"The Power of Being Deeply Heard" - this chapter title from a book review sums up my experience in CPE. Being deeply heard-by God, by fellow chaplains, by my supervisor-and then, learning to listen in a deepr way to others, especially those facing crisis. Out of being heard and the practice of listening I have grown as a person and as a pastor. This growth continues even as I have moved from parish ministry to administrative duties."

Reverend David Guthrie
Executive Director
Board of Evangelism and Home Missions
Moravian Church, Southern Province

Current Residents

Emmert
Adam Emmert		 Adam was born and raised in central Indiana in a rural town called Lizton. He has been a Christian since age 11, part of the Christian church tradition. He has served in children's and youth ministry work in Florida and Kentucky and graduated from Asbury Theological Seminary in 2004. Adam has been married for ten years to Melanie and has a 3 year old daughter.
Nickell
Robert Nickell		 Robert is originally from Oregon and now resides here with his lovely wife, Amy and two young boys. Family is the center of his life and he is grateful for the love and support he has received from his mom and Amy’s parents. Robert received his Bachelor of Arts from Walla Walla College and Master of Divinity from Andrews University. His calling is to hospital chaplaincy with the Seventh Day Adventist denomination.
Bordenet
Jennifer Bordenet		 Jennifer is an ordained Baptist minister. She attends College Park Baptist Church. Born and raised in Tullahoma, Tennessee, she received a B.A. in Religious Education from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama and a M. Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. She comes to Florida Hospital after nearly eleven years at Valley Baptist Health System in Harlingen, Texas where she completed 8 units of CPE and served as a staff chaplain. Jennifer is in Supervisory CPE at Florida Hospital.
ORourke
Jason O'Rourke		 Jason was born in 1974, in a small town in Ohio. He graduated from Oakwood University in May of 2009. He will attend Andrews University to begin to earn his M. Div. after 2 units of CPE. Jason is in our MDiv/CPE program, a joint educational venture for beginning Adventist ministers interested in professional hospital chaplaincy.
Brown
Judith Brown		 Judith is originally from Massachusetts and now resides in Casselberry, Florida. She is married to Ron and has two sons and two daughters. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Central Florida and Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary. Prior to a calling to the ministry Judith was a social worker and a radiological technologist
Thomas
Elaine Thomas		 Elaine was born at Florida Hospital South. She will be married 30 years in December to a wonderful man, Jim. They have 2 adult children, who were both married this year. She has her Master of Divinity from Asbury Seminary and will be pursuing ordination in the United Methodist Church.
Branch-Trevath
Becky Branch-Trevath		 Becky is a native Floridian who happily lives with her husband and son in Central Florida. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and has previously served as a pastor, campus chaplain and hospital chaplain. Becky received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Florida and her Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School.
Kurlinksi
Brad Kurlinksi		 Brad was born in Colorado but moved around a lot as the child of a pastor. He calls Idaho “home” and enjoyed most of his childhood there skiing, hiking and camping. He is also an accomplished pianist. As a student at Southern Adventist College, he spent a year in Russia teaching English to students in Moscow. He has a Bachelor’s in Theology and minored in Biblical Languages. Brad is in our MDiv/CPE program, a joint educational venture for beginning Adventist ministers interested in professional hospital chaplaincy.
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