Carl's Resume

Carl A. Harris
902 N. 15th Street, Collinsville, Oklahoma 74021
Home Voice (918) 371-1288 - Office Voice (918) 371-4296
email carl@cvillecofc.org

Objective:

Evangelist and Peacemaker for the church of Christ in Oklahoma

Work Experiences

• Aug, 1998 to present
  Local Evangelist for the Collinsville church of Christ, Collinsville, OK 74021 (918) 371-4296
  
• 1989 - Aug, 1998 Shell St. church of Christ Healdton, OK.
  Local Evangelist and Mexican Mission Coordinator
  I served the congregation as the local evangelist and Mexican mission coordinator from 1989 till August 1998.
  During this time I have made many trips, by air, railroad and car to Toluca, Mexico in research and support of our missions program.
  During the last nine years I have and continue to teach every year at the Sooner Youth Camp at Lake Murray
  Wrote a weekly news column for the Healdton Herald for two years.
  Spoke on the Small Church Growth Workshop in 1997 in Lubbock, TX
  Conducted Church Growth Workshop in Salida, Colorado and Victoria, Texas.
  Wrote and publish a weekly church bulletin with a circulation of around 300.
  
• 1985 - 1989 Central church of Christ, Victoria, TX.
  Minister of Involvement and Mexican Missions Coordinator
  Developed a comprehensive ministry program for this 600 plus congregation.
  Conducted mission evaluations in Mexico and Honduras.
  Led mission teams in the U.S. as well as Mexico.
  Oversaw the reconstruction project in Salvador, Central America for Food For A Hungry World
  
• 1981 - 1985 Cornwell Drive church of Christ, Yukon, OK.
  Missions Coordinator and Congregational Involvement
  Led youth campaigns in Colorado and California.
  Was ministry coordinator for the Elders.
  Conducted leadership and involvement workshops in Colorado, Texas and California.
  Coordinated Prison ministry at El Reno prison
  
• 1978 - 1981 Cornwell Drive church of Christ, Yukon, OK.
  Missionary to Honduras, Central America
  Congregation planting and development in the nations capital of Tegucigalpa.
  Missions outreach in Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico.

Education:

• September 11, 2001, Kittering Foundation & Oklahoma Partnership for Public Deliberation
  Janice and I completed the Certification for National Issues Forums Facilitators.
  
• January 20, 2001, Sunset International Bible Institute Satellite School Administrator
  I completed the requirements for and was certified as a Satellite School Administrator.
  
• April 27, 1998, Family dynamics Institute, Augusta, GA Group Facilitator
  Janice and I completed the Certification for Leaders of the "His Needs - Her Needs" interactive seminars conducted by Family Dynamics Institute.
  
• February 18, 1998, Oklahoma Supreme Court, Oklahoma City, OK
  Certified Family and Divorce Mediator
  Completed a 40 hour training program in the theory and practice of conflict management conducted by Bernard Mayer of CDR Associates of Bolder, Colorado.
  
• March 17, 1997, Oklahoma Supreme Court, Oklahoma City, OK
  Small Claims and Community Mediator
  Completed a 30 hour training program in the theory of personal conflict resolution as pertains to the Oklahoma State Court system.
  
• June 1, 1996, Fishers of Men Ministry, Naperville, Ill
  Bible Teacher
  Completed the course as taught to the members Shell Street church of Christ by Joe Wallace and Carl Sterling.
  
• July 2nd 1978, Sunset School of Missions, Lubbock, TX
  Graduate of School of Missions
  Completed all the requirements of the prescribed course in the Science of Missions.
  
• January 29th, 1978, Sunset School of Preaching, Lubbock, TX
  Graduate of School of Preaching
  Completed all the requirements of the prescribed course of Advanced Biblical Studies.
  
• 1975, Okla. Dept. of Public Safety, Oklahoma City, OK
  Oklahoma Basic Enforcement & Firearms Training
  Successfully completed all the requirements for the Basic Enforcement and Firearms program for the Department of Public Safety.
  
• May 10th, 1974, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Miami, OK
  Associate in Arts
  Was graduated from the Northeastern Oklahoma A. and M. College at Miami, Oklahoma with the degree of Associate in Arts with an emphasis in Law Enforcement and Sociology.
• 1968, Okla. Dept of Public Safety, Oklahoma City, OK
  Oklahoma Driver Examiner
  Successfully completed all the requirements of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to be commissioned as an Oklahoma Driver Examiner.

Volunteer Interests:

Mediations for Small Claims Courts, Community Mediations and Family and Child Custody Mediations as well as Post Decree Modifications for the Oklahoma Supreme Court Early Settlement system.
Chaplain for the Healdton Police experience Department.
Spanish Translator for the police department of the city of Healdton.
Computer teacher for the Adult Education Department of the Healdton High School
Healdton, Oklahoma Lions Club as treasurer and general member three years.

Language and Culture Awareness:

Janice and I both are conversationally fluent in the Spanish language. We studied the Spanish language and culture in Honduras, Central America and were graduated from the Sunset School of Language and Culture in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 1978. The school was under the direction of Rudy Wray who was the resident missionary