JOHN D BUTLER
4914 Jcs Village Road, La Grange, NC 28551 • (252) 268-6493 •
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Compassionate and highly experienced Chaplain and Spiritual Counselor with more than 27 years experience in the ministry. Passionate about instructing, training, counseling, and supporting people through times of crisis, change, emergencies, and/or extreme difficulties with a great devotion to our country. Actively involved in a number of community services and programs to include work as a Chaplain and a volunteer Disaster Coordinator and Instructor for FEMA and Homeland Security educational training courses. Well-educated with impressive record of trainings, seminars, and certifications in the field. Energetic and outgoing with a calm and caring demeanor during times of emergency, crisis, and/or life threatening situations. Able to perform multiple tasks and respond quickly to varying situations working well under pressure and within highly stressful work environments. Excellent human relations, interpersonal communication, and presentation skills. Superior research, report writing, and program development capabilities. Team player who is diligent, hardworking, and committed to the job at hand Trained in security both armed and as unarmed security guard 1977
Worked as private security and body guard for 5 years for Carl Scarlata former owner of Orlando Jewelers. Phone:928-451-4047. Worked as Security Guard for Protek Security in Greenville, NC for approx 2 years. Former owner Johnnie Rose. Work for crowd control and observance in 5 to 10 thousand public meetings for 3 weeks in Lakeland Florida and also was armed because of large cash offerings collected and transported. Very observant. Can spot people in a crowd that don’t fit often.
Purpose. I've walked the distance around the earth 2 times in the past 28 years to obey the calling of God to a visible witness of Jesus Christ. His sacrifice on the cross is the greatest sacrifice made for all mankind, the greatest witness to mankind and the greatest act of scarificial love every performed for all mankind by one man. I've live completly by faith and I've never begged or sold the gospel in 28 years.
Now! A shift has come into my life and a desire to volunteer to serve mankind in deeds of love and self sacrifice have become my passion and purpose. After the 9/11 stragedy in New york and the pentagon I've had an inward pulling to get ready and prepared to help mankind when real terror comes to America also.
I've been a minister full time for 28 years, also an associate pastor, a pastor, an evangelist and missionary. I love to wait on God and get filled with his Presence and my hearts desire is that the Character of Christ, not my words or the way I believe will be my witness, but the very Glory of God will transmit through me by His presence and each person I meet and help will feel the love and presence of God. I don't argue with mankinds religions because that just shows me their hunger for God. I respect their faith, devotion and beliefs and pray they will be able to see Jesus Christ in my life, my work, my character. my actions and deeds.
When I was in Bible college the man that taught us homeletics (how to preach) walked over and dropped the text book in the trash can. He then told us his story of studying to be a doctor and that God called him to join the army and become a chaplain. While in war war 2 he said he crawled from one person and trench and hole to another holding young men that died in his arms as he lead them to the mercy seat of christ and prayed for their souls to be saved and sins to be forgiven. He said he collected over 40,000 thousand dog tags off young men that died in his arms as he led them to Christ. he also ttold God if he would let him live he would pray form midnight 12;00pm to 6;00 am everyday for the rest of his life. He was 82 years when he taught me to pray, prepare, pray and preach. he also taught Billy graham how to preach.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Presidential Volunteer Award of the Year, 2006 & 2007 Award from theØ President of the United States for Lifetime Achievement Volunteer Service, Mar. 2006 Recipient of Legion of Honor Award, June 2006, for “ChapelØ for 4 Chaplains” (equivalent to Medal of Honor). Ø American Red Cross, Outstanding Volunteer Leadership Award, 12/07/2007
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
Doctor of Theology, 4/2003Doctor of Counseling & Communication, 9/2002Master of Theology, 5/2001Bachelor of Christian Counseling, 6/2000Associate Degree in Practical Theology, 1/1999
Major: Assault & Military Policeman/Vietnam Vet, 05/26/1969-o1/27/1976United States Marine Corps
FEMA and Homeland Security
ICS Courses, WMD Instructor/ITC, DATE?Vocational Study
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Accreditations and Certifications:
Chaplain (LTG) USCOC www.uscochq.com
FEMA Instructor Courses
CPR/First Instructor for the American Red Cross
Crisis Briefing and Debriefing for CISM
Homeland Security ITC Instructor
WMD General Instructor
Homeland Security TERT Technical Emergency Response Team (Hot)-Hazmat
Incident Command System, ICS200, ICS300, ICS400, ICS700, & ICS800 Instructor for NCEM
ICS Instructor Train the Trainer Incident Command Course
Damage Assessment/Instructor for Emergency Management/FEMA
Hurricane Planning & Preparedness
Managing Volunteers
108 Mass Care Management
Disaster Instructor for Red Cross, Lenoir County, Kinston, NC
Incident Command Team Management
Into to Emergency Management EM-103 Incident Command Systems (ICS) for HealthCare
Intro to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) NC Center of Public Health Preparedness
Chemical Terrorism Intro & Classification/Chemical Weapons/NC Public Health
Intro to Bioterrorists Agents/NC Public Health Preparedness
Crisis Leadership/NC Public Health Preparedness
Crisis Communication/John Hopkins School of Public Health
Strategies for Prevention of Bombings Injuries/John Hopkins School
Water Contamination Events: Lessons Learned from Katrina/Univ. of Albany
Understanding & Planning for School Bomb Incidents/New Mexico Institute
WMD Awareness Level Course Post Test/New Mexico Tech
Military Policeman/1971, 1972/USMC/Bogue Field, North Carolina
Disaster Mental Health Intervention/John Ho9pkins Public Health
Surviving Field Stress for first Responders WD0074/Center of Disease & Control/Atlanta
Critical Incident Stress Management Group Crisis Intervention/UMBC Univ. of Maryland
Critical Incident Stress Management Team Member/CISM
Mass Clinic Training/NC Public Health Preparedness
Intro to WMD/John Hopkins Center for Public Health
Terrorism, Preparedness, and Public Health/ School of Public Health/Univ. of Albany
Into to Community Emergency Response/FEMA
Emergency Management – Basic
CERT- 1c-317
Fundamentals in Disaster Assessment 1, 7 2 Accreditation
Emergency Program Manager 39, Effective Communication
Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools
Principles of Emergency Management
Emergency Program Manager
Advanced Incident Command System
Developing and Managing Volunteers
Community Hurricane Preparedness
Role of the Emergency Operations Center in Community, Preparedness, Response & Recovery
Citizens Preparedness In-Depth Guide
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Introduction to Hazardous Material
Household Hazardous Materials
A Citizen's Guide to Disaster Assistance
ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
ICS for HealthCare
Live Response
WB3041- Program Management Tool
Surviving Field Stress for First Responders Wd004
56 Disaster Mental Health Intervention
Strategies for Prevention of Bombings Injuries - 58 Train the Trainer ISC – 450, Arlington, VA
Mass fatalities
Damage assessment train the trainer instructor for FEMA
American Red Cross courses:
CPR/First Instructor for the American Red Cross
Disaster Instructor for Red Cross, Lenoir County, Kinston, NC
Collaborating To ensure Effective delivery
Shelter operations
Mass care
Disaster Assessment Instructor
Family services/ Client services
Disaster operation management
Supervision in Disaster
Liaison 1. Community Collaboration
WMD/Terrorism
Dat team Lenoir county
Been on 3 National Disasters and one local
Fundamentals of staff services
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
John Hopkins Public Health, City/State (3/2005 - Present)
Christian Counselor/Crisis Debriefed/Disaster & CPR Instructor
United States Corps of Chaplains, City/State (1/2005 - Present)
Volunteer (LTG) Director (www.uscochq.com)
Jesus World Ministries, City/State (10/1979 – 6/2008)
Founder/ 28 years of sacrifice to God and my Country
Refrences
Pastor Roger Brooks. 603-203-6147
American Red Cross- Kathy Jones- 252-523-4528
Larry Chapman-252-523-4528
Director: Judy White: 252-523-4528
General Burnette: 205-287-4386
Chaplain Robert Tutrone: 570-595-2131
Ronald & Jenice Pinkney: 352-357-8964