Associate Pastor

Varughese Thekkecharuvil Jacob

*** ***** ****** ****; Apt. # 354, Santa Ana CA 92704.

Phone: 713-***-****, E Mail: ***************@*****.***

ACADEMIC EDUCATION

**/**** – 09/11/2013 Emory University, Atlanta GA

Ph. D Pastoral Theology, Care and Psychotherapy

Counseling Individual with different emotional difficulties & developmental issues, Couples

with marital problems

Doctoral Dissertation: A Pastoral Psychotherapeutic Counseling Model for Asian-Indian

Immigrant Families Living in Multiple Cultural Spaces in the United States.

06/2002 – 03/2004 Serampore University, India

Master of Theology (M. Th) in Pastoral Care and Counseling

Masters Thesis: Dalit Pentecostals in Central Kerala: Implications for Pastoral Care and

Counseling

06/1998 – 03/2000 Serampore University, India

Bachelor of Divinity (B. D) with Minor in Pastoral Care and Counseling

Bachelor Divinity Thesis: A comparative study on the Psycho-social social Issues of the aged

above 70 years who live with their family and those who live in the Institutionalized (Old Age)

home: Implications for Pastoral Care and Counseling.

06/1985 – 03/1989 Serampore University, India

Bachelor of Theology (B. Th) Bachelor of Theology Thesis: A Comparative Study on the

Marxian Concept of Classless Society and Biblical Concept of Millennium.

06/1990 – 09/1994 Calicut University, India

Bachelor of Arts (B. A) With Economics Major

CLINICAL EDUCATION

09/09 – 08/10 U C L A Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Clinical Pastoral Education (4 Units of CPE)

09/2006 – 06/2008 Care Counseling Center, Atlanta GA

Pastoral Counseling and Psychotherapy for Clients with various emotional difficulties,

developmental and Psychological issues.

PUBLICATIONS

2005 “Grace in Indian Pentecostal Understanding”, Article Published in God of All Graces, UTC

Publications, Bangalore, India

2005 “Suffering: A Counseling Perspective”, published in Masihi Sevak (Journal of Christian

Ministry) UTC, Bangalore, India

2006 “Psychosocial Issues of the Call Center Employees in India,” A paper presented in a

Counseling Conference for the Call Center employees in Bangalore India

PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES

2004–2006 Three-days Marriage and Couple Conferences and group therapy in India

04/2006 One-day Conference on the Mental health of the Call Center employees

12/2006 “Identity Issues of the Third Culture Kids” Three days conference for 2 nd generation

Indian Immigrant young Adults in Chicago, USA

03/2007 One-day Marriage and Couple Conference in Stafford City, TX

WORK EXPERIENCE

I. Pastoral Ministry Experience (04/1988 – 2013)

08/2012 – 08/13 Pastoral Care and Counseling Pastor (Trinity Christian Center or Artesia

Foursquare Church, Artesia CA). Offering pastoral care and counseling to the church and

community members who request professional help; Making chart notes; leading small groups,

preaching on Sunday Services at the request of the senior pastor and helping senior pastor with

various ministries, Attending staff meeting.

08/2010–12/10/2011 Interim Senior Pastor, (International Christian Assembly, Los Angeles, CA).

Preaching on Sundays, Conducting weekdays meetings, Conducting Eucharist, Wedding, Funeral

and other sacraments for the church members; Offering pastoral Care and Counseling to Church

Members; Overseeing the overall administrational aspects of the church, work with committee

members to develop the life and work of the church.

2000 2006 Senior Pastor (Indian Christian Assembly, India)

Preaching on Sundays, conducting baptism, Holy Communion, Marriage, and Funeral; Offering

pastoral Care and Counseling to Church Members; Coordinate different departments of the

church ministry and oversee the entire administration of the church.

1994 2000 Associate Pastor, (Indian Christian Assembly, India)

Offering Pastoral Care to the Church Members; conducting weekly cottage meetings; one-day

retreat, seminars etc, for the young adults; attending certain committee meetings; assisting senior

pastor in ministries such as Holy Communion, Baptism, marriage funeral etc.

1988–1993 Campus Minister (Indian Christian Assembly, India)

Meeting with students and share gospel with them (personal evangelism), Conducting campus

bible study; youth meetings and retreats, seminars, and workshops in consultation, evening

Sunday Service for the University students; provide emotional and spiritual support to the

growing young adults.

II. Chaplaincy Experience

03/23/2015 – To the Present, Chaplain Supplemental (Ben Taub General hospital Houston, TX)

Serve as on-call chaplain responding to all areas of hospital for emergencies such as code blue

and/or end of life situations; Respond to in-house and trauma pager referrals. Visit, assess the

spiritual needs and concerns of patients, families, and healthcare professionals in pre and post

surgery units (5A & C), and provide spiritual, emotional, and relational support; Help answer

patient’s spiritual questions; provide guidance on how to work through spiritual struggles; offer

and provide prayer, pastoral non-anxious presence and active listening; Attend interdisciplinary

patient huddle and contribute spiritual assessment future care plan for patient and family;

Provide emotional and spiritual support patient’s family during interdisciplinary family

conference regarding comfort care, end-of life measures; Provide spiritual care, emotional and

psychological support and pastoral presence to staff; provide staff with time for prayer, blessings

and pastoral conversation; Write electronic chart note using EPIC software system.

08/2012 – Present. Palliative Care Chaplain, Per Diem (Long Beach Memorial Medical Center,

Long Beach, CA). Provide multi-faith spiritual care and support to patients, families and staff;

assess their spiritual and emotional needs and concerns; assist them in seeking inner peace and

strength while facing illness and hospitalization; provide support for families when making

critical end-of-life care decisions; Help answer patient’s spiritual questions; provide guidance on

how to work through spiritual struggles; Read and/or share sacred texts; offer and provide prayer,

pastoral non-anxious presence and active listening; Attend family meeting/conference with

doctors, social worker and specialists during palliative care/comfort care/end of life decision-

making process regarding the patient and provide emotional support to the family and staff and

answer the spiritual questions; Attend interdisciplinary patient huddle and contribute spiritual

assessment future care plan for patient and family; Provide emotional and spiritual support

patient’s family during interdisciplinary family conference regarding comfort care, end-of life

and palliative care measures; Provide spiritual care, emotional and psychological support and

pastoral presence to staff; provide staff with time for prayer, blessings and pastoral conversation;

Provide spiritual assessment of patients and write electronic chart notes; Serve as on-call

chaplain responding to all areas of hospital for emergencies such as code blue and/or end of life

situations.

08/2009 – 08/2010 Resident Chaplain (Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Los Angeles CA). Provide

multi-faith spiritual care and support to patients, families and staff; assess their spiritual and

emotional needs and concerns; assist them in seeking inner peace and strength while facing

illness and hospitalization; provide support for families when making critical end-of-life care

decisions; Help answer patient’s spiritual questions; provide guidance on how to work through

spiritual struggles; Read and/or share sacred texts; offer and provide prayer, pastoral non-anxious

presence and active listening; facilitate sacramental ministry when requested; Provide

information regarding patient’s spiritual needs at multidisciplinary rounds; Assist patients’

families in the decision making process of withdrawing life support, organ donation and end of

life situation; Facilitate contact with patient’s personal clergy to arrange for patient visit when

requested; Provide spiritual care, emotional and psychological support and pastoral presence to

staff; provide staff with monthly “Tea for the Soul” time for prayer, blessings and pastoral

conversation; Prepare program and facilitate Sunday morning interfaith healing prayer service

during Sunday on-call duty; Provide spiritual assessment of patients and write chart notes; Serve

as on-call chaplain responding to all areas of hospital for emergencies such as code blue and/or

end of life situations; Attend and participate in monthly hospital ethics committee meeting and

also assist patient and/or patient’s family in ethics consultation committee when requested;

Attend hospital seminars, lectures and didactics on issues directly or indirectly related to spiritual

care.

III. Pastoral Counseling Experience (2004 – 2008)

09/2006–06/2008 Pastoral Counselor (Care Counseling Center of GA)

As a Resident counselor (Practicum of the doctoral Studies), I used to facilitate counseling and

psychotherapy to clients with various developmental, emotional and psychological issues

2004 – 2006 Associate Director (Lifecare Counseling Center, Bangalore, India). Manage and

oversee the administrational aspects of the Center and communicate with the Director and

Counselors of the Center

2004 – 2006 Pastoral Counselor (Lifecare Counseling Center, Bangalore, India). Counseling

clients with different emotional, spiritual, developmental, family and individual issues using,

biblical, religious and psychological resources.

IV. Teaching Experience (1988 2009)

2007 – 2009 Teaching Assistant (Candler School of Theology, Emory University): Assisting Dr.

Karen Scheib in teaching Pastoral Care and Counseling to Master of Divinity (M. Div) Students,

Teaching when the professor is not available; evaluate and grade the exam papers

2000 – 2006 Associate Professor (New Life College, Bangalore, India)

Teaching various courses on Pastoral Care, Pastoral Counseling, Pastoral psychology, Marriage

and Family, Pastoral Theology; administrate exams and helping students in extra curricular

activities.

1998 – 2000 Associate Professor (Calvin Theological College, Bangalore, India). Teaching various

courses on Church History, Major Religion and different Biblical Books and on pastoral care and

counseling; Administrating exams and helping students in extra curricular activities

1991–1998 Associate Professor (Mahnedan Bible College, Mumbai, India)

Teaching various courses on Church History, Major Religion and different Biblical Books and on

pastoral care and counseling; Administering exams and helping students in extra curricular

activities

1988–1991 Associate Professor (Emmanuel Bible Institute, Rajasthan, India). Teach various

courses on Church History, English Grammar Major Religion and different Biblical Books and

on pastoral care and counseling; Administrate exams and helping students in extra curricular

activities.

Accomplishments

2000 Indian Christian Assembly, Bangalore, India

Indian Pentecostal Christian Assembly that began as a small prayer group and in 2000,

established as a church with about 300 members worshipping in 5 different Indian dialects and

English in 2006.

2004 Lifecare Counseling Center Bangalore, India

Lifecare Counseling Center was begun in 2004 as one of the pioneer works in the field of

pastoral care and counseling in Bangalore in relationship with a group of psychiatrist, Pastoral

counseling professors from United Theological College, Bangalore and professional counselors

following my Masters in pastoral care and counseling. This center later grew up as a center that

facilitated health and healing to 5 – 7 clients every day.

2004 D.D. Pitamber Memorial Award from the Senate of Serampore University for obtaining

highest grade in the department of Pastoral Care and Counseling

Professional Membership: National Committee Member, Association of Indian Pastoral

Counselors

Computer: MS Words, Word Perfect, Excel, Power Point, Internet, Data Entry

Language: English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada.

Reference:

Rev. Lancaster, Jeffrey Don (Director of Spiritual Care), Ben Taub General Hospital, Harris

Health System 1504 Taub Loop, Houston TX 77030. Phone: (W) 713-***-**** (C) 903-814-

0416, Email: *******.*********@************.***

Rev. Katy Hyman, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, 2806 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach

CA 90806, Phone: 562-***-****. Email: ******@************.***

Rev. Pamela Lazor (ACPE Supervisor) Spiritual Care Department, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

8700 Beverly Blvd, Room 2510, Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone 310-***-**** E-Mail:

******.*****@****.***

Dr. Karen Scheib, Academic Advisor, (Department of Pastoral and Practical Theology, Candler

School of Theology), Phone: 404-***-****, *******@*****.***

Dr. Christian Lu, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, 2801 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach CA

90806, Phone: 818-***-****. Email: ***@************.***

Rev. Dr. Tiwirai Kufarimai, United Methodist Church, 725 Highland Avenue, Anniston, AL

36207, Phone: 256-***-****, Email **********@*****.***

NB: -

In this resume you may see several organizations I worked for and wonder why it is. In India,

pastors, irrespective of denominations are transferred after every 3-5 years. In this system pastors

are not meant for 8-hour shift in the office as practiced in the US. I as a pastor transferred to

different places and therefore worked simultaneously for different theological schools and other

organizations.

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