Laurie Whatley Email & Phone Number

Union City, GA

• Relate on a personal level to 10-12 nursing home, hospice, or assisted living residents each week in a caring and respectful manner.
• Assess and document in detail the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical condition of residents on a regular basis, as requested by pastoral care staff members.
• Encourage or comfort residents and family members in various situations of need with appropriate spiritual assistance, supporting them as God works in their lives.
• Teach a weekly interactive Bible lesson to residents in physical rehabilitation/recovery, so that they may apply God’s truth to their lives.

Atlanta, GA

• Utilize a biblically-based, Christ-centered counseling model skillfully to counsel and teach individual female clients, under consistent supervision.
• Assist each client in discovering the spiritual cause of her problems and in learning to apply biblical principles successfully.
• Accept and minister effectively to a variety of clients, such as those from other countries and ones who are grieving losses.
• Maintain accurate, thorough, and confidential documentation, regarding each client.

Clinical Site: Gwinnett Medical Center Lawrenceville, GA

• Provided sensitive spiritual care and support to hospital patients and family members of different backgrounds, who were in acute need or crisis.
• Adapted people-centered ministry within a variety of situations, such as trauma, code blue alerts, death, end-of-life care, and medical treatment.
• Performed challenging duties skillfully, while on-call once each week and during 11 overnight shifts.
• Developed in key growing edges as a chaplain, including assertiveness, wise decision-making, and pastoral authority.

Clinical Sites: Christian City, Inc. And Gwinnett Medical Center

• Developed a unique ministry style appropriate to the needs of nursing home and assisted living residents and hospital patients and their families.
• Discerned the spiritual needs of people in healthcare facilities, tailoring pastoral care to each situation.
• Demonstrated the different roles of a chaplain through active ministry.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Developed an intermediate ability to communicate in Mandarin.
• Built strong relationships with Chinese nationals and missionary colleagues.
• Shared my Christian faith and the gospel in culturally appropriate ways.
• Designed and implemented useful training programs, which introduced English teaching theory and methods to Chinese teachers.

Master’S Degree, Biblical Counseling

Master’S Degree, Early Childhood Education & Post-Graduate Study In Tesol (1994)

Bachelor’S Degree, Early Childhood Education