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DARREL SCHROCK

Hartland,WI

Summary

Devoted as a pastor/chaplain for the purpose of listening, understanding, encouraging, teaching, supporting, and compassionately caring for others in ways that help them find hope in God.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Chaplain

Merton Community Fire Department
09.2013 - Current
  • Actively respond to Emergency Dispatches to give emotional and spiritual support to community members in crisis (EMS, Fire, MVA, Death, etc.), give moral, emotional, and spiritual support to First Responders, Lead Critical Incident Stress Debriefing for team members when needed, provide personal counseling to help team members struggling with P.T.S.D., assist Law Enforcement in giving death notices, conduct funerals/memorial services when requested, and attend various fire meetings to build rapport with team members.

Lead Pastor

Grace Hill Church
08.2001 - Current
  • Lead a team of pastors/elders in shepherding the flock entrusted to our care
  • Teach and preach, publicly and privately, so that people would know God and grow in their love for God and one another
  • Serve as a servant-leader so that together the church could learn from and follow Jesus
  • Provide compassionate and gospel-rich care and counsel so that members would persevere in the Faith, even in the trials of life
  • Equip the members so they could steward their lives in ways that would be for their own good, the good of others, and bring glory to God
  • These ambitious ideals required much prayer, strategic planning, vision casting, organization, team building, and hard work
  • It called for being faithful in weekly bible studies, sermon preparations, leading in corporate worship, officiating weddings and funerals, overseeing building programs, budget planning, leading meetings, hospital visits, peacemaking, biblical counseling, community relations and outreach, and patiently walking with people through all seasons of life.

Associate Pastor of Youth & Christian Education

Wheelersburg Baptist Church
06.1996 - 08.2001
  • Strategize and plan with the Sr Pastor to implement a cohesive discipleship ministry for all ages
  • Oversee the Youth and Christian Education ministries for the entire church
  • Build a team of trained teachers and leaders who could carry out our mission and meet our objectives
  • Assist the Sr Pastor in teaching, preaching, biblical counseling, peacemaking, and biblical counseling training.

Assembly Department/Team Leader

Honda of America, Mfg.
09.1985 - 03.1992
  • Provide leadership to a team of 20-25 people for the purpose of meeting production demands safely, meeting Federal safety requirements, monitoring and documenting safety checks, managing inventory, solving problems creatively, fostering innovation, communicating clearly, and promoting a positive morale and healthy working environment with the team.

Education

Master of Divinity -

Grand Rapids Theological Seminary
Grand Rapids, MI
05.1996

Bachelor of Arts: Business Administration -

Bluffton University
Bluffton, OH
06.1992

Skills

  • Pastoral Care
  • Grief Support/Counseling
  • Biblical Counseling (Family/Individual)
  • Peacemaking
  • Teaching/Preaching
  • Bible Study Leading
  • Intentional Listening
  • Compassionate Caring

Certification

Certified Biblical Counselor (Level II): 09/2003

Association of Certified Biblical Counselors

Timeline

Chaplain

Merton Community Fire Department
09.2013 - Current

Lead Pastor

Grace Hill Church
08.2001 - Current

Associate Pastor of Youth & Christian Education

Wheelersburg Baptist Church
06.1996 - 08.2001

Assembly Department/Team Leader

Honda of America, Mfg.
09.1985 - 03.1992

Master of Divinity -

Grand Rapids Theological Seminary

Bachelor of Arts: Business Administration -

Bluffton University

Certified Biblical Counselor (Level II): 09/2003

Association of Certified Biblical Counselors

DARREL SCHROCK