Experience

First Federated Church

• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim/Transitional Senior Pastor

  • Oct 2020 - Present



San Francisco Theological Seminary

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  Teaching in the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) Program. Teaching in the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) Program.



Congregational Church of Batavia

• Batavia, IL

• Interim Senior Minister

  • Jun 2019 - Oct 2020

  Corporate congregation in the western suburbs of Chicago. Resourcing congregation to achieve health and new vision for ministry. Working towards congregational restructuring and ministry empowerment. Corporate congregation in the western suburbs of Chicago. Resourcing congregation to achieve health and new vision for ministry. Working towards congregational restructuring and ministry empowerment.



Park Ridge Community Church

• Park Ridge, IL

• Interim Senior Minister

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2018

  Leading corporate church in self-understanding and mission study, evaluating the total ministry of the congregation, empowering the church's sense of community involvement, resourcing the work of the organizational structure, energizing and deepening spiritual connections and faith understanding in order to further facilitate the health and vitality of the congregation. Leading corporate church in self-understanding and mission study, evaluating the total ministry of the congregation, empowering the church's sense of community involvement, resourcing the work of the organizational structure, energizing and deepening spiritual connections and faith understanding in order to further facilitate the health and vitality of the congregation.



San Francisco Theological Seminary

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Ford Fellow and Visiting Professor in Evangelism and Congregational Leadership

  • Sep 2015 - May 2017

  The new Fellows program allows for scholar-practitioners to be in residence on campus for an extended period, teach courses, convene seminars and symposia related to innovation and carry on conversations with the SFTS Faculty. Areas of concentration and interest: Congregational Development (vitality, health, transition/transformation, renewal, turnarounds, and new church development) Congregational Mission and Cultural (Social) Location Leadership Development and Administration Sociography and demographics Conflict Management Evangelism Polity Courses offered: Cultural Milieu and Congregational Context (Doctor of Ministry core course) The Spirituality of the Nones, Dones, & SBNRs (D.Min. course) Telling the Old, Old Story in New, New Times (D.Min. course) Entering Wonderland: The Alternative Reality of the Church (M.Div. course) Flourishing in Your First Call (M.Div. course) Show less



Synod Of The Rocky Mountains

• United States
• Religious Institutions

• Transitional Executive

  • May 2011 - Dec 2016

  Leading a mid-council entity through a time of discerning and fulfilling of its role to resource and support churches, presbyteries, and the PCUSA. • Realignment of synod priorities, purposes, and goals • Restructure and relocation: moved from brick and mortar to a virtual office format • Leading through organizational shifts and changes; facilitated merger conversations Leading a mid-council entity through a time of discerning and fulfilling of its role to resource and support churches, presbyteries, and the PCUSA. • Realignment of synod priorities, purposes, and goals • Restructure and relocation: moved from brick and mortar to a virtual office format • Leading through organizational shifts and changes; facilitated merger conversations



Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assessor

  • 2010 - 2013

  Special Consultant to churches requesting assessments about current congregational health and presenting possible scenarios for the future. Special Consultant to churches requesting assessments about current congregational health and presenting possible scenarios for the future.



St. Paul's United Church of Christ

• Elgin, IL

• Interim Senior Minister

  • 2007 - 2011

  Empowered a congregational turn-around, relocation, building campaign. Additional work in healing systemic, long-term conflict. Empowered a congregational turn-around, relocation, building campaign. Additional work in healing systemic, long-term conflict.



Presbytery of Chicago

• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate for Congregational Development

  • 2003 - 2007

  Areas of congregational health and development, new church development, immigrant ministry. Led many workshops for churches and worked with congregations for conflict management. Areas of congregational health and development, new church development, immigrant ministry. Led many workshops for churches and worked with congregations for conflict management.