Family History Al
L Hibbert was born in St. Andrew Jamaica, West Indies. He attended the
Westphalia all age School, and the Trench Town high school. He is the
fifth of eight siblings, four brothers and four sisters. His family
tree consists of Pastors, Authors, Politicians, Military,
Professional/Chaplains, Law enforcement, Entrepreneurs Civil Services
Leaders, Counselors, and Christian employers/employee. In addition to
his family background, his personal involvement is in, Pastoral
ministry, Professional counseling, designer, and employments in the
corporate world. This exposure has helped him to develop a passion for
leadership, and has molded him to become a strong, passionate leader.
Dr.
Hibbert gives all credit to the Lord for placing an early call upon his
life, and to his parents and mentors who guided him along the pathway
to his destiny. Al Hibbert was brought up in a strong Christian
home; his father was a pastor, farmer, shoe maker, and police officer.
His mother was a devoted manager of home affairs. As a pastor's kid he
had a close-up view of professing Christians and has seen both sides of
good and bad. At age twenty he accepted the call of God on his life.
Like many young Christians he struggled not being able to differentiate
between religion and Christianity. In his search for meaning he turned
to the political world where he had the opportunity to meet and
associate with great political leaders. This choice only brought more
confusing questions, as it conflicted with the teachings and beliefs he
received from his early academic and Christian educators. In 1970 he
had another call from God which was much different from the first call
in 1968. God immediately placed him under a Christian mentor, the late
Rev Edwin Thomas, who began to pour into him and involve him in
ministry on a wider scale. In 1972 he married the love of his life
Iona, to whom he is still married today. The union produced three sons.
Al
Hibbert resorted to further studies and recognized that many Christians
did not portray and exhibit the power of the Holy Spirit in their
lives. It was at this juncture he felt the need to become a part of
the answer instead of being a part of the problem. His passion was
always to develop an independent God centered ministry to train and
help Christians return to the teachings of Jesus Christ and launch mass
evangelism to save our endangered generation who must be taught to be
the light that God intended them to be and to prepare them for His
return.
Activities over the past few years In 1980 Al
Hibbert and his family relocated to the United States where he worked
as a clerk in the medical field and later accepted a managerial
position the hotel industry. Knowing that there was a shepherding call
on his life, in 1982 The Holiness Christian Church was born in Yonkers
NY, where he pastored for seventeen years. He acquired two properties
in Yonkers. The first property was transformed from a drug house to a
place of worship. Dr Hibbert received much recognition from the city of
Yonkers. The second property was purchased at a cost of $600,000 and
was renovated to be used as a church and educational facility. In 1995
he started the New York Christian Counseling & Training Center in
Yonkers, where he operated a private practice and a training center to
equip those who had a calling on their life to counsel, a Bible
Institute was also launched to prepare future leaders. In 1999
the city of Yonkers purchased the church property as part of the city's
waterfront development project. The church was then merged with
another local congregation, proceeds from the sale were used to
purchase the church building they were renting...In 2000 Dr Hibbert
turned the leadership of the church over to the other pastor and
relocated to Atlanta Georgia.
Setback; While
pasturing in East Point GA, in January 2006 they were preparing to
launch a special community help program. The building in East Point
was suddenly destroyed by fire. At that time it seemed like all hopes
and visions of reaching and rendering help to the needs of the
community was shattered. Because of his determination to fulfill the
mission of helping families, he continued the project of reaching out
to those in need.
Achievements and involvement Dr
Al Hibbert is an ordained minister and chief executive of the Hope
& Healing Helping Hands Ministry, also an Approved Bible Teacher
with the Evangelical Training Association, (ETA). In Addition he is a
Professional Clinical Christian Counselor and Therapist with the
National Christian Counselors Association in Sarasota FL. Many lives
have been transformed in the area of Marriage and Family Therapy,
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Substance Abuse and Addition. He had
held secular managerial positions working the Hotel Industry, Medical
field, and the Department of Family & Children Services. He
presently Pastors the Hope and Healing Worship Center in Stone Mountain
GA, Al Hibbert is the author of four books, of which two have been published.
Achievements Degrees and credentials *B.A. in Christian Counseling from Calvary Theological Seminary, Lake Charles, LA *M.A. in Clinical Christian Counseling from Cornerstone University, Lake Charles, LA *Ph.D. in Clinical Christian Counseling from Family Bible College, Baltimore, MD *NCCA Licensed-Clinical Christian Counselor (Advanced Certification) *Clinical Supervisor. National Board of Christian Clinical Therapist *Albert Ellis Institute Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy *Board Certification, Temperament Therapist in Integrated Marriage and Family Therapy *Board Certified Cognitive
Memberships
*American Psychotherapy Association *American Association of Christian Counselors *Georgia Christian Counselors Association *National Christian Counselors Association *Sarasota
Academy of Christian Counselors
Broken yesterdays are beyond repair, but making the right choices today will ensure sound tomorrows. Dr Al Hibbert.
