Objective

Worship Pastor, Worship Leader, Minister of Music

Education

Roanoke College, Salem, VA, Music Major, Religion Minor, 1985

Marine Corps Institute, Norfolk, VA, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, 2000

Awards

All Virginia State Chorus, 1st Chair II Tenor, 1982

Fine Arts Scholarship, Music/Voice/Piano, Roanoke College, 1983

Gintong Pamana (Golden Heritage) Award for Entertainment, 2002

Work Experience

Organist / Assistant Youth Pastor 1981-1983

Zion Lutheran Church

Floyd, VA

Minister of Music / Assistant Youth Pastor 1983-1985

Riverdale Baptist Church

Vinton, VA

Minister of Music 1985-1987

Celebration Baptist Church

Okinawa, Japan 

Minister of Music / Assistant Youth Pastor 1992-1994

First Baptist Church of Clarendon Hills

Westmont, IL

Soloist / Worship Team 1994-1996

Living Water Assembly of God

Bolingbrook, IL

Worship Leader 1996-1998

WCFC-TV38 (TLN-Total Living Network)

Chicago, IL

Soloist / Worship Team 1998-2000

Belmont Assembly of God

Chicago, IL

Worship Pastor 2000-2002

Lakeshore Assembly of God

Chicago, IL

Worship Seminar Instructor 2002-2004

Various Churches

Manila, Philippines

Other Work Experience

United States Marine Corps 1985-1990, Japan/Philippines/Virginia

Marshall Consulting Group, Inc. 1990-2002, Chicago, IL

Viva Records, 2002-2004, Manila, Philippines

Marshall Technology Solutions, Inc. 2004-Present, Denver, CO / Orlando, FL

Instruments

Piano, Guitar, Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn

Languages

English, Tagalog (Filipino)

Theater

My Fair Lady, Off-Off Broadway, supporting role, 1980

Annie Get Your Gun, Off-Off Broadway, supporting role, 1981

Pirates Of Penzance, Off-Off Broadway, leading role (Fredrick), 1982

Carousel, Off-Off Broadway, leading role (Billy), 1983

Oklahoma, Off-Off Broadway, leading role (Curly), 1984

Albums

Live What I Believe, New Life Records, Released 1996

Ikaw Ang Dahilan (You Are The Reason), Viva Records, Released 2002

Hobbies

Recording, song writing, playing guitar and piano, computers, website design, graphic design, Bible study, spending time with my beautiful wife Kaye and our 2 “kids” (Duke and Duchess), they are Shih Tzu’s just in case you thought we had weird names for our “kids” :)

Computer Skills

Pretty much every program on the planet

Licenses and Certificates

Trinity Institute of Christian Counseling (in progress)

References

Brian Larson, Lakeshore Assembly of God, 312-464-1834, blarson@christianitytoday.com

Craig Brian Larson is contributing editor for Leadership Journal and editor for their PreachingToday.com, an online journal and illustration service. He also pastors Lakeshore Assembly of God in Chicago. His books include Contemporary Illustrations for Preachers, Teachers, and Writers, Preaching that Connects, and The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching.

Ken Hansen, Living Water Assembly of God, 630-759-5799, ken.hansen@lwccil.org

Ken and Chrystal moved to Bolingbrook, IL in March of 1992 to pastor Living Water. Their vision was to help those in the congregation and community experience God in practical, relevant and powerful ways. Ken was born and raised in Buffalo, New York and Chrystal is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ken graduated from Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri in 1984 with a major in Pastoral Ministries and Counseling. In 1992, Ken completed his Masters Degree in Biblical Studies from the Assemblies of God Theological School in Springfield, Missouri.