Rev. Rick Wheatly joins ABC NE as
Pastor to Pastor & Clergy Resource
Rev. Rick Wheatly joins ABC NE as a volunteer Pastor to Pastors and Clergy Resource to pastors and congregations. He brings a lifetime of ministry experience in local churches, region boards, and interim ministry.
My ministry began upon graduation from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO in 1972. I was ordained at the Benson Baptist Church in Omaha, Nebraska, on August 3, 1972. I have served churches in the Mid-American region ( First Baptist, Missouri Valley, IA, First Baptist, Atlantic, IA, and First Baptist, Glenwood, IA). Served at the First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon, IL of the Great Rivers Region. And the First Baptist Church of Chadron, NE before retiring at the end of 2007. The past few years I have served six Interims; five in Nebraska and one in Iowa. For ten years I drove commercially for Arrow Stage Lines here in Omaha in between interim duties.
In the mid 1980’s while serving on the Ministers Council Senate I chaired for the National Ministers Council a task force committee looking into the possibility of the beginnings of what we would call Pastor to Pastors. My vision for this position is to make periodic contact with all ABC Nebraska clergy via phone calls, emails, and personal visits throughout the year.
Rev. Jason Workman joins ABC NE as
Pastor to Pastor & Mental Health Resource
Rev. Jason Workman joins ABC NE as a volunteer Pastor to Pastors and Mental Health Resource to pastors and congregations. He brings a lifetime of ministry experience in local churches, disaster response, first responder ministry, chaplaincy, and mental health. Visit his company Workman Counseling LLC https://workmancounseling.wordpress.com
Jason will regularly engage with clergy in Nebraska as a volunteer, while ABCNE will offer free annual mental health check-ups for all pastors through Workman Counseling LLC as part of our Colossians 3 Communities Ministry.
Rev. Jason Workman, LIMHP, LADC is an ordained minister who has served as a pastor in California and Nebraska as a youth pastor, associate pastor and as an area director for Youth for Christ. Jason currently serves as a law enforcement chaplain for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and assists in ministry at Sunset Hills Baptist Church.
Jason’s ministry today is as a therapist in private practice as a state licensed independent mental health practitioner (NE and IA), licensed alcohol and drug counselor, and a clinically certified trauma professional. As a Pastor to Pastor Jason desires to help pastors with learning good self-care for ministry longevity and to be a critical resource in times of crisis (in pastor’s lives, families or within a church).
Jason and his wife, Diane enjoy exploring mountains, 4 wheeling, fly fishing, and exploring new places. As an extrovert he also enjoys cooking, smoking meat/BBQing for friends and family.
