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Since serving the Lord with a private
Hospice Company in Texarkana, USA,
Brother Jim is currently "in between" assignments
and seeking the Lord diligently for direction
in Shreveport, LA .
Brother Jim recently earned the
certification
from Faith Based Counselor Training Institute
as a Certified Restorative Therapist. Serving
as Chaplain for several years
at a private Psychiatric Hospital
he was instrumental in developing a
variety of tools to use in patient Pastoral care.
Serving adolescent and adult patient units
gave many rich experiences and a
wealth of growth opportunity.
Brother Jim is quick to praise the Lord for
His guidance and direction even when
sharing about the spiritual fruit that
he has personally seen.
He also states that it is a joy to work with many
other Christians that share in the burden
and the joy of spreading the
Word of the Kingdom of God.
 Brother
Jim is an ordained and licensed Chaplain
with Chaplain Fellowship Ministries International
and has been awarded an honorary
Doctor of Divinity degree from Chaplain Bible Institute.
Brother Jim is Board Certified as a
Faith Based Clinical Therapist with
International Institute of Faith Based Counseling
having been trained in their much acclaimed
Faith Based TherapyTM
and their GOD14TM
(Get Off Drugs in 14 weeks) programs.
Having completed Level 1 of "In Christ's Image"
training from Advancing Church Ministries,
Brother Jim was awarded a certificate of completion
in the first part of the course. In an effort to
further practical application training
Brother Jim sought out and completed the
"Street University"
program from Mercy Street Ministries. In
2003 Brother Jim was awarded
the President's Volunteer Service Award
from the President's Council on Service
and Civic Participation. Brother
Jim accepted Christ into his life
at the age of eight years old but
ran from God for much of
his 45 plus years.
Surrendering to God's calling
and seeking to grow in the gifts
and graces upon his life Brother Jim
has dedicated the remainder
of his days on earth to service
to the Kingdom of God. Brother Jim
loves to Worship the Creator
and share
and teach the Word of God. Starting
in 2005
Brother Jim completed
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
Group Crisis Intervention and
Individual (Peer) Crisis Intervention
training in January and in July became a Certified Restorative Therapist.
Brother Jim solicits your prayer
as he seeks the Lord's Will
concerning several Ministry Opportunities.
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