RESUME FOR THE REV. CHRISTOPHER JOHN PARRISH

E-Mail: adwmkd@r.postjobfree.com Tel 408-***-**** (Home); 669-***-**** (Cell)

Address: **** *** ***** *****, ***. 1807, San Jose, CA 95136

Qualifications & Skills

Ordained Deacon in 1984, Priest in 1985, by the Rt. Rev. Kenneth Oram, Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Grahamstown, Anglican Church of Southern Africa.

The capacity to administer parishes consisting of people of diverse cultures.

Experience in:

Catechesis of children and adults

Training lay readers and lay lectors

Teaching marriage classes and doing marriage counseling

Hospital and home visitation

Leading small groups, such as Bible Study groups and Youth groups

Teaching Systematic Theology to second year students

Administering a diocesan department of Training for Ministries

Organizing a diocesan department of Evangelism

Coordinating an extension for Victory Outreach School of Ministry

Editing a Latin I course for KC Distance Learning

The ability to teach and tutor English (first and second language, ACT and SAT), Social Studies and Latin

The ability to supervise a group of English teachers

Considerable computer skills in Pages (Mac), MS-Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook

Website content management using WordPress

Sub-examiner for Second Language English Composition for the Cape Senior Certificate (South Africa) in 1981.

USA Work Experience

March 29th, 2015 – the present

Part-time Rector of St. Luke’s Chapel in the Hills, Los Altos Hills, CA

Part-time Tutor through Wyzant: Social Studies (middle school); English ACT & SAT; English Second Language (adult level); Latin (high school level); History

September 2019 – the present: Latin Teacher at Canterbury Christian School, Los Altos, CA

January 1st, 2009 – December 31st, 2014

Full-time Rector of All Saints’ Church (Reformed Episcopal Church), Shreveport, LA

January 1st, 2008 – December 16th, 2008:

Part-time work as Assisting Priest for St. James Anglican Church, Newport Beach, CA

January 1st, 2007, to December 31st, 2007:

Part-time work as a supply priest for the REC and other Anglican churches in Orange and San Bernardino Counties; part-time work as an English Second Language Tutor to Korean students

October 1st to December 31st, 2006: Unemployed

August 2004 to September 29th, 2006: Self-employed: Graphic Design Artist and Printer.

February 2003 to July 2004 – Nucell Acquisition Corporation, dba Pledge-A-Phone

Cell-phone Re-furbisher: Duties: warehouse part picking, forklift operation, cell-phone re-furbishing, cell-phone kit assembly, cell-phone battery testing, accessory sorting

2001 – 2003 - Self-Employed

Graphic Design Artist. Duties: ad design and printing for clients

2000 – 2001 - Expanded Enterprises, Inc.

Office Manager. Duties: exporting of products to foreign countries, form creation, correspondence and company brochure design, invoicing, inbound sales, customer service

1998-2000 Victory Outreach Santa Ana

Office Manager: Duties: training of volunteer office staff, including receptionists, data clerks and secretaries. My other responsibility was Academic Coordinator of the Santa Ana extension of the Victory Outreach School of Ministry, and also part-time Instructor for various theological classes. I taught Old Testament Survey, Spiritual Disciplines, the Book of Revelation and the Four Gospels.

South African Work Experience

1984-1986: Assistant Curate, Holy Trinity Parish, King William’s Town

1987-1996: Rector of three Anglican parishes for 9 years, as follows:

1987-1988: Rector of St. Clement’s Parish, Grahamstown

1988: Part-time Systematic Theology I lecturer at Rhodes University, Grahamstown

1989-1993: Rector of the Parish of St. Martin-by-the-Sea, Gonubie

1993-1996: Rector of St. David’s Parish, Queenstown, with St. Cuthbert’s, Molteno

1994-1996: Northern Region Diocesan Director of Training for Ministry & Tutor

Teaching Experience

1996: Head of English & Drama departments, Queen’s College, South Africa

Chairman of the High School English Syllabus Committee for the Eastern Cape

1981-1982: English teacher (First & Second Language) to High School students at two

South African schools

1979-1980: English, Biblical Studies & Physical Science teacher at Petrus Kaneb High School,

Uis, Namibia, while serving in the South African Army

USA Ministry Experience

Victory Outreach School of Ministry Instructor in various theological subjects – 1998-1999

Extension Coordinator for VOSOM Santa Ana – 1998-2000

Minister of Christian Education, Victory Outreach Southeast Santa Ana – 2000-2002

Small Groups Coordinator in the above church – 2001-2002

Bible Study Leader for Vineyard Christian Fellowship – 2003 – 2004

Presbyter in the Diocese of Mid-America of the Reformed Episcopal Church July 2007 – December 2014

Education

Bachelor of Arts (English & Biblical Studies as majors): Rhodes University, Grahamstown, RSA, 1978

Higher Diploma in Education (Postgraduate, Secondary): Rhodes University, 1978

Bachelor of Theology: University of South Africa, Pretoria, RSA, 1983

Bachelor of Theology (Hons.) (Systematic Theology): Rhodes University, 1984

Diploma in Theology: St. Paul’s Theological College, Grahamstown, 1984

Master of Theology (Systematic Theology): Rhodes University, 1988

Theological Latin I: University of South Africa, 1992

C-Best, California: permanent passing status, 2000

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