Chaplaincy
Resume:
FLOYD KNIGHT, M.DIV.
Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440-1901
*********@*****.***
SUMMARY
I am a seminary trained, minister with standing in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ who has over thirty years of experience in a variety of cross-cultural and cross-racial appointments: Anglo, African-American, and Hispanic.
• University Chaplain • Senior Pastor • Executive Pastor
• Hospital Chaplain • College Instructor • Minister of Media Arts
• Youth Pastor • Choir Director • Worship Pastor
COLLEGIATE AND CHAPLAINCY POSITIONS
2005-2006 Hospital Chaplain Associate, University of Chicago Medical Center (CPE–1 Unit) 1985-1986 Protestant Chaplain, Marsh Chapel, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts OTHER HOSPITAL POSITIONS
2001-2011 Physician Referral Counselor, Marketing, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois 1998-1999 Call Center Supervisor, Kaiser Permanente HMO, Overland Park, Kansas 1997-1999 Customer Service Trainer, Kaiser Permanente HMO, Overland Park, Kansas MULTI-STAFF POSITIONS
2001-2010 Assistant Minister, Park Manor Christian Church (D of C), Chicago, Illinois 1999-2001 Senior Pastor, First Christian Church (D of C), Chicago Heights, Illinois 1994-1999 Assistant Pastor/Choir Director, Iglesia Cristiana Alta Vista (D of C), Kansas City, Missouri 1993-1994 Executive Pastor/Worship Pastor, First Christian Church (D of C), Blue Springs, Missouri 1992-1993 Assistant Minister, Parkway Garden Christian Church (D of C), Chicago, Illinois 1990-1991 Youth Pastor, Park Manor Christian Church (D of C), Chicago, Illinois 1988-1990 Assistant Minister, Good Hope Freewill Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois OTHER MINISTERIAL POSITIONS
1990-1994 Hymnal Committee Member, Chalice Hymnal, Chalice Press, St. Louis, Missouri 1990-1991 Adjunct Faculty for Worship, Upper Room Academy, Closer Walk, Nashville, Tennessee 1987-1988 Senior Pastor, First Christian Church (D of C), Lynn, Massachusetts OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019 to Present Substitute High School Teacher, Valley View School District 365U, Romeoville and Bolingbrook, Illinois
2012-2018 Doctoral Fellow (Research / Teaching Assistant), Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 1996-1999 Adjunct for Church Administration, Western Baptist Bible College, Kansas City, Missouri Knight Resume (Continued)
2
EDUCATION
Ph.D. English Graduate School, Northern Illinois University (NIU), DeKalb, Illinois (Dec. 2021) Majors: Linguistics and African-American Literature Dissertation Advisor: Prof. Betty Birner
● DFI Fellow: Illinois Board of Higher Education--2013 to 2020
● Rhoten A. Smith Fellow: NIU–2013 to 2016
● Carter G. Woodson Fellow: NIU–2010 to 2012
Graduate TESL College of Education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois Dec. 2015 Certificate
Ph.D. Classes: University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 1988-1992 Major: Hebrew Bible; Minor: New Testament
Advisors: Professors Gösta Ahlstrom and Iona Couliano
● Disciples Divinity House Fellowship
M.Div.: Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts May 1988 Major: Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
Advisor: Prof. Simon Parker
● Martin Luther King Jr. Fellowship
Bachelor of Arts: Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana May 1984 Major: Religious Studies
● Departmental Honors
● Pi Lambda Theta/Phi Delta Kappa National Honor Society B.M. Classes: Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts 1977-1978/ Performance Major: Jazz, Classical, and Contemporary Music 1979-1980 Small Group Instructors: John LaPorta and Tiger Okoshi
Contact this candidate