HENRI VALETTE

**** ** ***** ****** * Seattle, WA 98166 _ Cell: 206-***-**** _ wzcg0j@r.postjobfree.com

Highly accomplished professional with over 25 years of experience in achieving positive outcomes, building relationships and productive teams is eager to explore new opportunities in a secular position to utilize acquired knowledge and experience to enhance goals and produce profitable results for an organization.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

ÿ Effective motivator, communicator, and advocate with ability to manage many personality types, diffuse stressful and crisis situations, proactively resolve issues, meet and achieve challenging goals and objectives

ÿ Innate ability to establish rapport quickly, build trust, and relate to individuals on a variety of levels

ÿ Team-oriented; consistently recognized for ability to be flexible and maintain solid relationships with colleagues, paraprofessionals, administration, family members, outside organizations and volunteers

ÿ Superior interpersonal, administrative, organization, time management and problem solving skills

ÿ Proven ability as a Group Facilitator, Presenter and Leader for public speaking, teaching and training

ÿ Strong record of achievement in providing emotional support, guidance, counseling and inspiration to people

ÿ Resourceful in recruiting, training, delegating and coaching people to achieve optimum effectiveness

EDUCATION

MASTERS OF DIVINITY MENNONITE BRETHREN BIBLICAL SEMINARY, Fresno, CA 1983

BACHELOR OF ARTS SIMPSON UNIVERSITY, Redding, CA 1978

CAREER HISTORY

EMPLOYMENT HISTO

SOLO PASTOR THREE TREE COMMUNITY CHURCH, Burien, WA.............................................. 2005 to Present

Provide over-all leadership and administration for church, staff, and volunteers

Partner with Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission for vibrant work with recovering addicts

Biblical teaching weekly related to human need & God’s solutions

Lead, train, and develop leaders for various small groups (Bible study, recovery, personal growth)

Oversee a variety of community service projects

ASSOCIATE PASTOR FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Lebanon, OR...........................................................1992 to 2004

Taught weekly at mid-week Family Night

Led seminars at church and in community on codependency, marriage, teens, personality problems

Transitioned church from traditional adult Sunday School to elective classes format

Developed small group ministry through vision-casting, modeling, and leadership development

Led church through stewardship programs; successfully expanded budget to add youth pastor

Served in various administrative roles, including budgeting and allocation of resources

Planned and led two mission trips to Mexico

Pastoral care: counseling, weddings, funerals, hospital and trauma care

Responsible for all aspects of Children’s Ministries nursery through 5th grade; including administration, leadership development & team-building retreats; transitioned Sunday School to a Promiseland format

Longest serving pastor in history of church

CHURCH PLANTER CASCADE COMMUNITY CHURCH Vancouver, WA...........................................1988 to 1992

Presented relevant, seeker-friendly Biblical messages weekly

Grew 22 charter members to over 100 people actively involved

Vision-cast to make cell groups the foundation of the ministry; 90% of adults were active in a group

Raised up and trained leaders for a variety of small groups, including men’s groups & recovery groups

Directed stewardship programs resulting in the church being 100% self-supporting

ASSOCIATE PASTOR NEW HEIGHTS CHURCH Hazel Dell, WA...................................................... 1986 to 1988

Recruited, trained, and supervised lay leaders for Home Groups, adult peer-group Sunday School, discipleship, and men’s groups

Taught evangelism classes (Evangelism Explosion model), people were led to faith by class members

Trained drama team in evangelism and saw people won to faith

Preached occasionally and provided pastoral care

ASSISTANT PASTOR CROSSPOINT CHURCH Modesto, CA ...............................................................1979 to 1986

Trained, equipped, and coached Home Bible Study leaders

Administered College-Career group

Taught numerous seminars, classes, studies; pulpit supply for area churches

Directed successful stewardship programs & fund raising; assisted in budget & business management

Conducted Evangelism Explosion classes, and saw many people led to a profession of faith

PRINCIPAL SMALL WORLD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Modesto, CA..........................................................1984 to 1986

Recruited, hired, and supervised full and part-time paid staff

Led school in updating curriculum

Taught parenting seminars

Grew attendance by 25%

TEACHER ORANGEBURG CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Modesto, CA............................................................ 1983 to 1984

Taught 5th grade class; developed creative extracurricular activities and learning experiences

Professionally managed student behavior problems; saw significant improvement in academic achievement

CONFERENCES/TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS

Prevailing Church Conferences (2X), Willow Creek

Leadership Summits (annual attendance for 10 years), Willow Creek

Several small group conferences with Serendipity, NavPress, Carl George, Touch Outreach, Willow Creek

Promiseland Children’s Conference, Willow Creek

Purpose-Driven Church Conferences (2X), Saddleback

Small Groups for a Purpose Driven Church, Saddleback

Healthy Church/Sonlife Conference

Several leadership conferences with John Maxwell, Howard Hendricks, Robert Coleman, and others

Church Transitions Conference with Dan Southerland

Various church growth conferences, including ICI, Churches Alive, Elmer Towns, George Barna

Several Minirth-Meier conferences, including Boundaries, Hiding From Love, Changes That Heal

Certification with TJTA, Prepare/Enrich, DISC Personality Profile

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