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Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
Volunteer Work
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Meagan Gillan

Naperville,IL

Summary

Seasoned veteran of six decades of ministry with a heart for those on the margins. Relishes team engagement and creative thinking with a love for how church works and cares for its people. I strive to love mercy and do justice and love designing and providing training opportunities to educate congregations and individuals about the impact of trauma and abuse and work to facilitate healing and forgiveness.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Executive Minister/Director of Women Ministries

The Evangelical Covenant Church
05.2011 - 08.2019

Led key initiatives for North American global Church.

Implemented and led essential initiatives impacting women, including addressing human trafficking, domestic violence, trauma, and sexual abuse.

Gave leadership to triennial gathering of women of the Church with 800-1,000 in attendance.

Developed missional curriculum with diverse team of women which was distributed denomination-wide

Preached, taught, and ministered across North America in local congregations, conferences, and retreat settings.

Preached, taught and ministered in local churches in developing world including Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Colombia, and Mexico.

Conducted extensive training to help local congregations understand and address domestic violence, trauma and all forms of abuse. Helped them develop ongoing teams to carry on this effort.

Served five local congregations across U.S. in partnership with spouse, leading in Adult Education, Youth, Children, and Women Ministries and more.

Marketing Manager

Pathmaker Marketing
07.2009 - 04.2011
  • Created company brand messaging, collateral materials, customer events, promotional strategies, and product commercialization.
  • Developed and implemented marketing strategies to use for launches, rebranding campaigns and promotions.
  • Researched developing trends to stay updated with new ideas and marketing practices.
  • Boosted brand awareness and generated leads while managing internal and external marketing campaigns and programs.

Executive Editor

The Presidential Prayer Team
04.2006 - 07.2009

Researched and wrote weekly prayer updates for web-based ministry with weekly reach of 500,000-1M readers.

Profiled members of Congress for prayer strategies.

Developed and implemented Pray the Vote initiative.

Developed and implemented Pray for Our Troops strategy

Developed and wrote Presidential Prayer Team for Kids weekly website

Prayed with the President of the United States in Oval Office

Education

No Degree - New Testament

North Park Theological Seminary
Chicago, IL

No Degree - Church History, Old Testament

Fuller Theological Seminary
Phoenix/Tucson, AZ (Satellite Campus)

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Wheaton College
Wheaton, Illinois
06.1975

Skills

  • Preaching and Teaching
  • Intercultural Competency
  • Counseling
  • Leader Development
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Teaching/Bible Study
  • Spiritual Leadership
  • Prayer Ministry

Certification

*Ordained Minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church

*Qualified Assessor for IDI (Intercultural Development Inventory)
*Certified in 40-hour Domestic Violence
*Certified Trainer, Advocacy for Victims of Abuse
*Broad experience training congregations in trauma, abuse and domestic violence
*Accomplished facilitator for healing and forgiveness
*Experience and awareness in congregational systems and local church issues


Volunteer Work

Member of the Leadership Commission (Elder Board) of Community Christian Church, Naperville, Illinois and environs

Leader and facilitator of Explore Healing ministry of Community Christian Church, facilitating healing and support for trauma survivors

Co-Facilitator of Community Freedom/Give Hope weekly ministry to formerly incarcerated persons and their family members

Participant in GiftMart initiative of Community Christian Church, serving underresourced families in local Aurora school

Served 25 years as drummer in worship bands in local congregations and on national stage

Timeline

Executive Minister/Director of Women Ministries

The Evangelical Covenant Church
05.2011 - 08.2019

Marketing Manager

Pathmaker Marketing
07.2009 - 04.2011

Executive Editor

The Presidential Prayer Team
04.2006 - 07.2009

No Degree - New Testament

North Park Theological Seminary

No Degree - Church History, Old Testament

Fuller Theological Seminary

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Wheaton College

*Ordained Minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church

*Qualified Assessor for IDI (Intercultural Development Inventory)
*Certified in 40-hour Domestic Violence
*Certified Trainer, Advocacy for Victims of Abuse
*Broad experience training congregations in trauma, abuse and domestic violence
*Accomplished facilitator for healing and forgiveness
*Experience and awareness in congregational systems and local church issues


Meagan Gillan