Ministerial Resume

CoCreative Journeys
Boulder – Denver Area – 303–926–0077

Ministerial Résumé

EDUCATION June 1989	Master of Arts in Theology Master of Divinity	St. John's Seminary Camarillo, California

		Five years of spiritual formation and theological studies in seminary with a focus on sacramental theology, liturgy, and homiletics. Organized and led a charismatic praise and healing prayer group every year. Invited various speakers to the seminary community to teach in the area of charismatic gifts to augment the seminary curriculum.

		Topic of Masters Thesis: A study of how to enhance pastoral rites based on the theology of deliverance and demonology.


June 1981	Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology	Missouri Institute of Technology Kansas City, Missouri



Affiliations April 2004 - Present		Member of the International Enneagram Association (IEA). Member of the Board of Directors of the Colorado Chapter of IEA.

Ministerial Employment
July 2003 - Present		CoCreative Journeys Planning and Officiating at weddings in the greater Denver-Boulder area. Enneagram instruction to couples, individuals, and businesses.
July 1989 - Aug 1991 Rev. Paul, 1985		Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles Los Angeles, California. Associate Pastor. Headed the development of the growing Hispanic community, regular marital and personal counseling, pre-marital preparation, preparing sermons, presiding at liturgical services, and teaching adult education and scripture study classes. Designed and implemented a comprehensive plan for adult education. Worked extensively with youth. One youth group was comprised of 130 elementary and junior high school age children. Another was 100 senior high school-aged young adults. Published a monthly newsletter for each youth group. Weekly visits to high-risk youth in a medium security detention facility. Student teacher to freshmen high school students. One day each week was devoted to spending time in the parish school, visiting grades 1-8. Conducted a liturgy every Sunday evening for youth and their families. Another similar liturgy was done in Spanish for the Hispanic youth. Emphasis was placed on youth involvement in the liturgy and delivering sermons that were relevant, exciting, and often entertaining. Six months of internship was spent in a parish in East Los Angeles where virtually all activities, meetings, classes, and Sunday liturgies were conducted in Spanish.

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
April 2008 - Present		Intercambio - ESL Instruction of English as a second language. Intercambio is an organization in Boulder/Denver which provides affordable English classes for adult immigrants. Among their goals is to help immigrants achieve greater self-sufficiency and confidence, and foster cross-cultural relationships.
April 2001 - May 2004		Boulder County Partners Boulder County, Colorado. Mentor (senior partner) to a 13 year old boy for 3 years. Besides 3-5 hour weekly outings with my junior partner, we have participated in various group activities during the year including a rafting trip, a team skills weekend at Cal-Wood, a fly-tying class, and various workshops.
Sept 1999 – May 2000		Unity Church of Boulder Boulder, Colorado. Sunday school instructor for third and fourth grade students.
April 1997 - May 1999		CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocate) Kansas City, Missouri. In two years I was assigned two different cases. I was required to contact the child’s family members, therapists, health-care professionals, and teachers to determine the best course of action for the child, as well as attend court proceedings and make recommendations to the guardian ad litem.
June 1994 - Aug 1997		Church of the Holy Spirit (Episcopal) Kansas City, Missouri. As a member of this congregation I was the praise and worship leader. Having been granted a license to preach by the bishop, I occasionally preached on Sunday mornings.
Sept 1992 - May 1993		Trinity Episcopal Church Shawnee, Kansas. Co-Directed the Sunday School for grades 1-8. Taught grades 7-8. Wrote and published a youth newsletter.