Chaplain/Pastor with 22 Years of Experience

JULIUS BAMIDELE ODUOLA

**************@*****.*** +1-443-***-**** Randallstown, Maryland.

Chaplain/Pastor

Senior Pastor & Chaplain with 22 years of experience in gospel teaching, congregational leadership, and clinical pastoral care. I provide inclusive spiritual and emotional support in institutional settings, offering comfort and advocacy during crisis, illness, or loss. A strategic leader dedicated to community outreach, missionary work, and shepherding individuals with compassion and cultural respect. CORE SKILLS

● Congregational leadership

● Operations management

● Community outreach

● Program development and management

● Spiritual counselling and Pastoral Care

● Wedding/Marital Counselling

● Bible Study/Teaching

● Emotional Support and Comforting

● Spiritual Advocacy

● Conflict Resolution

● Empathy

PASTORAL EXPERIENCE

VOLUNTEER CHAPLAIN Oct 2025– Present

Lifebridge Health, Northwest Hospital Randallstown, Maryland

● Visiting Patients,counselling,giving presence with empathy.

● Prroviding emotional and spirtual support both with the patients and the family members.Providing a presence during medical emergencies

● Working as a team within the pastoral care and other health care teams

● Providing timely assistance in supplying Bibles and Spritual edifying materials, and administering sacraments .

SENIOR PASTOR Feb 2023 – Present

Abundant Grace Baptist Church Randallstown, Maryland

Leading the church in understanding, embracing, and accomplishing missions to develop disciples locally and globally, and engaging followers in worship, community, and ministry.

Devising and implementing church vision and executing strategies to achieve short-range and long-range spiritual and organizational goals and objectives.

Spearheading outreach and pastoral responsibilities, including biblical counseling, prayer meetings, weddings, and church events.

Planning worship services and events and equipping staff and lay leaders to coordinate services and events.

Overseeing staff and ensuring they have resources to fulfill duties and responsibilities.

Working with the Outreach Committee to implement ministries reaching out to unchurched, inactive, and new residents of the community; directing assimilation of new members into the congregation. SENIOR PASTOR July 2004 - March 2016

Providence Baptist Church Lagos, Nigeria

● Guided Church in discovery and fulfilment of its calling and mission, including casting God’s vision, encouraging spiritual development, leading congregation, and expanding congregation’s participation in mission activities.

● Planned and delivered weekly sermons, prepared long-term preaching plans, and oversaw Sunday school.

● Strengthened and oversaw faith life by creating inviting community of faith, empowering leadership, coordinating and supervising weekly staff meetings, and leading weekly gatherings such as Bible study, Counselling, prayer meetings and house fellowships.

● Spearhead outreach and pastoral responsibilities including biblical counselling, prayer meetings, weddings, funerals and other church events.

● Inspired and oversaw the opening of primary school by the church to cater for children of the congregation and community.

● Inspired and oversaw the birth and growth of sister churches in Lagos, Nigeria and the Republic of Benin.

● Led the revival of discipleship classes and training including ‘Experiencing God, Master Life, Follow the Master’ and others.

● Conducted Baptismal classes and Baptism according to the Baptist doctrine.

● Provided pastoral care, including hospital, shut-in, bereavement, and funeral visitation; guided and counselled congregation.

INTERIM PASTOR Jan - March 2004

First Baptist Church, Aguda, Surulere Lagos, Nigeria

● Planned and delivered weekly sermons, prepared long-term preaching plans, and oversaw Sunday school.

● Strengthened and oversaw faith life and led weekly gatherings such as Bible study, prayer meetings and house fellowships.

● Collaborated with the pastor search committee to ensure smooth transition of ministry to new pastor.

● Assisted senior pastor to conduct church teaching, and plan weekend services.

● Led Bible study classes, prayed with church members and guests, and visited with grieving church members.

OTHER EXPERIENCES

Ifako First Baptist Church, Agege, Lagos, Nigeria [Ordained Deacon (1998–2000)]

Ireti-Ogo Baptist Association, Lagos

Association Leadership

Moderator (2011–2015)

First Assistant Moderator (2007–2011)

Chairman, Evangelism Board (2010–2014)

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES

THE INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL PASTORAL TRAINNING

● ICPT, CPE Unit 1

● ICPT, CPE Unit 2

● ICPT, CPE Unit 3

● ICPT, CPE Unit 4

● UNIVERSITY OF IFE (OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE) BSc Estate Management - 1981-1987

● THE NIGERIAN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, OGBOMOSO Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.) - 2000- 2003

● THE NIGERIAN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, OGBOMOSO Master of Arts in Theological studies (MATS) - 2008- 2010

● THE NIGERIAN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, OGBOMOSO Doctor of Ministry (D. Min) - 2012- 2015.

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