Hospital Chaplain
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Waldorf, MD *****
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Summary of Qualifications
Compassionate provider of pastoral care and counseling. Empathetic listener.
High-level interpersonal skills. Relationship builder.
Seven years of employed ministry experience, including six years in pastoral positions.
Gifted in leadership, administration, and shepherding.
Outstanding communicator – Chaplain, Preacher and Teacher.
Able to formulate and cast vision and develop strategies to achieve ministry goals.
Overseer, developer, equipper, and mentor of ministry leaders, staff, and volunteers.
Leader of church prayer initiatives – congregational prayer and prayer sharing lines.
Creator, organizer, and leader of special church services, ministries, and programs.
Computer and technological skills.
Ministry Experience
Present – 2021 - MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
CPE 4th Unit
Provided spiritual and emotional counseling and support to patients, families, and staff during sickness, death, grief, bereavement, important life and EOL decisions.
Provided spiritual and emotional support to patients, staff, and emergency responders in Tier I Trauma Center.
Ministered more intently with Palliative Care Patch patients as well as the Orthopedic Unit.
2020 – 2021 - MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
CPE Resident I
Provided spiritual and emotional counseling and support to patients, families, and staff during sickness, death, grief, bereavement, important life and EOL decisions.
Provided spiritual and emotional support to patients, staff, and emergency responders in Tier I Trauma Center.
Specialize in Oncology Units and Cardiac Intensive Care Units
2020 - MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
CPE Intern
Provided spiritual and emotional counseling and support to patients, families, and staff during sickness, death, grief, bereavement, important life and EOL decisions.
Provided spiritual and emotional support to patients, staff, and emergency responders in Tier I Trauma Center.
Specialize in Oncology Units and Cardiac Intensive Care Units
2019 - Present - Whitehall Baptist in Accokeek, MD
Volunteer
Serve in several areas including preaching on rotation, teaching adult Sunday school, and Wednesday night Bible study as a backup/relief teacher. Lead a men’s Bible study.
Serve as congregational prayer leader on a rotation. Deliver announcements, scripture reading, and operate the sound system.
Serve as Licensed Minister and Ordained Deacon, soon to be an Ordained Minister.
2015 – 2018 - Faith United Methodist Church, Accokeek, MD
Lead Pastor
Preached regular Sunday morning services. Oversaw all aspects of the church’s operation and ministries.
Formulated, developed, and cast vision for the ministry and developed strategies for achieving goals.
Taught our adult Sunday school and weekly Bible study.
Led our weekly prayer line. Created a conference call to allow us to pray and share.
Recruited, trained, equipped, and mentored all ministry team members.
Provided all pastoral care including premarital, marital, post marital, singleness, new church member, and general counseling. Cared, listened, served, and loved everyone put in my care.
Directed and performed weddings, funerals, baptisms, and communion services.
Created and led all special services, including All Saints, Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas Eve, Christmas, Watch Night, Lent, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Sunrise, Easter, Pentecost, Graduation, Fourth of July.
Helped maintain the website and Facebook pages to promote the church and activities.
Served on all church committees. Reported all the church’s statistics to the Conference.
2012 – 2015 - La Plata United Methodist Church, La Plata, MD
Associate Pastor/ Pastoral Intern
Led worship services each week. Preached one Sunday each month.
Created and led Bible studies.
Developed and led special services – such as Watch Night Services
Provided support for the senior pastor.
Served as assistant youth leader. Worked with the youth group, including retreats and special events.
Sang with the choir. Setup and prepared the church each week for services.
Loved and cared for all the people. Enjoyed helping with visitations.
Additional Ministry Experience
2015 - Co-led Mission trip to evangelize and minister to truckers in Breezewood, PA.
2012 - 2018 - Safe Nights (homeless outreach) LaPlata, MD
2008 – 2015 - Fellowship of Christian Athletes Huddle Leader College of Southern Maryland. Group grew from 3 to 35
Adult leader on Youth Mission trip to Mississippi for reconstruction after storm damage.
Education and Training
2021 - MedStar Washington Hospital CPE Level 2 (1 Unit)
2021 - MedStar Washington Hospital CPE Residency Level 1 and 2 (2 Units)
2020 - MedStar Washington Hospital CPE Level 1 (1 Unit)
2020 - Potomac Baptist Association. Completed books 6 and 7 PBI classes. Taught and currently teaching courses 8, 9, 10.
2015 - Master of Divinity. Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C.
2004 - Bachelor of Fine Arts. American Intercontinental University, Hoffman Estates, IL
1990 - Computer Learning Center, Springfield, VA
1985 - Certificate of Electronic Technology. ECPI, Virginia Beach, VA
1983 - 1984 - Psychology/Music. Bluefield College, Bluefield, VA
Other Work Experience
2020– 2021 – MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC – CPE Internship, Residency, and Unit 4
2007 – 2020 - College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD - Enterprise Software Administration, Manager
2005 – 2007 - Konica Minolta - Sales and Systems Support
2004 – 2005 - Okidata USA - Sales Engineer
2001– 2004 - Heidelberg USA - Sales Engineer
1998 – 2001 - Danka Office Imaging - Sales Engineer
1986 – 1998 - Eastman Kodak Company - Copier/Printer repair
Family
Married to a beautiful woman of the Lord, Traci, since 1987. We have three grown daughters: Erin, Ashley, and Whitney, one son-in-law Anthony, and two grandsons, Carter, and Cohen.
Michael Blakeley
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