Bryant Neal, Ph.D. Email and Phone Number

• Created an engaging and growing atmosphere in worship services by providing socially and spiritually relevant messages based on scripture with daily applications. Lead the church in understanding, embracing, and accomplishing mission goals and engaging believers in worship, community, and ministry. Strengthened overall faith life within the community by assisting in the development of spiritual formation and ongoing discipleship growth. Established an atmosphere of family spiritual, emotional and financial health by providing Bible centred financial, family crisis, marriage/family crisis enrichment. Provided shepherding atmospheres through life coaching and life recovery counselling, small groups, and messages. Reestablished the Sunday school by recruiting and training teachers and assisting them in developing their classes and unifying curriculum standards. Oversaw the updating and modernization of many of the key components and infrastructure of church buildings. Including: installing HVAC systems, rewiring buildings, installing sound equipment for amplification and recording of worship services and other key areas. Licensed two pastors and commissioned a missionary for service. Recruited and trained individuals to participate in ongoing outreach events and visitation processes and developed a systematic approach to identifying and following up on prospects and un-churched people in the area using demographic studies, census information, door to door surveys and individually supplied contacts. Created and maintained a shut-in and outreach ministry process using personal visits, mailers, and recorded materials distributed through a variety of methods. Developed and implemented ongoing discipleship processes using small group studies, one-on-one mentoring, printed resources as well as a writing ministry through e-mail and personal websites to encourage and maintain spiritual growth.

Donned responsibility for the spiritual coordination and bookkeeping of Hands of Grace Hospice rebuilding the financial structure of HGH. Retraced, listed, and coded 2.5 years of transactions from bank statements and financial ledgers, built the necessary financial records to satisfy the requirements for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid reporting, developed a chart of accounts and liabilities, Investigated payroll and insurance options, Interviewed candidates for hire, conducted onboarding and orientation sessions. • Conducted visits in a variety of settings including homes, hospitals, nursing facilities, and other locations.• Performed in-depth spiritual assessments centering on psycho-social and psycho-spiritual concerns and family adaptation issues related to end-of-life care.• Assumed management of the organizational learning management system (Relias), updated the training paths and plans, and redeployed the system across all disciplines.• Attended and gave input toward the plan of care for patients and family members in the interdisciplinary team meeting.• Updated organizational policies, procedures, processes related to chaplaincy, and financials.• Answers questions centering on patient’s/family concerns regarding grief, loss, the dying process, etc.• Maintained up to date, accurate patient reports in electronic medical records.• Designed and implemented computer and network upgrades and installation resulting in a $6k savings.• Evaluated and selected a payroll management company that fit the needs of the company.• Creates a financial plan including budget, chart of accounts and liabilities, and other financial measurements where none existed previously.• Compiled and constructed payroll records extending back as far as company records and available accounting documents allowed.• Conducted pastoral and chaplaincy duties such as Communion, Baptisms, and other rites; grief counseling and bereavement visits, and other duties as assigned.

• Mentored and coached new and existing associates in matters pertaining to store operations and customer service.• Negotiated to provide for the quick resolution of customer complaints and concerns.• Provided for the spiritual enrichment of store associates by providing daily devotions, prayer, and spiritual guidance as requested.• Ministered to store visitors by listening to their stories, providing spiritual support as requested through prayer, Biblical direction, and providing resources necessary to provide for spiritual formation.• Worked in conjunction with the store manager, leading the staff in the remapping and merchandising of the store and realigning store sections with directives given by corporate merchandising promotional materials.• Coordinated with churches and outside organizations to provide exhibit stores containing mixed and diverse materials related to the event being held. Selected appropriate product content, packed, transported, and established exhibit stores at the requested site.• Maintained a high standard of customer satisfaction through fostering in-depth relationships with church leadership and staff members, understanding their ongoing needs and possessing knowledge of products and resources available to meet those needs.• Planned, prepped and conducted in-store events: such as kid’s days, workshops, and other events in order to create a welcoming environment for participants, a conducive learning experience to add value to group participants and foster relationships with participants for further and ongoing relationships.• Coordinated with area churches and ministries to provide resources for continued growth in ongoing church ministries, vacation Bible schools, conferences, and other events.

• Entered the pastorate for the purpose of leading the church in a revitalization effort.• Worked to identify and train leaders for specific roles within the congregation.• Mentored and coached new and existing membership in matter pertaining to church health.• Developed a vision and strategy for church growth and identified goals for growth.• Established a process for discipling and catechizing new and returning members in sound doctrine, spiritual formation, and reproduction.• Planned, prepared, and delivered messages designed to ignite a congregational passion for Christ.• Encouraged the pursuit of faithfulness and renewal, personally and corporately.• Established a church education program utilizing a reestablished Sunday School and small group studies.• Created and facilitated a system of pastoral care, counseling and support to enhance church health.

• Implemented a new chaplaincy service for county firefighters and families in the community• Developed job descriptions and policies for the chaplaincy position• Performed counselling and gave guidance along with a variety of moral, ethical and spiritual focuses for fire service members and their families.• Assessed spiritual needs related to anxiety, fear of death, fear of poor health and a broad range of other issues and concerns. Provided appropriate intervention and completed appropriate documentation and referrals.• Administered rites as requested, including communion, baptism, marriage, funerals, memorials of patients and staff.• Responded to a broad range of incidents within the community and provided a variety of services for victims of fire and health-related causes• Coordinated with other services; such as Red Cross, Salvation Army, and others, to provide for a variety of immediate physical, psychological and spiritual needs for those served by fire chaplaincy services

Responded with disaster relief teams of varying makeups to provide spiritual and emotional support during deployment Met with members of communities affected by disaster to provide personal support, directing to locations to receive further assistance and support Report daily activities to leadership teams Served as coordinator for the east-central portion of the state of Georgia planning, scheduling and following through with training by both internal and external sources as well as creating and delivering training at a local level Assisted state disaster relief leadership by issuing call out requests, setting up response teams between chaplains and disaster relief teams, issued travel orders and directives

• Provided chaplain services within the hospital setting to patients and family members.• Assessed spiritual needs related to anxiety, fear of death, fear of poor health and a broad range of other issues and concerns. Provided appropriate intervention and completed appropriate documentation and referrals.• Administered rites as requested, including communion, baptism, marriage, funerals, memorials of patients and staff.• Provided consultation for Bioethics, Palliative Care and Organ Donation.• Built relationships with staff members and their families providing support for morale and making the workplace more effective and efficient, provided for more positive attitudes and greater team building.• Provided for end of life spiritual/psychological care to patients and families.• Worked with families to provide for grief support and recovery before and after death of the patient.• Represented pastoral care within the organizational management team.• Provided outreach into the church community in local churches and in networking with local pastors.• Administered sacraments to patients, family, and staff members as requested.• Facilitated support groups of various kinds when requested.• Performed and documented care and counseling according to chaplaincy and hospital standards.• Conducted funeral or memorial services to meet the needs of families, personnel, and volunteers assigned to the office.• Planned, coordinated, publicized, conducted, continuing education, workshops, and conferences for chaplains and hospital staff.• Recruited, oriented, trained, and scheduled new and existing chaplains into the hospital structure.• Created and wrote policies and procedures for staff operations, HIPPA, and infection control

 Responded to emergency calls, assessed patient conditions and made critical care decisions quickly to provide for optimal patient outcomes. Collected pertinent patient care data and transmitted that data to emergency medical professionals based on state guidelines. Maintained running inventories of medical supplies on the response vehicles and made supply requisitions and purchases when necessary. Assisted the director in developing EMS budgets and expenditures, including forecasting future expenses, and in creating and enforcing policies and procedures.  Inspected emergency vehicles and ensuring that all equipment complied with rules, ordinances and regulations, as well as ensuring that workers followed all department policies and applicable laws.  Created schedules, assigned and distributed work, prepared staff reports, backed up workers in call-off situations.  Interfaced with managers, commission boards and dispatch centres to solve problems or answer questions. Assisted in developing county contract bid proposal packages for submission on behalf of the agency to county commissioners. Prepared statistical analyses of service activities to present to county officials during monthly commission meetings Assessed training records for individuals within the department determining need for, development of, and delivery of any necessary training in accordance with department need, local, state, and national recertification requirements. Maintained departmental training records as required by the department, and governmental ordinance. Worked to promote programs and program activities within the community related to general wellness, safety, and injury prevention. Responsible for identifying, establishing, and maintaining relationships with affiliated agency, civic groups, and others to deliver content provided by agencies such as the Georgia Poison Control Program, SafeKids, and others to fulfil community outreach goals.

Specialized in the structural repair and modification of various fixed-wing and rotary aircraft according to blueprints, technical manuals and safety guidelines. These repairs were made on components made of various metals, transparent plastics, fibreglass, and other composite materials using hand and machine powered forming techniques and composite material repair systems.Also tasked with the removal of corrosion from various types of surfaces and the application of corrosion control methods such as alodining, priming, and painting.