John Crowdis Email & Phone Number

Trinity United Church, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Specific duties included leading weekly worship services, preaching, teaching, training, coaching, crisis response and personal care, leadership development, long-range planning, supervision of staff, human resources management, community involvement and outreach. Also helping people in and through times of major life changes including weddings and funerals. During the Pandemic, my duties largely provided these resources using alternative means including YouTube and Zoom.During this time I have helped Trinity move from a shared space with a Roman Catholic congregation, to its own space in a new-to-us building still in the same neighbourhood. There have been a lot of changes to shepherd this congregation through.

St. Matthew'S United Church, Calgary

Specific duties included leading weekly worship services, preaching, teaching, training, coaching, crisis response and personal care, leadership development, long-range planning, supervision of staff, human resources management, community involvement and outreach. Also helping people in and through times of major life changes including weddings and funerals.

Knox United Church, Drumheller

This is a full-time short-term appointment to help provide stability in worship leadership, pastoral care, and community presence while the congregation develops a profile to seek a new full-time minister that lives within the community.

Stettler United Church, Stettler, Ab

This is a full-time short-term appointment to help provide stability in worship leadership, pastoral care, and community presence while the congregation develops a profile to seek a new full-time minister that lives within the community.

Clarkson Road Presbyterian Church, Mississauga, Ontario

Effectively serving as the CEO of a small non-profit organization requiring general leadership. Specific duties included leading weekly worship services, preaching, teaching, training, coaching, crisis response and personal care, leadership development, long-range planning, supervision of staff, human resources management, community involvement and outreach. Also helping people in and through times of major life changes including weddings and funerals.

London, Ontario

Working as one of several Chaplains to the University Community. Ecumenical and multi-faith roles, including on-campus special services, counselling, public-relations, and participating in campus ministry, preaching to raise awareness of campus ministry. Extensive work with students ages 17-30 in all aspects of campus life.

London, Ontario

Working with and developing volunteers and working with youth in an aging urban congregation. Half-time contract position.

Cornwall, Ontario

Specific duties included leading worship and preaching shared 50% with Senior Minister, overseeing the redevelopment of Christian Education programs, including leadership of adult Bible study group; pastoral care (crisis ministry and ongoing regular visitation), weddings, funerals, nursing home services, development of community outreach programs (Habitat for Humanity), moderating Session meetings, leadership development, future visioning, confirmation class leadership.

M.Div., Biblical Scholarship, Theology

Activities and Societies: Editor of the student newsletter "Altar Ego" and residence newsletter "The Sixty-Forty." Residential.

B.A., History

Activities and Societies: University concert band, University Jazz Band. Military/Political history primarily, also included studies.

Matriculation Diploma, 10-12