Darlington E. Elekwa

****, ***** ********, ** *******. AB T3E4K9

` 1-587-***-****. adurlz@r.postjobfree.com

Executive Summary of Experiences.

20+ years of international ministry through campuses, churches, and rural/urban evangelism

25+ years as director leading a not-for-profit international missionary organization GEM Inc. as international director of ministries.

13+ years of public service as a Lecturer, Counselor, Mentor and Coach

Summary of Notable knowledge and Skills:

The principles and practices of pastoral care and counseling

The Religious publications or holy books pertinent to a variety of world religions

The use of Personal computer software programs sufficient to perform daily tasks

Excellent Public relations and public speaking skills, prepared and presented seminars on power point, Prezi and other presentation formats to both small and large groups.

Ordination: Ordained into full time ministry in Nashville, TN, November 2, 2007.

I do have additional Skill in:

- Written and effective verbal communication

- Building and maintaining interpersonal relationships

- Crisis intervention (Volunteer at Billy Graham Crisis Center Calgary 2016 till date).

- Conflict resolution, I have been involved in conflict resolution since 2006

- Personal and group stress management

- Interpreting and assimilating information

- Analyzing complex situations

- Resolving complex religious accommodation issues

I also have the Ability to:

- Work in a church environment, including senior’s facilities

- Learn the church’s standards operational procedures for pastors quickly with 98-100% compliance

- Adhere to all departmental rules, regulations, policies, and procedures as they apply to multi-cultural settings

Ability to comprehend various spiritual journeys represented in the church population, delegate responsibilities and tailor lessons accordingly

Professional Work Experience

Appointed acting community pastor, Center Street Church, Calgary with 7,500 memberships.

Created innovations and left memorable impact through Bible exposition and prayer meetings, weekly minister’s meetings, and prayer sessions, conducted water baptisms by emersion alongside other pastors and performed other duties assigned by the lead pastor 2012-2015. Volunteered in the house keeping unit, Center Street Church Calgary, 2012-2014, Presided over meetings to discuss organization of Alpha Course at various Community groups in Calgary.

Successfully organized and executed full length Alpha Course at Dennis restaurant private hall, McKnight by Edmonton Trail, NE Calgary and retreated at NW campus of Center Street church during which many came to Christ 2014

Successfully hosted Greenview Center Street church small group and doubled the attendance within one year after commencement following the in-depth Bible study at the group’s weekly meetings and clarity brought to sermon reviews 2013-2015

Volunteered for six months at Wycliff Bible translators, working with the program tagged the Next Generation of young men and women considering going into the mission field. January 2015-June 2016

Prepared and taught adult Sunday school and discipleship classes in the discipleship unit, Richmond Hill Baptist Church Calgary 2016 till date.

Adopted as a pastor by a group of twenty to forty business and self-employed men who are concerned about evangelizing the city of Calgary, and who gather to pray and study the Bible twice weekly 2016 till date.

Online Certified Educator/Director of Studies, Global Missions Institute Nashville, Tennessee. Entrusted with developing GMI curriculum, courses content, recruit facilitators and professors of theology and missions to teach missionaries and pastors online, supervise GMI and GCVBI website design and to coordinate the day-to-day administrative matters of the online Institute. 2019.

Initiator & President, Grace Community Virtual Bible Institute, Calgary. Alberta, Canada. Founded to provide online platform for continuing theological education in view of restrictions due to Corona virus pandemic. The Institute’s founding is also predicated upon the outcome of a recent research interest in contextualized models for training African pastors 2018-date.

International Director of Ministries (Africa) Grace Evangelistic Ministries Inc, a global missionary organization based out in Tennessee, demonstrated high degree of leadership with integrity, conducted follow-up programs at head office and travelled to over twenty countries in Africa, teaching and conducting seminars and Bible conferences 1997-2022

Played key roles in the inauguration and ordination of pastors for New Creation Bible Church the Gambia. Organized the first and most successful ministers and church leaders conference in the Gambia, a predominantly Muslim country. Was a regular preacher at Church of the Pentecost Basse, and refugee camp church located in the Upper River Division of the Gambia 2000-2002.

Elected and served as Elder in charge of Christian education charged with the responsibilities for promoting and decentralizing Christian Education at ECWA headquarters church to make Christian education more effective. Charged with the responsibility of catering for men’s, women’s, youth fellowships and the girls’ brigade making sure believers were elected to head those arms of the church under pastors Adamu Maga and Jerry Bupwada. Received commendation for innovative ideas implemented to achieve set goals in each department of Christian education of the ECWA Headquarters church 2003-2006

Appointed treasurer, trainer of trainees and facilitator, National Langham Partnership International for expository Preaching, 2008-2011

Elected Assistant Director of Training, Haggai Alumni Advanced Leadership Development training program 2007-2016

Played key roles in planting at least three churches and preached in those churches until resident pastors were appointed in Jos and environs 1988-1994

Actively participated in the student’s ministry on campus playing vital roles as Bible study secretary, acting president and then president for six months before graduation, Fellowship of Evangelical students (NIFES)

Public Service:

Spent over thirteen years in public service working with patients and their families as a Diagnostic Microbiologist, MIS provider, HIV/AIDS testing, and counseling.

Education

D.Min. Leadership Track, Tyndale University, Toronto, Ontario Canada 2020.

CPE Level one 2017-2018 Alberta Health Services/Ambrose University Calgary Canada

PGDT/M.Div. Pastoral studies with emphasis on the character and integrity of the messenger and his message. ECWA Theological Seminary Jos 2002 – 2006

Certified Advanced Christian Leader, Haggai Advanced Christian Leadership Institute Singapore September 2006.

Ordinations into Pastoral ministry November 2007 at Nashville, Tennessee

M.Sc. (Double Honors Degree) Applied Clinical Parasitology and Medical Entomology with special interest in the effects of urinary Schistosomiasis, and Biological physical and chemical vector control.

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