Experience

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  Community Of Christ

  • Executive

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  Community of Christ

  • Spokane, Washington Area

  • Executive

    • Nov 2019 - Present
    • Spokane, Washington Area

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  Samish Island Campground

  • Bow, Washington

  • Campground Manager

    • Nov 2016 - Nov 2019
    • Bow, Washington

    Responsible for the day to day operation of the Samish Island Campground, a retreat center that serves a diverse book of clients that include religious and non religious not for profit groups. Work includes landscape maintenance, physical plant maintenance, customer relations and financial accounting. Samish serves well over 35 events a year and is in full time operation from February through October.

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  Community of Christ

  • United States
  • Religious Institutions
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Mission research, assessment, and support specialist

    • Jan 2013 - Apr 2016

    My focus is to pay attention to the context of congregations and communities to help in the mission of Jesus Christ. By doing this in concert with congregations and members, a deepening sense of discipleship is experienced by all and the church along with the community it serves becomes closer in their mutual relationships.I am the field coordinator for Leading Congregations in Mission, an international initiative for congregational revitalization. I also served as field coordinator for Discipleship NOW! a field initiative designed to deepen the discipleship of selected members.

  • Mission Center President

    • Sep 2001 - Dec 2012

    Chief administrator for the Community of Christ congregations in these three jurisdictions of the United States. I was responsible for congregational support and ministry development, child protective registrations of volunteers and staff, support of volunteer ministers, Youth camping, and family camping and retreat. Ministerial education and spiritual formation. Budget development and management. Facilities development and management. Pastoral care and encouragement of leaders. Networking of congregations for mission. Vision and mission development.

  • Congregational Consultant

    • Jan 1999 - Sep 2001

    Congregational support through visioning processes developed by me to help revitalize the congregation. I worked with congregational leadership and members.

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  J & S Apiaries

  • Buhl, Idaho

  • Business Owner

    • Mar 1981 - Dec 1998
    • Buhl, Idaho

    My wife and I owned and managed an apiary consisting of between 1400 and 700 hives for 18 years. We produced honey and wax for sale and were members of Sioux Honey Association. We also provided pollination services to various crops in California, Washington and Idaho. Crops included: Almonds, prunes, cherries, apples, peaches, squash, onion seed, canola seed, radish seed, carrot seed, alfalfa seed, melons, cucumbers, and clover. The management of hive health was a major part of my daily work. I coordinated the deliver of hives for pollination as well as contacting growers about my services. I also coordinated shipping of hives and honey. I gathered hives with my own truck and fork lift for shipment to California. Daily work involved a lot of manual labor. I loved the bee business, but after 18 years as an owner and 7 years prior to that time as a laborer in the bees I was ready to move on.