Pastor Carol Nash-Lester, M.A.R., C.P.C
Pastor Carol Nash-Lester serves as Senior Pastor of Bethel Apostolic Temple of Miami, Florida. She came to Bethel Temple and to the North Campus of Miami Dade College as an intern from Iliff School of Theology, where she was enrolled in the Divinity Program. She is a member of the Potters House International Pastoral Alliance under the leadership of Bishop T.D. Jakes.
Pastor Nash-Lester is also the founder and president of T.O.T.A.L Approach, Inc. (Training Ourselves to Address Life) which is a ministry of personal and professional development. Through T. O. T. A. L. Approach, she provides coaching seminars on Christian leadership, discipleship, effective communication and relationship enhancement for churches and organizations throughout the Southeast United States.
She is the author of From Chaos to Clarity, Calling Your Life to Order, Pathways to Pentecost: Igniting the Power of God in Your Mind, Your Ministry and Your Marriage, The Joshua Anointing, and Increase!
Pastor Nash-Lester serves a director of theNewStudentCenterat the Wolfson Campus ofMiamiDadeCollege. She received her Bachelor’s of Arts from the University of Denver in Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, and Psychology and has a Master of Arts in Religion in Church Related Social Work, Pastoral Care and Counseling from the Iliff School of Theology. She has also done graduate work in Divinity at the Iliff School of Theology at St. Thomas University in Marriage and Family Counseling, Florida International University in Adult Education and Human Resources Development and Trinity Theological Seminary in Church Leadership and Administration.
Her mission is to “Encourage, Equip, Edify and Empower.” She fulfills this mission not only through her service to the College and Church, but also in mentoring women in ministry and in service through other organizations such as the Bethel Temple Community Development Corporation, the Collective Banking Group and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Pastor Nash-Lester is the wife of Elder Charles R. Lester, who is her companion in marriage and ministry. Together they have birthed and nurtured many spiritual sons and daughters throughout the country.