2008
Teaching a class on Biblical Leadership
Taught an Adult Bible Study Class for 50 people in 2004
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| Reverend William R. DeSena, M. Div. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MINISTRY RESUME 2008 |
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| [email protected] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters in Divinity 2007, American Baptist Seminary of the West, Berkeley California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bachelor of Arts 1996, Holy Names University, Oakland California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry Experience: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Baptist Church, Antioch California 2007-Present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currently assisting the interim pastor Reverend Doctor James Higgs. Teaching a class on Biblical Leadership Taught an Adult Bible Study Class for 50 people in 2004 |
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| Allen Temple Baptist Church Oakland California April 2005-Present (My Home Church) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry Intern, First Baptist Church Pittsburg California August 2005-August 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under the instructional care of Pastor Henry Perkins worked as minister intern during my second year of seminary doing administrative support research and planning involving community outreach for evangelism and collection of demographic data about the Pittsburg California area for the pastors evangelism and new church building committees. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preacher/Evangelist Mission Church Antioch California June 2003-October 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Street Preacher and Evangelist to 100+ homeless and drug addicted street residents in the Antioch Public Park serving hot meals and providing spiritual solace and counseling in cooperation with the services provided by Evangelist Jim Clites. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister New Beginnings Christian Center Oakley California Nov. 2002-March 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Program Director of the Brown Bag Ministry created and developed in cooperation with the Food Bank of Contra Costa County along with establishing inter-agency relationships of support and cooperation to provide community services for the poor of Oakley and Brentwood with the Contra Costa Sheriff Department/Oakley Police and Fire Department. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Director of Youth Services Diocese of California 1990-2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth Ministry Leader for the local youth group organizations of the NAORC in Northern California provided religious education pertinent to teens and young adults through classes in discipleship and evangelism along with organizing summer camps and sporting events for 500+ youths in Northern California also wrote and edited the Youth News Letter. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Information: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain United States Air Force Auxiliary 1982-1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volunteer Air Search and Rescue mission crew leader flying throughout California locating lost airplanes and leader of 150 cadet training battalion for annual summer encampments. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Petty Officer United States Navy 1970-1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam era veteran served on USS Ranger in Tonkin Gulf Campaign. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-Profit Organizer 2003-2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created a California non-profit community benefit corporation to raise grants and private donations to rebuild a historic black township and church in Allensworth California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Church Organizer 2006-2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assisted a new church in Antioch obtain corporate status as a non-profit organization and IRS 501c3 status by mentoring the pastor and consulting with his executive board to file the appropriate legal documentation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mission Work Katrina Habitat for Humanity 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built a home in Mississippi for victims of Hurricane Katrina along with 15 seminarians from ABSW. Social Justice for the poor and tearing down walls of racism and oppression as instructed by Mathew 25: 31-46 are a special focus of my ministry goals in any environment and capacity that I am called to serve in. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am married to Yvonne Calbert DeSena daughter of Rev. William E. Calbert retired Lt. Colonel USA Chaplain and associate pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church Washington DC since 1997. Yvonne is in the Broadcast Ministry of Allen Temple and brings the services to the Radio Audiences on Sundays. She is also a gifted singer, mother and grand mother, businesswoman and Broadcast Media Account Executive with KBLX Radio in San Francisco California. We have a married 29-year-old daughter and 7-year-old granddaughter who live in Brentwood California and a large extended family in Los Angeles, Washington DC and New York City. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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