Hill Consulting Group Consultants

The Hill Consulting Group Consultants

HCG has assembled church and ministry experts with broad experience and a wealth of training that allows clients to have the up-most confidence that our consultants can help to diagnose the problems, prescribe proven and creative solutions, and access the resources and tools needed. These consultants are not academicians - but practitioners with successful track records.

Because no one person has all the wisdom required to remedy some problems, we have a team of consultants who work together combining their skills and giftedness to offer wisdom and practical solutions to church and ministry executives who have the courage to admit that they don’t have all the answers because often "we cannot see the forest for the trees!"

Moreover, our cadre of consultants allows our clients to select their own consultant, should you wish, or simply allow us to help match your need with the right person or team.

Below is a list of the HCG Consultants with a brief summary of their backgrounds. All of our consultants are to be reached through our HCG offices.

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Associate Consultants

Bobby HillBobby Hill

Husband of Carrie for 32 years, Father of two married sons, Aaron and Joshua and two grandchildren on the way in 2007.

Education:

  • Doctor of Education (EdD), Organizational Leadership; Nonprofit Management concentration; Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL [ABD]
  • Masters of Arts, Practical Theology, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA;

Experience:

34 years of ministry experience; 28 years as Senior Pastor, Twelve years of graduate level instruction

Current Role:

International Director, Vanguard Ministries; Executive Director, Calvary Leadership Institute; Adjunct Professor, Regent University

Other Accomplishments:

Written numerous articles with two books underway

Passion:

To build and multiply churches and leaders resulting in global transformation.

Consulting Expertise:

  • Organizational Behavior
  • Leadership Development
  • Church Planting Marketing
  • Strategic Planning
  • All Church Consulting
  • Nonprofit management
  • Training and Motivational Speaking

Victor "Vic" SalazarVictor Salazar

Husband of Pam for thirty two years; father of one married son, Martin; grandfather to Audrey, six; and guardian of April, seventeen.

Contact Info:

Office: (808) 391-6775

WWW: victorsplanninggroup.org, vsalazar.photosite.com
E-mail: victor@victorsplanninggroup.org

Education:

  • Ph.D. student, Organizational Leadership, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA
  • MA, National Security Affairs, United States Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
  • BA, Social Science, Coker College, Harstville, SC

Experience:

Over thirty years military service with twenty six years of bi-vocational ministry experience, two years as Senior Pastor; four years of graduate level instruction

Current Role:

Director, Victor's Planning Group, Strategic Planning Consultancy

Other Accomplishments:

Served a term as School Board President, Ft. Jackson, SC; International Student Body President, Naval Postgraduate School.

Passion:

To assist leaders to realize their potential and fulfill their God-given destiny.

Consulting Expertise:

  • Organizational Effectiveness
  • Leadership Development
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Strategic Planning
  • Training and Motivational Speaking

Chuck ParisChuck Paris

Chuck is dedicated to prepare leaders and faith organizations to face times of violence, crime, terrorism, and critical incidents both within their organizations and in their communities.

Chuck is prior military and a former ten-year veteran police officer turned screenwriter, producer and director. His current film project is “No Jurisdictional Boundaries” which deals with family, fatherhood, freedom and faith in times of fear. Chuck also taught on-camera conflict resolution skills for violence/gang intervention/prevention and recidivism reduction. Chuck is a member of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation and the International Association of Counterterrorism and Security Professionals.

Contact Info:

WWW: www.chuckparis.com; www.nojurisdictionalboundaries.com

E-mail: info@chuckparis.com

Education:

  • Post-Grad Certificate (21-credits) Terrorism & Homeland Defense, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA;
  • Master of Arts, Organizational Leadership; concentration in Leadership Coaching & Critical Incident Leadership, Regent  University, Virginia Beach, VA
  • Bachelor of Arts, “Multimedia Approaches to Violence Prevention,” American University, School of Communication, Washington, D.C.
  • Associates Degree, Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

Experience:

Approximately 15 years of overall volunteer leadership experience in areas of scouting, youth, gang prevention, prison ministry, single adults, script writing, media, filmmaking,  marketing, men’s ministry, outreach, small groups, ushering, team building, law enforcement ministry, security, and threat assessment.   

Current Role:

Chuck is a Screenwriter/Producer/Director and Leadership/Media coach. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists.

Other Accomplishments:

Chuck is an on-camera media coach. He has trained hundreds of actors for work in the film/TV industry and a political candidate during a 1994 campaign. He is a certified Leadership Coach. Chuck also developed the Terrorism graduate certificate at Regent University. He is a past-president for the Regent University Alumni chapter, Washington, DC.

Passion:

Chuck resides in the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area and experienced the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon in 2001 and the D.C. sniper killing-spree in 2002. These experiences and the daily violence of a metropolitan area influenced Chuck's views and passion.

Consulting Expertise:

  • Leadership and Team Development
  • Critical Incident Leadership (violence, crime, and terrorism)
  • Communication Assessments for public presentations
  • Conflict resolution and interventions
  • Executive and Leadership Coaching
  • Marketing and promotions
  • Security Issues; preparations for violence and terrorism
  • Media consulting (on-camera coaching, scriptwriting, acting)

Diane J. ChandlerDiane Chandler

Wife of Doug Chandler for 10 years.

Contact Info:

Phone: (757) 577-3736

E-mail: diancha@regent.edu

Education:

  • Ph.D., Organizational Leadership, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA
  • Master of Divinity, Practical Theology, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA
  • Master of Science, Education, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY

Experience:

17 years of varied church/ministry experience (i.e., leadership equipping, small group ministry, Bible teaching, women’s ministry), 4 years of leadership coaching, and 4 years of seminary teaching.

Current Role:

Assistant Professor, School of Divinity, Regent University

Other Accomplishments:

Author of The Leader's Example: Embracing and Modeling the Basic Principles of Discipleship (leadership equipping module) and The Impact of Pastors' Spiritual Practices on Burnout (article and conference presentation); presentations at the International Leadership Association Conference (Nov., '06) and Women as Global Leadership Conference (March '06), conference and retreat speaker.

Passion:

To equip the next generation of Christian ministry leaders, including men and women, through the development of holistic personal and organizational health strategies.

Consulting Expertise:

  • Leadership and Team Development
  • Management and Administration
  • Leadership Coaching and Speaking
  • Conflict Management and Reconciliation
  • Temperament and Spiritual Gift Assessments
  • Small Group Development
  • Discipleship and Equipping
  • Pastoral and Persona Recovery & Sabbaticals

Joseph UmidiJoseph Umidi

Married to his wife, Marie,since 1972 with one married son and three grandchildren. Marie travels extensively for her international ministry in the arts.

Contact Info:

Phone: (757) 233-8578

WWW: lifeformingcoach.com , vanguardministries.com, newlife.cc/

E-mail: joseph@tlccoach.net

Education:

  • D.Min., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
  • M.Div., Acadia Divinity College
  • B.A., Kalamazoo College

Experience:

35 years of ministry including 32 years in pastoral roles and 21 years of graduate level instruction.

Current Role:

Director, New Life Ministries International, Virginia Beach, VA; Founder and Director Lifeforming Coaching, Professor of Divinity, Regent University; Virginia Beach, VA

Other Accomplishments:

  • Transformational Coaching, Zulon Press, 2005
  • Confirming the Pastoral Call, Kregal, 2000
  • "Avoiding Leadership Snares" in Youth Ministries Magazine. Sept/Oct 1995, Sonlife Ministries, Elburn, Illinois, p. 32.
  • "Leadership Land Mines" in Regent University School of Divinity Review, Volume 1, pp. 25-37.
  • "Great Coaching Commission: Overcoming Key Challenges," Net Results Vol. XXVI, No. 5, October, 2005.
  • "Perspectives on the Coaching Movement," Ministries Today, July/August 2006

Passion:

Joseph's lifelong commitment to raising up leaders finds expression everywhere from his ongoing commitment to young people to overseeing churches and coaching pastors. He hungers to see leaders develop the authentic relationships they need to run the race and finish well, and enjoys traveling internationally to promote coaching worldwide.

Consulting Expertise:

  • Creating coaching communities in local churches or church networks
  • Integrating a coach training model into church equipping and assimilation strategies
  • Training leaders in relational skills to impact their vocational spheres

Affiliate Consultants

HCG has selected some service providers that are among the best in their fields to provide churches, ministries, and leaders with specialized products and services. You may contact them directly and explain that you located them through our website.

Graphic design

Mark NeubauerNeubauer Design Group

NEUBAUER DESIGN GROUP

Contact Info:

Office: (615) 591-3368

WWW: neubauerdesign.com

E-mail: Contact Form

P.O. Box 680185

Franklin, TN 37068

Services:

Mark has over 18 years experience as a Graphic Designer and Art Director. Neubauer Design Group can design anything that can be printed. Whether you need newsletters, brochures, annual reports, CD/DVD packaging, logos, billboards or book covers - we can design it.

HCG Comments:

Mark is one the best graphic designers I have ever had the privilege to work with. He is creative, flexible, prompt, and full of integrity. I have never been disappointed in his work product or service!

MEDIA MANAGEMENT

Steve NewtonNewton Media & Associates

NEWTON MEDIA AND ASSOCIATES

Contact Info:

824 Greenbrier Parkway, Suite 200

Chesapeake, Virginia 23320

Phone: 757-547-5400

Fax: 757-547-7383

WWW: newtonmedia.com/

E-mail: info@newtonmedia.com

Services:

Newton Media is a full-service media management and placement company serving corporate and ministry clients by assisting them in marketing products and services through direct response television and radio.

HCG Comments:

Steve and Newton Media are simply the best media management company for any church or ministry seeking to utilize the means of television, radio and direct response. Their expertise and professionalism is unsurpassed.