Frank Berto Email & Phone Number

Surrey

Surrey Bc

Langley, Bc

• Meet with and advise elders• Pastoral care and visitation• Men's Ministry development and teaching• Preaching fill-in

• Cultivate contacts and arrange publicity and media coverage for public events - Print, TV, Radio and Social Media• Venue booking• Client support and follow-up• Donor relations and development• Physician database development• Local Chapter development in coordination with National Volunteer Coordinator

Various Evangelical Churches In Bc

Preaching in 50+ Sunday worship services in 10 churches and 6 evangelical denominations, pastoral and marital counseling, performing weddings and funerals and life crisis support.

Vancouver/Richmond

• Leadership Development and Ministry Matching – targeted emerging leaders, encouraged, trained and released them to lead in the areas of their giftedness, e.g. DivorceCare, Chinese and Filipino ministries and First Gift (ministry to marginalized expectant and new mothers)• Small Group Ministry – directed, promoted and encouraged attendance; doubled number of groups from 1999 to 2007; developed a vision and strategy; systematically recruited and trained small group leaders • Adult Outreach – began, encouraged and led, notably the Alpha, DivorceCare and GriefShare programs• Front Line and Follow-up Ministries – provided oversight, trained and developed an ethnically diverse group of hosts committed to welcoming and connecting with newcomers; mentored key people to continue and build this program• Community Ministries - sought out and mentored leaders to organize and gather affinity community groups within Bethany; successful Chinese and Filipino fellowship communities were launched• Adult Education and Discipleship Ministries - directed and developed overall ministry; recruited teachers and developed discipleship programs and materials with a particular focus on new believers including those from Alpha and other programs• Pastoral Ministries: visitation and crisis care, preaching, teaching, ceremonial milestones, and counseling

Vancouver/Richmond

P/Twhile completing M. Div at Regent CollegeTo facilitate Bethany Baptist Church's move from a 400 seat sanctuary in Vancouver to an 1100 seat sanctuary in Richmond:• Developed a coherent Assimilation Ministry for integrating newcomers into the church body; united all welcoming ministries under the umbrella of Front Line Ministries; developed policies and guidelines; recruited and trained hosts, ushers and greeters• Developed, trained and ran the newcomer follow-up team• Developed and administrated classes to integrate newcomers

Vancouver/Richmond

• Preaching• Pastoral care• Developed an assimilation team and implemented a functioning assimilation program for newcomers• Developed and implemented a post-service prayer ministry and team

Whistler

• Operate gravel crushing site• Machine operating skills: Rubber Tire backhoe, Front End Loader, Off Road Articulated Dump Truck, Compactor• Learned to apply practical spirituality in the workplace

Whistler, Bc

PreachingDiscipleshipSmall groups

Whistler Bc

• 1987-89: General Manager, Yuropp Trading (clothing sales – 5 retail outlets)Responsible for overall management including: hiring, training, payroll, store inventory and ordering, security and the upgrade of point of sale systems and relevant banking• 1986-87: Store Manager, Yuropp Trading - Stock inventory and ordering, retail duties, employee training

Master Of Divinity, Theology

B. A., Theology, 4.0

Engineering (First Year), Mechanical