Profile

Rex Espiritu, M. Div.
rex@espiritu.net

PREVIOUS CHURCH:

Mount Lebanon United Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Elder, Worship & Music, 1997
• Worship Leader, Contemporary Praise & Worship, 1992 - 1999 DENOMINATION: Presbyterian Church (USA) PAST DESIRED POSITION: Solo/Senior/Associate Pastor with emphasis on missions, worship, adult education and/or evangelism and discipleship. GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCE: Open to God's leading. EDUCATION:

2002	M. Div., Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton, New Jersey
1987	B. S. Computer Science Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science New York, New York

RELEVANT WORK HISTORY:

2002 - 2004+ Pastoral Assistant
Faith United Presbyterian Church
Medford, New Jersey
Responsibilities and activities include:
• Pastoral ministry including preaching, teaching, leading worship, intercessory prayer, small groups, discipleship, pastoral care visits, Stephen Ministries leadership, and other related duties.
• Providing oversight of contemporary praise & worship services.
• Providing technical oversight of the church office wireless network services, internet access communications, sound and projection systems.

1999 - 2002 Associate Director of Music
Faith United Presbyterian Church
Medford, New Jersey
Responsibilities include:
• Providing leadership in contemporary praise & worship services each Sunday morning for the eleven o’clock service.
• Managing multiple configurations of worship leadership music ministry participants, including several vocalists and instrumentalists.
• Providing oversight and support for the congregational worship experience toward promoting a reformed understanding in the proclamation of the Word.

Summer 2000 Chaplain (CPE)
Somerset Medical Center
Somerville, New Jersey
Responsibilities included:
• Providing pastoral care ministry in a supervised clinical setting for patients at a regional medical center, particularly in the cardiac intensive care and telemetry units.
• Providing on-call, overnight on-site pastoral care, crisis and bereavement ministry.
• Participating in clinical pastoral education initiatives, including several verbatim reports, reflection papers, seminars, group interactions, didactics, field trips and other regular activities as assigned under supervision by the Director of Pastoral Care.

2000 - 2001 Seminary Intern/Assistant
Faith United Presbyterian Church
Medford, New Jersey
Responsibilities included:
• Preaching at services for Thanksgiving Eve, a Sunday evening youth service and for a post-Easter Sunday morning at both traditional and contemporary worship services.
• Teaching Sunday school classes on spiritual gifts for ministry, prayer team ministry, and worship leadership ministry.
• Providing pastoral care ministry during visits to shut-ins and other venues.
• Leading weekly small group ministry, including Bible study and fellowship.

SPECIAL INTERESTS:

Spending time with my wife and our six children.
Singing, playing the piano, and composing and/or arranging music.

HONORS:

Excellence From the Start, 2001-2002
For more detailed information, please see/visit the following web site/page: http://rexespiritu.net

REFERENCES: Available upon request.

2002 - 2004+	Pastoral Assistant Faith United Presbyterian Church Medford, New Jersey Responsibilities and activities include: • Pastoral ministry including preaching, teaching, leading worship, intercessory prayer, small groups, discipleship, pastoral care visits, Stephen Ministries leadership, and other related duties. • Providing oversight of contemporary praise & worship services. • Providing technical oversight of the church office wireless network services, internet access communications, sound and projection systems.
1999 - 2002	Associate Director of Music Faith United Presbyterian Church Medford, New Jersey Responsibilities include: • Providing leadership in contemporary praise & worship services each Sunday morning for the eleven o’clock service. • Managing multiple configurations of worship leadership music ministry participants, including several vocalists and instrumentalists. • Providing oversight and support for the congregational worship experience toward promoting a reformed understanding in the proclamation of the Word.
Summer 2000	Chaplain (CPE) Somerset Medical Center Somerville, New Jersey Responsibilities included: • Providing pastoral care ministry in a supervised clinical setting for patients at a regional medical center, particularly in the cardiac intensive care and telemetry units. • Providing on-call, overnight on-site pastoral care, crisis and bereavement ministry. • Participating in clinical pastoral education initiatives, including several verbatim reports, reflection papers, seminars, group interactions, didactics, field trips and other regular activities as assigned under supervision by the Director of Pastoral Care.
2000 - 2001	Seminary Intern/Assistant Faith United Presbyterian Church Medford, New Jersey Responsibilities included: • Preaching at services for Thanksgiving Eve, a Sunday evening youth service and for a post-Easter Sunday morning at both traditional and contemporary worship services. • Teaching Sunday school classes on spiritual gifts for ministry, prayer team ministry, and worship leadership ministry. • Providing pastoral care ministry during visits to shut-ins and other venues. • Leading weekly small group ministry, including Bible study and fellowship.