Education

 

B.A. Ancient History    (Minor in Ancient Greek)                      (1973 - 1979)

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

 

M. Div. Exposition and Teaching                                                (1980 - 1990)

International School of Theology, San Bernardino, CA

 

Th.M. Systematic Theology   (classes toward)                            (1995 - 1996)

Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA

 

D.Min. Missional Leadership (10 classes toward) [ABD]          (2008 – Present)

Trinity Evangelical divinity School, Deerfield, IL 

 

Professional Experience

 

Administrator / Teaching Assistant / Instructor                           (1979 - 1990)

International School of Theology

San Bernardino, CA

           

Church Planting and Teaching Pastor                                          (1991- 2008)

New Song Evangelical Free Church, Bolingbrook, IL

 

Adjunct Professor                                                                         (1994 - 2012)

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School 
Deerfield, IL

 

Moody Graduate School                                                              (1995 - 2010)
Chicago, IL

 

Church Planting Missionary Consultant                                      (2008 - 2016)

Great Lakes District EFCA

 

Master Trainer and Dynamic Church Planting

International Representative                                                        (2008 - Present)

 

Interim Pastor, Trinity Church                                                     (Jan. 2012 - Aug. 2012)

Senior Pastor, Trinity Church                                                      (Sept. 2012 – May 2016)

Watseka, IL

 

Senior Pastor, Manchester Creek Community Church                (Nov. 2016 - Present)

Rock Hill, SC

 

Awards Received

 

• [Seminary] Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Award, 1987

• [Seminary] President’s Award for Spiritual Leadership, 1990

• [EFCA] Reproducing Church Award, 2004

• Key to the City of Bolingbrook, 2008

• My wife and children respect and love me

 

Publications

 

Manual, Pamphlets, and Books

 

• In this Very Hour, Loss of a Job [Devotional], (Broadman/Holman, 1995)

• The Rise and Fall of a Sometimes Great King: Teaching Manual for 1 and 2 Samuel (Institute of Biblical Studies, publisher, 1986)

• How to Develop a Creative Mind, (Pamphlet, self-published)

• Experience the Passion of Christ, (The Sojourning Press, 2005)

• Picking a President: Or Any Other Elected Official, (CrossBooks, 2012).

• Settlers or Sojourners: A Meditation on Christian Identity, (The Sojourning Press, 2015)

• An Ordination Sermon by Robert McCheyne, edited by Marty Schoenleber, Jr. (The Sojourning Press, 2015)

• Experience the Passion of Christ: Small Group Edition, (The Sojourning Press, 2016)

• Making Disciples Like Jesus: A Leadership Challenge for Churches, (The Sojourning Press, 2017)

 

Articles and Chapters in Books

 

• “The Obscene Phone Caller” (Worldwide Challenge Magazine, 1987)

• “The Chosen People” (Worldwide Challenge Magazine, 1987)

• “Am I Saved?” (New Song Church, 1996)

•  “Becoming a Multi-Ethnic Suburban Church”, Chapter in: Heart for the Community: New Models for Urban and Suburban Ministry, (Moody Press, 2009), edited by John Fuder and Noel Castellanos.

• “Commanded to Function as Priests: Our Calling and Privilege (Exposition of 1 Peter 2:8-9),” (June 2015, Evangelical Free Today Magazine)

• Hundreds of articles at ChosenRebel.me

 

Poetry, Songs, and Hymns

 

• “But You Remained” (Phineas, Volume 16, 1985)

• ”Sounds”  (Phineas, Volume 16, 1985)

• “Worship is The Song of Life” ( [Song] 1998)

• “I Yield, I Yield” ( [Hymn] 2005)

• “A Prayer for Arboretum Visitors” (2007)

• “Personal Lament” (2008)

 

Additional Professional Activities

 

Board Member of …  (not all are current)

 

• Bolingbrook Christian Health Center, Bolingbrook, IL

• Hands of Love America, Bolingbrook and DesPlaines, IL

• Grace Mission International Partnership, Bolingbrook, IL / Yao, Japan

 

• Member of …

• Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals (F.I.R.E.)

• Ordained, Evangelical Free Church of America

• Master Trainer with Dynamic Church Planting International

• Church Planters Fellowship

 

Community Volunteer activities

 

• Little League Baseball Coach

• Community Organizer

• High School Cross Country Coach

 

Extracurricular Activities and Hobbies

 

• Reading

• Walking with my wife

• Retreat and Conference Speaking

• Gardening

• Golf

• Biking (mountain and touring)

• BLOGing

• Interests and activities

• Cheering for all things Philadelphia especially the Phillies and Eagles

 

Major Interests in Ministry

 

• Expository Preaching

• Church Planting

• Development Future Leaders

• Evangelism Equipping

• Mentoring Church Planters and Young Leaders