About the AuthorJim Hart is the Pastor of Pastoral Care and Counseling and Director of Church Development at the Abundant Life Family Worship Church where Bishop George Searight is the Senior Pastor. He has been an active member of Abundant Life since June of 1997. He facilitates the counseling ministry at the church, oversees the various ministries, functions as the church’s community liaison, and is the church’s Golf Tournament Co-Chairman.
Jim received a Master’s in Social Work from Rutgers University and is a Licensed Social Worker in the state of NJ. He is also working on his second Master’s Degree from the New Brunswick Theological Seminary matriculating through their Master’s in Theological Studies program. Jim is also an Adjunct Professor for the Graduate School of Social Work at Rutgers University where he teaches three courses: Psychopathology, Spirituality in Social Work, and Human Behavior and the Social Environment. After 12 years of counseling and life coaching at the church and various organizations, Jim formed The Hart Company in 2012. Through his company, Jim offers counseling, coaching, workshops, and seminars to married and engaged couples. He also provides workshops and seminars in the areas of family, leadership, and diversity for churches and businesses. His popular Coaching Calls for Married Couples have blessed more than 100 couples. In February 2016, he released his first book, The Great Husband's Playbook: Winning Plays for a Victorious Marriage. Jim is married to his wife Yetunde and they have three children, Samuel, Daniel, and Gabriel. For Jim, being a husband and father is his greatest joy and responsibility. |