Gabe Bernal Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Birmingham, Gb

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Greater Europe Mission (GEM) is an established mission organization, over 75 years old, whose aim is to cultivate partnerships with local churches and church leaders all over Europe. Its mission is to make disciples and plant reproducing churches throughout Europe.In this role, I serve as a missionary with the UK field based in the city of Birmingham. I not only work to build relationships and make disciples, but I also partner with local religious organizations (church & parachurch) to… Show more Greater Europe Mission (GEM) is an established mission organization, over 75 years old, whose aim is to cultivate partnerships with local churches and church leaders all over Europe. Its mission is to make disciples and plant reproducing churches throughout Europe.In this role, I serve as a missionary with the UK field based in the city of Birmingham. I not only work to build relationships and make disciples, but I also partner with local religious organizations (church & parachurch) to help them fulfill their vision that God has placed in their context. Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

While also serving in a role serving alongside the local church in Birmingham, I also serve with one of GEM's Focus City initiatives called Engage West Midlands. Engage West Midlands is a multi-church organization that works together with many other partners in the Birmingham and West Midlands area towards a shared vision and goal, to multiply disciples and grow God's Chruch.• Coordinator for short term teams coming to the UK to serve with the local church- From first contact to the… Show more While also serving in a role serving alongside the local church in Birmingham, I also serve with one of GEM's Focus City initiatives called Engage West Midlands. Engage West Midlands is a multi-church organization that works together with many other partners in the Birmingham and West Midlands area towards a shared vision and goal, to multiply disciples and grow God's Chruch.• Coordinator for short term teams coming to the UK to serve with the local church- From first contact to the trip, I serve as point person for both the team and the local partner- Created a plan and procedure for teams to follow in order to be fully prepared to serve in the field- Coordinated partnerships between team and local partner- Organize and provide logistical support (travel, lodging, meals, etc)• Part of the core team that helped create training curriculum for incoming missionaries into the field- Helped plan out week of orientation and onboarding for incoming missionaries• Part of the Communications team- created social media posts for both for Birmingham Focus City and the UK field as a whole- assisted in marketing and communication planning• Assisted in various administrative duties as needed for the organization (creating documents for leadership, meeting minutes, etc) Show less

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

As part of my role with GEM, I worked alongside an Acts 29 Europe and FIEC affiliated evangelical church plant based in north Birmingham, UK.Duties for this role include, but are not limited to:• Internal Communications- monthly staff and small group leader email- small group coaching coordination (meeting time, forms, etc)• External Communication- writing and sending the weekly church email- building and maintaining the church website- creating and managing… Show more As part of my role with GEM, I worked alongside an Acts 29 Europe and FIEC affiliated evangelical church plant based in north Birmingham, UK.Duties for this role include, but are not limited to:• Internal Communications- monthly staff and small group leader email- small group coaching coordination (meeting time, forms, etc)• External Communication- writing and sending the weekly church email- building and maintaining the church website- creating and managing regular content on social media- creating content for and implementing third-party prayer app- writing a weekly blog that can be used as a bible study• Brand Manager- created a consistent brand for church to use in all communications• Church Connection and Follow up- creation and implementation of connect and prayer cards- overseer of follow-up with connect cards• Sunday Service logistics- volunteer management- rota creation- announcement coordination- service set-up and set-down• Office Management- organized and catalogued shared drives- formulated procedures for most repeatable weekly admin tasks- moderator and administrator on all third-party apps we used- ensured post and parcels were delivered to the appropriate person/persons• Church Administrator- Church Database Management- Data Protection Policy Administrator- Performance Management Software Administrator- Policy review and formating• Elders Meeting Secretary- take meeting minutes- coordination of meeting agenda- communication of action points• Event Planning- create check-lists for to-do- create booking form- event scheduling- event prep scheduling• other duties assigned Show less

Toastmasters International is an educational non-profit organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking, and leadership skills.Formerly a member of Select Distinguished club Garland Communicators, where I served four terms as the second-ranking officer, the VP of Education. In this role, I led the educational programming for about 15-20 members, plan weekly meetings, and orient new members. During my time with… Show more Toastmasters International is an educational non-profit organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking, and leadership skills.Formerly a member of Select Distinguished club Garland Communicators, where I served four terms as the second-ranking officer, the VP of Education. In this role, I led the educational programming for about 15-20 members, plan weekly meetings, and orient new members. During my time with Toastmasters, I have been awarded Advanced Leader Bronze and Advanced Communicator Gold educational awards.• Completed over 50 prepared speeches of varying lengths to achieve Advanced Communicator Gold and Advanced Communicator Bronze awards.• Served in every role for club meetings several times, gave additional leadership and club success speeches in order to achieve the Advanced Leader Bronze award.• Completed the High Performance Leadership program and achieved the Leadership Excellence award.• Served for 24 months as VP of Education, the second-ranking officer of the club.• Chaired three speech contests, including one area contest. The Contest Chair is responsible for collecting donations, prepare and decorate the location, recruiting volunteers to help execute contest, and briefing all helpers, contestants, and contest master. Show less

Brierley Hill, West Midlands, Uk

Through a partnership with Greater Europe Mission, I had the privilege to serve by the side of the ministry team of Church in the Community, a 5 year old church plant in the Black Country, west of Birmingham (the second most populous city in England). This area was once the home of the Industrial Revolution, but now this area is in need of regeneration and transformation.This was a short 4-month "gap year" mission that I participated in. Since my time was already set, I jumped right… Show more Through a partnership with Greater Europe Mission, I had the privilege to serve by the side of the ministry team of Church in the Community, a 5 year old church plant in the Black Country, west of Birmingham (the second most populous city in England). This area was once the home of the Industrial Revolution, but now this area is in need of regeneration and transformation.This was a short 4-month "gap year" mission that I participated in. Since my time was already set, I jumped right into the work of the ministry. Because of this, I had to quickly adapt to a new environment and culture so I could be effective without losing time.In addition to ministries with the church, I was also heavily involved in administration for the UK field for Greater Europe Mission where I strengthened the leadership by performing office work that needed to be done and setting up systems that would continue to run after I left.• Help with the planning, preparation, and execution of Sunday Services• Provided Administrative support for the church. Established branding for printed material, a new Sunday bulletin, and created a connection card. Also wrote procedures for each of these.• Involved in the training and support for Small Group ministry and leaders.• Given the opportunity to both teach and preach on multiple occasions as well as provide direction for curriculum and schedule• Served the needs of the community and neighborhood, not only the spiritual, but physical needs as well• Started to create a new procedure for incoming gap year interns coming with GEM• Updated and maintained the church Facebook page• Performed other various tasks as the need arose. Show less

Northpark Center, Dallas

The largest department store chain in the United States. The NorthPark Center location is one of the most popular and trafficked stores in the DFW area. This was not a warehouse position, fulfillment needs for Macy's are performed in the store.• Assisted with picking, processing, and packing of online orders as they were made• Helped any customer who took advantage of the Buy Online Pick-up in Store (BOPS) feature Macy's Fulfillment provided.• Learned layout of the store. Needed… Show more The largest department store chain in the United States. The NorthPark Center location is one of the most popular and trafficked stores in the DFW area. This was not a warehouse position, fulfillment needs for Macy's are performed in the store.• Assisted with picking, processing, and packing of online orders as they were made• Helped any customer who took advantage of the Buy Online Pick-up in Store (BOPS) feature Macy's Fulfillment provided.• Learned layout of the store. Needed to know the location of anything in the store that was ordered• Picked up shifts (in addition to, not to replace) in other stock and operations activities• Participated in yearly late-night inventory, where speed and accuracy was key despite tiredness Show less

Richardson, Tx

A privately held Subway and Del Taco Mar franchiser and developer that owns or partners with over 400 Subways and Del Taco Mars in the North Texas region. Surveyed customers at various Subways for valuable market research.

Richardson, Tx

An established but vibrant church with rich history and a fresh new vision for the future. Located in a diverse area of suburban Dallas with an average worship attendance of over 1600 and Student Ministry of over 150 students in Sunday School weekly. Built and maintained close relationships with students (Grades 7-12), parents of students, and adult volunteers in the ministry. Spent time encouraging and being a positive influence to help students grow in their faith.Also had the joy of… Show more An established but vibrant church with rich history and a fresh new vision for the future. Located in a diverse area of suburban Dallas with an average worship attendance of over 1600 and Student Ministry of over 150 students in Sunday School weekly. Built and maintained close relationships with students (Grades 7-12), parents of students, and adult volunteers in the ministry. Spent time encouraging and being a positive influence to help students grow in their faith.Also had the joy of serving under the leadership of 25+ year veteran Student Minister. His leadership and guidance helped me grow and thrive in this context. Sharing ministry with him was an important and formative experience.• Help with the planning, preparation and execution of annual events - Summer Camp - Disciple Now - Fall and Easter retreats• Plan, led, and executed local summer mission trips - Mission Arlington - Cornerstone Baptist Church homeless ministry• Assisted in leading and organizing annual Garage Sale fundraiser ($55,000+ raised)• Organize games and activities for recreation and social events• Preach, teach, and train both students and adults on a regular basis• Oversee, facilitate, and execute both Wednesday night Student Worship and Sunday eveningSmall Group Discipleship program• Established and managed the Student Ministry Facebook and Twitter accounts• Perform other duties assigned Show less

Richardson, Tx

As summer intern, was given a chance to serve the local church and learn the basics of Youth Ministry with hands-on experience. Worked directly with 28-year Youth Ministry veteran, Randy Johnson, in the organization and execution of weekly Wednesday night youth group and larger events- local mission project (Mission Arlington) and Youth Camp. Also, challenged to take a part in fulfilling the church vision to make disciples.

Carrollton, Tx

Recognized suburban Dallas public school system with 5 traditional (9-12) high schools. As a substitute teacher in the CFBISD, the main goal was to maintain the normal routine of the class, even of no new material is covered. Maintaining a positive classroom environment and staying on task were key.

Carrollton, Tx

Privately owned small business that produced materials for, trained, and certified Project Managers. Lead the Orders Department where I ensured that all fulfillment responsibilities were met. In addition, I provided customer support, accpeted incoming orders through phone and internet orders, processed payments, created invoices, packed and shipped orders.Also participated in the ISO 9001:2000 certification process.

Garland, Tx

Provide members and their children with a safe, healthy and inviting environment in which to grow and learn while allowing parents to experience a healthy way of life. To be flexible to work whatever hours management needs help.

Garland, Tx

Privately owned day school facility that catered to the child care needs for ages 2-12. In addition to child care, it also served as a preschool for children 3-6 with separate classes for each age group.As a teacher I was responsible for up to 30 children at a time. I had to account for all children at all times during my working hours. Resolved conflicts and disagreements between the children. On occasion I would lead in group activities, sometimes physical and sometimes learning… Show more Privately owned day school facility that catered to the child care needs for ages 2-12. In addition to child care, it also served as a preschool for children 3-6 with separate classes for each age group.As a teacher I was responsible for up to 30 children at a time. I had to account for all children at all times during my working hours. Resolved conflicts and disagreements between the children. On occasion I would lead in group activities, sometimes physical and sometimes learning (crafts, computer, etc.). The majority of my work was with school age children, however I was one of the only workers who was versatile enough to work with any age group starting from age 3.Was able to build mentoring relationships with many of the children and also able to build relationships with some of the parents of the children as well. It was a personal reward to see the children excited to see me come into work after my classes. Show less

Master'S Degree, Christian Education, Student Ministry

Earned a Masters of Arts in Christian Education with an emphasis in Student Ministry. This degree plan was part of the growing.

Bachelor'S Degree, Kinesiology