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MARK KELLEY
1517 SE 124th Ave.
Vancouver, WA 98683
360-901-2212
m55kelley@gmail.com
SKILLS
Mentoring new leadersPreaching & Teaching in a church setting
Helping congregations and organizations change
Congregational and family conflict resolution
Research
PROFILE
25 years of dedicated pastoral service to four denominations
Gifted in disciple-making and training new leaders
Training and experience in Senior Adult Ministry
Passionate about missions
EXPERIENCE
Senior Pastor
1999-2008 First Friends Church Vancouver, WA
Supervised Youth pastor, Pastor to Seniors and office staff
Led church through change of worship/music styles.
Sent 4 families into overseas ministry; supervised Latino pastor
Professor of Pastoral Ministry
1990-1999 Barclay College Haviland, KS
Taught pastoral ministry, Bible & theology class
Supervised internships of pastoral students in several local churches
Interim Academic Dean
1996-1998 Barclay College Haviland, KS
Helped design and taught in Adult Degree Completion program
Led college in writing preliminary application for regional accreditation
Interim Pastor
1998 (Interim) Evangelical Church (Offerle, KS) and Presbyterian Church (Spearville, KS)
1997 (Interim) Nazarene Church (Pratt, KS)
1995 (Interim) Bucklin Free Methodist Church (Bucklin, KS)
Senior Pastor
College Avenue Friends Church; Oskaloosa, IA 1985-1990
Cherry Grove Friends Church; Battle Ground, WA 1981-1985
Talent Friends Church; Talent, OR 1977-1981
EDUCATION
1993 Drew University Madison, NJ
Doctor of Ministry
Project on “Ministry with Older Adults” earned a special commendation
1985 George Fox Evangelical Seminary Portland, OR
Master of Arts in Biblical Studies
1977 George Fox University Newberg, OR
Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry
OTHER LEADERSHIP
Chairman of Ordination (Recording) Committee
2000-2005 Northwest Yearly Meeting of the Friends Church
1992-1997 Mid-America Yearly Meeting of the Friends Church
1986-1990 Iowa Yearly Meeting of the Friends Church
Denominational Leadership
Active member on Northwest Yearly Meeting’s Administrative Council
Former member on Executive Councils of Friends Church regions in Kansas and the Northwest
Overseas Ministry to International Workers
May, 2006 I traveled to Russia & Morocco with regional director of Global Outreach
October, 2003 I spent two weeks in Morocco with International Workers
References available upon request