Resume (ministry)

Junho Park

Des Plaines, IL
email: junho [at] junhopark [dot] com

[EXPERIENCE]

Lakeview Church |  www.elakeview.org | Vernon Hills/Skokie, IL  |  10/2006 to current

  • Worship Leader
    • Lead worship in a multi-ethnic adult congregation utilizing voice, guitar, and keyboard.
    • Organize band rehearsals.
    • Assist the band utilizing voice, guitar, bass, keyboard, and drums.

Naperville Korean First Presbyterian Church |  www.ilovechurch.org |  Naperville, IL  |  06/1999 to 07/2006

  • Worship Leader
    • Led Sunday morning and Friday night youth worship services utilizing voice, guitar, and keyboard.
    • Provided guitar and keyboard lessons
    • Led bilingual worship services in English and Korean on numerous occasions.
  • Youth Leader
    • Discipled and met with students outside of church on a regular basis.
    • Provided leadership and guidance to other youth leaders.
    • Assisted the youth pastor with various organizational tasks, including organizing retreats and special events.
    • Preached on an average of 5 to 8 times per year.
    • Led Bible studies.

Asian American InterVarsity Christian Fellowship @ University of Illinois at Chicago |  www.intervarsity.org |  Chicago, IL  |  08/2000 to 05/2004

  • Worship Leader
    • Led worship at weekly large group gatherings utilizing voice, guitar, and keyboard.
    • Served on the executive leadership team during the 2001-2002 school year.
    • Assisted the band utilizing voice, guitar, bass, keyboard, and drums.
  • Small Group Leader
    • Led weekly small group Bible studies during the summer of 2003 as well as the 2003-2004 school year.
  • Discipler
    • Met with a first-year student on a weekly basis as a spiritual mentor and a discipler during the 2003-2004 school year.

Vision Praise Ministry |  Naperville, IL  |  08/1997 to 08/2000

  • Worship Leader & Organizer
    • Led worship utilizing guitar.
    • Helped to organize annual student-organized and led praise nights.

[MISSIONS]

Nagoya, Japan (Lakeview Church) |  Summer, 2008

  • Presented a seminar on the topic of biblical corporate worship to a group of Japanese pastors and worship leaders.
  • Assisted with bilingual (Japanese & English) worship services utilizing voice and keyboard.

Tijuana, Mexico (Naperville Korean First Presbyterian Church) |  Summer, 2001

  • Assisted with vacation Bible school with music and skits.
  • Assisted with a church construction project.

Monterrey, Mexico (Youth With a Mission) |  Summer, 1999

  • Assisted with vacation Bible school with music and skits.
  • Engaged in door-to-door evangelism.

[RELEVANT SKILLS]

Music: Skilled in singing, piano, keyboard, guitar, bass, and drums; Recording; Songwriting

[EDUCATION]

Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Masters of Arts in Worship Studies, June 2009

University of Illinois at Chicago
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, May 2004
Minor in Psychology