Education
University
of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Not-For-Profit Management Post Degree Certificate
January 2008 - Present
Tyndale Seminary,
Toronto, Ontario
Children's Ministry, Youth Leadership
1999
Institute
of Children's Literature, West Redding, Connecticut
Writing for Children & Teenagers
June 1994 - March 1996
Heritage
College, London, Ontario
Bachelor of Religious Education Degree: Youth Ministry Minor
April 1994
Received Gerry Benn Award for Christian Education
Centennial College of Applied Arts & Tech., Toronto, Ontario
Aircraft Maintenance Technician
January 1986
Trinity Western
College, Langley, British Columbia
Associate in Arts Degree: Aviation Minor
April 1983
Winona High School,
Winona, Ontario
Secondary School Diploma
June 1979
Experience
Byron Community Church, London,
Ontario
Minister Of Children & Youth
October 2004 - January 2008
Administrator, Children's Ministry, Theatre Camp
January 2008 - Present
Parksville Fellowship Baptist Church, Parksville,
British Columbia
Minister of Children
May 2000 - August 2003
Elliott Heights Baptist Church, Hamilton,
Ontario
Minister of Children & Youth
January 1990 - April 2000
City
Express Airlines, Toronto,
Ontario
Aircraft Mechanic
January 1988 - January 1990
Maintenance and Trouble Shooting on DHC-7, DHC-8, ST-27
Welland
Aero Center, Welland,
Ontario
Aircraft Mechanic and Pilot
January 1986 - January 1988
Maintenance and Trouble Shooting on single and multi-engine aircraft full-time.
Charter flying and banner towing part-time.
Air Canada,
Toronto, Ontario
Baggage Handler and Loader
January 1985 - January 1986
Extended Training
Sonlife
Strategy, Toronto, ON
Sonlife
Advanced One, Cincinnati, OH
Youth
Specialties Resource Seminar, Toronto, ON
1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999 (Buffalo)
Lillenas
Drama Conference, Kansas City, MO
Group
Publishing Youth Seminar, Toronto, ON
Group
Publishing Children's Ministry Conf., Chicago, IL
Gotham
One Day Playwriting Workshop, New York City, NY
Willowcreek
Vision & Values Conference, Toronto, ON
Willowcreek
Promiseland Conference, Chicago, IL
Willowcreek
Children & Family Conference, Toronto, ON
Willowcreek
Leadership Summit, Chicago, IL
Willowcreek
Leadership Summit, Vancouver, BC
Willowcreek
Leadership Summit, London, ON
Willowcreek
Prevailing Church, Vancouver, BC
Mission Ontario 2000acts Youth Conference, Hamilton,
ON
Aquire
The Fire Conference, Hamilton, ON
INCM
Children's Pastors Conference, San Diego, CA
UWO
Continuing Education Basic Acting, London, ON
Gotham
Writer's Workshop, Playwriting
Volunteer
Aldborough Public School, Rodney, ON
Reading Program
School Year of 2004, 2006
Youth For Christ, London, ON
Mission Experience
Association of Baptists for World Evangelism
Personal Summer Mission Trip: Amazonas, Brazil
August 1989
Sonlife Evangelism & Missions Project
Led team of 5 to Chicago, IL
July 1993
Student Leadership Project
Wrote material and directed team of 5
for a 10-day children's drama ministry to camps & churches
throughout New Brunswick
July 1996
Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches International
Preparation & familiarization trip (for 1998 Summer Ministry)
to Caracas, Venezuela
October 1997
Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches International
Led group of 8 youth and adults for an 18-day trip,
partnering with local missionaries, ministering to children,
youth and adults in Caracas, Venezuela
July 1998
Parksville Baptist Church Youth
Assisted with a group of 22 youth and adults in presenting
a Day Camp program for children in Golden, BC
July 2001