Jim Gaffney

Available for speaking engagements, church retreats, ministry consultations and lectures. Topics include: Christian Marriage & Sex, Difficulties faced today in Mental Illness, Grieving the death of a loved one., Divorce Recovery, Sobriety from all addictions. Healthy Relationships: Do's and Don't's

Supervised therapy with spouses, children, significant others, and families of men and women recovering from drug & alcohol addiction. My specialty is working with the families of addicts

Speaker on Many topics involving the integration of Christian 12 step groups into local churches

Pursuing my Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy concurrently with my NY State CASAC certification. Currently working with Seminary Students and their Families in Therapy

Serving as an intern 15-20 hours weekly in West Haverstraw, NY outpatient facility.

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Studying for certification as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor in the State of New York

Currently, Jim is transitioning from MarinersResources. This next year Jim will be working on different projects for multiple churches, providing counseling to families dealing with addictions, presiding over memorial services, performing weddings, and providing organizational consulting services based on his 20+ years in ministry

Responsibilities: • Designed, built and grew www.MarinersResources.org, an online donation church ministry. MR.org gathers, sells and redistributes “gifts in kind” to help people in need around Southern California, U.S., and the world. • Constructed relationships with 100+ ministry partners that redistributed $750,000 in goods this past year. • Supervised 6 employees and 750+ volunteers. • Served on Management team -Outreach Ministries • Set Ministry Direction

Responsibilities: • Designed, built and grew a network connecting “gifts in kind” donors with Christ-centered organizations. • Test marketed MarinersResources.org concepts with this initial network. • Completed a personal & ministry rebuilding process during marital separation and divorce • Set Ministry Direction

Responsibilities: • Designed, built and grew all of the MarinersCare ministries for the church congregation of 12,000+ • Established Peer Counseling, Pastor of the Day training, Monday Night Solutions, Wednesday Night Applications, Pastoral Care, 12 -Step Recovery and the Family Recovery class. All stand strong today. • Guided 1000+ people towards healing resources each month through 25+ staff volunteers. • Provided core leadership to three annual "Shepherding the Shepherds" conferences for 500+ nat

Responsibilities: • Designed, built and grew the unified ministries of Pastoral Care, Recovery, and Community Care during the merger of two large churches in Southern California with a combined congregation of 7,000+. • Directed all counseling needs in the two churches, Mariners in Newport Beach and SCCC in Irvine. • Conducted a weekly Communion service each Sunday AM for 50+ individuals. • Supervised 3 employees and 65+ volunteers • Set Ministry Direction

Responsibilities: • Designed, built and grew a diversified Recovery ministry in a large growing Southern California church. • Impacted Mariners growth from 1800 individuals to 5,000 people during these 4+ years. • Initiated the first large local church Recovery ministry in the Western U.S. • Developed the SHAPED by God class (Spiritual Gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personalities, Experiences, and Destiny) that aided all at Mariners to find their unique place of service, 3000+ people attended this seven w

Responsibilities: • Designed built and grew a regional network of Overcomers Recovery ministries that included 7+ churches. • Impacted 300+ changed lives that concluded with an Overcomers Jubilee Celebration • Supervised 2 employees, 2 staff volunteer counselors and 35+ volunteers • Set Ministry direction • Served on church elder board

Responsibilities: • Focused on the practical patient clinical aspects of pharmacy practice. • Worked part-time also as a retail pharmacist locally. • Volunteered as a drug prevention speaker in schools. • Transitioned from pharmacist to minister to have more direct impact with people.

Pre-Marital Counseling MFT Ethics MFT Spiritual Formation PsychoPathology Marriage & Family Enrichment MFT Theories I, II & III MFT Assessment & Treatment MFT Measurement & Assessment Affairs & Addiction Sex Therapy

During his ministry training, Jim became a teacher / speaker at recovery leadership seminars that grew into "The Net Institute" an award winning Christian biblically-based recovery curriculum and training.

Worked an average of 25 hrs weekly in a retail pharmacy during the five years of school. First pharmacy student to extern @ Rikers Island - Montefiore Hospital inmate detoxification program Activities and Societies: President of SAPHA-SPSSNY Editor of College of Pharmacy magazine - Recipe Phar