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| Rev. Hodari Hamilton | | 904 Wheelwood Way | | Richmond, Virginia 23223 | | Home: Cell: 804-986-7565 | | Email: Hodari.Hamilton@gmail.com OR www.sermon.net/RevHod |
Objective / Summary |
| | To Pastor a growing church.
I accepted God’s call to preach over fifteen years ago; after three years of committed preparation I was licensed. My desire to be faithful to His call led me first to serve then to be educated. I earned a Master’s of Divinity from Virginia Union University in 2003, and was ordained in the same year. With a love for God’s people I have served in many capacities of the ministry; preaching, teaching, evangelism, community development, community outreach, and administration.
I now serve as the Associate Pastor of Children and Youth under Dr. Lance D. Watson of St. Paul’s Baptist Church in Richmond, VA. We hold four services each weekend to minster to over 12,000 members on three different campuses. As an Associate Pastor, I share in the responsibility for the entire congregation with our Sr. Pastor and five other Associate Pastors. Together we cover all age groups in Pastoral Care, the Worship Experience, performance of weddings and funerals, counseling, hospital visitations, and development of leaders to name a few. In addition, I have sole pastoral responsibility for the 25 ministries, monthly programming, worship services, budget controllership, and pastoral care for 3,000 children and youth.
Although I am skilled in many areas of the ministry, my true passion is preaching for transformation! Over fifteen years of preaching experience has taught me to preach scripturally based, doctrinally sound, socially relevant, and practically applicable sermons. I endeavor in my preaching to show people how the awesome word of God can transform their whole life! |
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Educational Experience |
| | Virginia Union University - Master of Dvinity | | | Virginia Union University, Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology,Richmond, VA May 2004
Master of Divinity Graduated
Relevant Course Work: Pastoral Care, Curriculum Development, Preaching I, II & III Systematic Theology I & II, Christian Education. |
| | Morris Brown College - B.S. Law and Legal Studies Atlanta, GA | | | Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA
Law and Legal Studies included Constitutional Law I and II, Torts, Litigation, Investigation, Copy Right Law, Government Law, State Law, History of Law and many other subjects including the general College studies. |
| | Princeton University School of Theology - None | | Engle Preaching Fellow 20 |
| | The Engle Institute is a continuing education event that was envisioned and made possible by the dream and generosity of Joe R. Engle, a member of the First Presbyterian Church in New York City. The institute is designed to nurture and strengthen the craft of those who preach, whether weekly or occasionally, whether in city, suburb, small town, rural community, or other specialized ministries. Engle Fellows and faculty gather to participate together in the hospitality of the seminar room, the dinner table, and the chapel pew. Engle Fellows reconnect vocationally with friends as they practice the craft of preaching in the company of colleagues. |
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Work Experience |
| | Bi-vocational/While serving as Youth Pastor - Wachovia | | | Trade Support, Wachovia Trade Floor, Richmond Virginia
Trade Support/Assistant- Operations Processor, Wachovia Securities of Wachovia Cooperation, Responsible for confirmation omnibus trades average 1 million dollar a day. Richmond, VA. Learned a complex tracking system to confirm accuracy of trades. Transferred from the Reorganization Department. My responsibilities include communicating with brokers, researching and processing securities, certificates and exchanging shares i.e. stock mergers. |
| | Youth Pastor - Second Baptist Church Chester, VA 400+ | | |
•Serve at Executive Council Meetings
•Preach 10:45 service1st Sunday
•Wednesday night Bible studies for Youth, coordinate children's teacher
•Second Monday Night Youth Leaders meeting, Fourth Monday Youth Activity
•Serve Lord's Supper 2nd Sunday
•Design Yearly calendar with church leadership
•Manage Youth Budget of $20,000
The Youth Pastorate includes reaching some 150 youth and children. Sample activities include: The Purpose Summer Trip, In 2003 & 2005 we went to Howard University for three days. The World Changers Ministry, renovated homes of those in need. Children’s Church, averaging over 30 children, "Kid's Church." Also the Youth Choir, Youth Steppers, Youth Ushers, Youth and Children Vacation Bible School, and three Youth Retreats throughout the year. |
| | Associate Pastor, Youth and Children Pastor - Saint Paul's Baptist Church, Richmond, VA | | | -Preaching
On Rotation to preach to entire service. Attendance ~3000. This is at the request of the senior Pastor.
•Preach or assign preacher for Monthly Youth Service
•Preach or assign preacher for Monthly Children’s Service
•Teacher of preachers: provide classes to our Ministers-In-Training. Specific focus on homiletics (preaching).
•Preach on frequent invitation at for Sunday service, special occasions, and revivals
Teaching
Training and Coaching
•Teachers: Ministers In Training, Deacons In Training, Teachers for youth and children groups, and others
•Servant leaders: Ministry Champions/Directors, Ministry participants
•Train Congregates: Pre-marital classes, Couples classes, Parenting classes
Pastoral Care
•Assist or lead communion each 1st Sunday.
•Lead all parents in areas related to parenting.
•Serve families during Funerals; Eulogies or officiating funerals.
•Wedding/Marriage counseling, an average 12 per year
•Greif Counseling, Emergency Pastoral Care including the Emergency Phone
•Regular hospital visitations for member and non-members.
•Responsible for pastoral care & ministry programming for infant to age 18
Management/Administration
•Supervise Senior Administrative Assistant
•Recruit, Train, direct over 300 volunteers
•Coaching team of 5 Ministers In Training (MITs)
•Manage tasks, schedules, and budgets for ministry programs
Ministry Leadership:
Zion Zone North (our children’s church which host 150 children each Sunday and 35 adults), Zion Zone South, Encounter (Thursday night Bible Study 60 children and 12 adults), Baby Dedication Team, Joy Choir with nearly 150 children and 15 adults, Youth Choir, Nursery, Girls Scouts (60 girls and 20 adults), New Dad Boot Camp (a national program to train new fathers), Nuclear Family (encourages parents to marry after they complete eight session, Girls In Action and Royal Ambassadors (Basketball and Cheerleading), First Tee Golf, Lions of Judah (male mentoring), Kasura (female mentoring) Café (a group of adults that host youth after worship, Saturday Reading Program, Special Needs Parents and many others. |
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