Diego Fernández Salcedo

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BIBLICAL PASTORAL THEOLOGY WITH TRAINING IN PASTORAL CARE BA MAY 2017 ADVENTIST ANTILLEAN UNIVERSITY

SKILLS

• Leadership skills

• Communication skills

• Bilingual (Spanish/English)

• Team leadership

• Report writing

• Data management

• Public speaking

• Self-motivated

• Project management

• Conflict resolution

• Strong verbal communication

• Leadership skills

• Communication skills

• Bilingual (Spanish/English)

• Team leadership

• Report writing

• Data management

• Public speaking

• Self-motivated

• Project management

• Conflict resolution

• Strong verbal communication

CERTIFICATIONS

• Adventist Youth Leadership Certification (AYLC)

• Child Abuse Certification

• Faith and Science Symposium

• Children and Youth Evangelism

• CPR Certification

WORK HISTORY

Placement specialist -May 2021 to present.

Duties:

• Help with senior’s transition into their final home smoothly and with dignity.

• sit down consultation with the family or individual will happen first in order to determine the right living situation. A Senior Living Placement Specialist will profile the senior’s needs and work with the family to determine what type of community would be best as far as budget, location, medical needs and amenities.

• help narrow the search down to the top 3 options and show the family their choices. After this, the senior and their family may choose to go on a tour of the communities they are considering.

• After the tour, the senior and their family will decide which community is the best fit for them. Then a Senior Living Placement Specialist will advocate for the best price possible and help the senior to move into their new home.

• Once the senior is in their new home, a Senior Living Placement Specialist will ensure the facility is up to the senior’s standards. They will make the move comfortable and continue to check up on the senior as they get settled in their new home!

• To coordinate services as Home health services and DME’s CHURCH’S PASTOR JUNE 2017- CURRENT PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH- DAY ADVENRIRS READING, PA

• Preaching and being a spiritual guide for the members and visits of the church.

• provide spiritual leadership.

• Care and counseling to church members and assist them in crisis situations.

• provide comfort and hope during the loss of a loved one.

• be a counselor for couples who want to get married.

• Be a good leader and example for others.

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• collaborate with choir leaders to integrate music into church services.

• Elaborate training and execute administrative duties such as:

• Overseeing management of all areas of the congregation's ministry

• Supporting, overseeing and evaluating congregation staff

• Holding regular staff meetings to coordinate ministries.

• Ensuring church facilities are functioning.

• Support children’s ministries, youth ministries and else.

• pastoral counseling.

• Organized community services and establish good manner for the neighborhood.

• Provided pastoral care through visitation, counseling and prayer.

• Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care, and older adult ministry programs.

• Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and nursing home services.

• Recruited community members for projects and activities.

• Developed innovative programs and activities based on analysis of community needs and interests.

• Wrote and negotiated lease contracts.

• Addressed and resolved neighborhood problems and complaints in a tactful and timely manner.

• Trained all new personnel.

• Coordinated logistics of scheduling, supplying and transporting volunteers.

• Managed and maintained a balanced budget.

ASSOCIATE PASTOR FEBRUARY 2015 – MAY 2017 SDA WEST PUERTO RICO CONFERENCE MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO RICO

• helps a senior pastor at a church lead other into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.

• Taking on important responsibilities within the church, such as overseeing key leaders and leading a ministry.

• Work with young people to get closer to Christ and engage a good relationship with other including their parents.

• Give pastoral care to those that are in needs.

• Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care, and older adult ministry programs.

• Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.

• Provided pastoral care through visitation, counseling and prayer.

• Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.

• Maintained open lines of communication with church members by writing content for church newsletters, bulletins and worship services.

• Worked with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.

• Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.

• Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members’ service throughout community.

• Offered constructive feedback and contributed ideas at weekly staff meetings. YOUTH PASTOR JANUARY 201- 2016 \ SDA CHURCH \ MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO RICO

• Oversaw youth ministry budget and tracked

all expenses.

• Set goals for youth in the church and

communicated with parents regarding

progress.

• Scheduled and managed teams of youth

volunteers.

• Planned weekly groups as well as special

events and overnight retreats.

• Supervised the writing of all grant

applications and ensured that information

was accurate prior to submission.

• Worked with leadership staff and special

committees to define volunteer mission and

set standards.

• Collected and interpreted key metrics to

determine which programs met desired

outcomes and which ones required further

streamlining to be successful.

• Intervened in crisis situations to protect

members and others.

• provide pastoral counseling to young people

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• Evaluated strengths of team members and

assessed vacancies to match volunteers

with positions.

• Coordinated project activities with other city

departments.

• Recruited community members for projects

and activities.

REREFENCES

• Pr. José Cortes J. Associate Ministerial Director for Evangelism North American Division SDA. Cell. 978-***-****

• Dr. Andres J. Peralta Director of Youth Ministry at Atlantic Union Conference SDA. Cell 516-***-****.

• Dr. Efren Pagan. Dean of the religion department at Antillean Adventist University. Cell. 787-***-****

• Pr. Pedro Alberteris. Senior Pastor Pennsylvania Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Cell 570-***-****

• Others upon request

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