monitored compliance with laws and regulations to protect the organization from legal liabilities and penalties
  • Led successful fundraising campaigns, securing critical resources for program development and expansion.
  • Spearheaded new program initiatives to address unmet community needs and advance the organization's mission.

Education

Doctorate of Ministry: Transformative Leadership -

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
Rochester, NY
05.2014

MDiv equivalency, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities - Professional Ministry

Colgate Rochester Crozier Divinity School
New York, NY, Rochester, NY
05.2008

MA, Theology And The Arts -

United Theological Seminary of The Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
05.2001

BA, music major, education concentration, vocal music -

Nazareth College of Rochester

AA, music major, theater minor -

Miami-Dade Community College

Skills

  • Denominational status: Ordained Elder, United Methodist church
  • Intentional Interim Ministry Specialist: focused on visioning, spiritual care, and conflict resolution
  • United Methodist Endorsed (UMEA), Chaplaincy – spiritual care specialist
  • Spiritual Director
  • Community Service

Affiliations

  • Member (Ordained) of Upper New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church (UNYAC)
  • Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
  • Spiritual Directors International (SDI)
  • National Association of Media Literacy Educators (NAMLE)
  • ASCAP

Presidentialscholar

Untied Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

Ministryleadershipexperience


In addition to the professional ministry experience,  a few highlights from professional media:

Common Good Radio, founder, www.commongoodradio.org

  • Internet Radio website ministry: Common Good Radio (CGR) 2008 to present. Founder and online, Chaplain, This project intersects music, language arts, scripture and fruits of the spirit with original song, visual arts and media literacy in an experimental project designed to invite children to an experience of faith through digital media arts. hosted by Pastor Robin, online. Podcasts and programming available on POD platforms. Project is informed by Christian tradition, all are welcome. Global audience., Character education/spiritual care programming,
  • Speaker and seminar leader: media literacy and spiritual care workshops and seminars 1998-present, www.robinblair.com/seminars
  • Award winning CD’s of music for children and families, www.robinblair.com/CDsMain.html,


Co-Created and produced children's TV show for Animal Planet network:  Once Upon a Tree. 1996-7

I hosted and produced various radio programs, local and network. 1989-present.  Currently on-air for WYLF, AM 850. 

Areasofresearch

  • Spiritual care for children, youth and adults
  • Parenting/grandparenting in a 21st century culture as people of faith
  • Childhood spirituality
  • Media literacy

Otherbio

www.robinblair.com

Awards

Please see www.robinblair.com for awards on the media Rev. Dr. Blair has created and produced for children and families.

Publications

  • Sad Pie, a child’s story of tenderness and trust (Children’s, Amazon best seller)
  • Grandparenting, a Spiritual Act (fall 2024)
  • Spiritual Parenting for a Media Friendly Household (Non-Fiction, Jan 2025)
  • Love Pie, there is enough for all of us (Children’s, Feb 2025)

Community Service

  • Cornell Institutional Review Board (IRB) 2017-present
  • Kids for Saving Earth – Advisory Board www.kidsforsavingearth.org
  • Bishop’s Initiative on Children and Poverty (conference team leader) transformational ways to be the church as meeting the needs of children and those who live in poverty
  • Social Justice team UNYUMC – (vice-chair) platform to inform and educate persons in church and community to action regarding social justice as serves the common good
  • Creation Justice team – serves to inform and educate congregations and community to act for the health of the planet

Timeline

Solo Pastor, Ionia UMC

UMC
07.2019 - Current

Staff Chaplain

Cayuga Medical Center
03.2017 - Current

Chaplain

Pine County Sheriff's department
01.2011 - 01.2012

Chaplain

Essentia Health
01.2010 - 01.2012

Solo or Interim Senior Pastoral Specialist

Upper New York Annual Conference of UMC
07.2001 - 07.2019

Executive Director

Missional Daycare
01.1999 - 01.2001

Doctorate of Ministry: Transformative Leadership -

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

MDiv equivalency, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities - Professional Ministry

Colgate Rochester Crozier Divinity School

MA, Theology And The Arts -

United Theological Seminary of The Twin Cities

BA, music major, education concentration, vocal music -

Nazareth College of Rochester

AA, music major, theater minor -

Miami-Dade Community College
Rev. Dr. Robin Blair