Peni Lebaivalu
Blacktown,NSW
Summary
At All Nations Christian Fellowship, I excelled in spiritual leadership and crisis management, significantly enhancing community engagement and congregational care. My expertise in sermon development and pastoral counseling, combined with a strong background in church planting, drove meaningful church growth and volunteer mobilization. Background of accomplishment includes managing building projects, increasing member numbers, and reducing church costs. Competent manager, problem-solver bringing many years' experience in church leadership roles.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Pastor
All Nations Christian Fellowship
Blacktown, NSW
02.1986 - Current
- Provided spiritual guidance and counseling to church members.
- Developed and implemented an outreach program to engage with the community.
- Created and maintained a budget for all church activities.
- Organized weekly worship services, sermons, and other special events.
- Collaborated with local organizations to provide resources for the congregation.
- Lead team meetings to discuss upcoming projects and events.
- Managed all office operations including staff hiring, training, scheduling, payroll.
- Cultivated relationships with existing donors as well as potential new donors to increase donations.
- Maintained records of baptisms, marriages, funerals, membership rolls.
- Organized mission trips both domestically and abroad for church groups.
- Assessed needs of congregation by conducting surveys or interviews.
- Reached out to unchurched, new residents or inactive church members.
- Carried out church mission by planning and leading worship services, writing sermons and working with church leaders.
- Visited, counseled, and prayed with church members to provide pastoral care.
- Coordinated with stewardship committee to advocate biblical stewardship when promoting congregational benevolence.
- Collaborated with staff and volunteers to administer pastoral care in times of celebration and grief.
- Liaised with church staff and ministry discuss church growth objectives.
- Officiated weddings and led funeral services for church members.
- Planned special ceremonies, services and events in coordination with families and individuals.
- Gathered church members to aid community emergency or crisis response.
Education
Some College (No Degree) -
Victory Bible School
Skills
- Church planting background
- Mercy ministry
- Congregational care
- Children's ministry
- Pastoral counseling
- Spiritual leadership
- Spiritual instruction
- Leadership development
- Church planting experience
- Crisis management
- Teaching
- Preaching
- Mission-oriented
- Public speaking
- Spiritual guidance
- Sick visitation experience
- Officiating
- Disciple-making
- Shepherding
- Sermon development
- Community service
- Volunteer management
- Small group facilitation
Affiliations
- Serve the Ministry as Worship Team Leader since 1986.
- Evangelize around Fiji in winning soul with the Evangelist Ministry.
- Ordain as a Pastor for Children and Youths
- Serve as a Senior Pastor for Namadi District in Fiji.
- Move to Australia to serve as NSW Senior Pastor till date
- serve the community with church member - Hands and Feet Inc.
Timeline
Senior Pastor
All Nations Christian Fellowship
02.1986 - Current
Some College (No Degree) -
Victory Bible School
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