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John's work combines: Non-Profit Organizations, Politics, and Helping People

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Day In The Life

Senior Vice President and Community Engageent Exec

Enhance and grow the relationships between the bank and our current and potential partners.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

    Elkart High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    BA, Radio and Television

    Indiana University

  • Certification

    Licenced Local Pastor

    Course of Study, Garrett Evangelical Theological School

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Financial Managers:

Bachelor's Degree: There isn't one!

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Life & Career Milestones

I've taken a lot of twists and turns

  • 1.

    LOTS of moves all over the country as a kid.

  • 2.

    Going to college at IU instead of Northwestern, where I was accepted.

  • 3.

    Death of my grandmother.

  • 4.

    Marriage and divorce at a young age.

  • 5.

    Disappointment in not getting what I thought was the ideal job for me.

  • 6.

    Becoming a Christian.

  • 7.

    Going into ministry.

  • 8.

    Retiring (effective April 6!)

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    You can do ''ministry'' without becoming a minister.

  • How I responded:

    I followed the call I received from God and was obedient to what God had planned for me, not what I or someone else felt I ought to do.

Experiences and challenges that shaped me

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  • Faith!