Damon DeLillo [email protected] 805.276.0487 nextgenministry.us twitter.com/damondelillo Mission: to know Christ and make Him known. Vision: to lead people in a growing relationship with Jesus Christ by helping churches become more effective at reaching the next generation and their families. Biography: Damon DeLillo is currently the Chief Creative Officer of Ten Cow Ministries and NextGenMinistry.us which are dedicated to helping churches become more effective at reaching the next generation and their families. He has been working with kids, teenagers and families, producing events, teaching and creating environments for ministry for 20 years. In 2008, he led a church planting team with North Point Ministries. He and his talented and creative wife, Janna, live in Oxnard, California, and are presently enjoying the challenge of raising their five children: Emilie, Corey, Tucker, Gracie and Macie. Values Intimacy with God Family Leadership Connection Compassion Humility Remarkability Personality ENTP Myers-Briggs Director Right Path 4 DI: Persuasive DISC Ideation, Achiever, Maximizer, Learner, Strategic StrengthsFinder Spiritual Gis Real Life Church Leadership/Administration 24 18 Pastor/Shepherd Exhortation Prophecy Creative Director 16 Teaching Executive Director of Family Ministries Gospel Light 17 Mission Church Family Pastor 14 Giving Professional Experience 12 11 Evangelism 9 Serving Showing Mercy 7 North Point Ministries Creative Experience Role: Creative Director Development: Creative Process, Idea Generation, Marketing, Design, Social Media Marketing Responsible for . . . • Corporate Creative Process • Development of Brand Voice, Core Ideology, Messaging & Customer Experience • Leadership and development of Creative Services and Design Teams Lead Pastor River Park Community Church First Baptist Ventura Family Pastor Ministry Experience Roles: Executive Director of Family Ministry, Lead Pastor, Church Planter Teaching Experience Roles: Secondary Principal, Teacher (7th-12th Grades) Oxnard First Baptist Family Life Pastor Subjects: Humanities, Modern Responsible for . . . • Strategic planning & vision casting • vision and administration of ministry to nursery, preschool, children, students and families • leadership and development of volunteer and staff teams • fundraising • development of ministry environments Mythology, Logic, Great Ideas, Algebra I, Geometry, Yearbook, Western History & Literature, Composition. Development: Administration, Curriculum Development, Employee Management Morgan Creek Chr. Acad. Principal/Secondary Administrator Hillcrest Christian School Teacher Cair Paravel Latin School Teacher Damon & Janna Wheaton College Strategic Planning Vision Casting Leadership Development Team Building Spiritual Formation Missions Places: Romania, Mexico, Taiwan, China, Ukraine (USSR), Costa Rica, China Town, Chicago Projects: Construction, Evangelism, VBS, teaching English. “God used Mission Work during the formative years of my life to inspire a burden for the lost, a heart of service and clarify my calling to full-time ministry.” BA English Lit. & Secondary Education Education BA English Literature & Secondary Education (Biblical Studies) Wheaton College, IL. Honors Degree English Literature Development: Writing, Teaching, Philosophy of Education, Lesson Planning, Bible & Theology, Literary Criticisim Mission: Costa Rica Bible Fellowship Church Mission: Taiwan Cons. Bapt. Foriegn Mission Society Bible Fellowship Church Missions Team Bible Fellowship Church Student Leadership Buena High School Bible Club President Mission: Romania Teen Missions Int’l. Baptism Bible Fellowship Church Ventura, CA Baptism Public Speaking Bible Fellowship Church Ventura, CA Why Children are the Most Important People in the Church Children’s Pastors’ Conference 2012 & 2013 Uncommon Families: Create a Rhythm Mission Church, September 2013 Weird: Weird Families Mission Church, September 2012 WWHD: What Would Henrietta [Mears] Do? Gospel Light Staff Meeting, February 2011 Creativity for Non-Creative People Gospel Light Staff Meeting, August 2011 Seasons of the Soul Gospel Light Staff Meeting, September 2011 Surviving the First Two Years Children’s Pastors’ Conference, 2012 Wired that Way: Raising Spiritual Champions Roots and Wings Conference, Tulsa, OK; February 2013 Building a Faith that Lasts: The Elementary Years Roots and Wings Conference, Tulsa, OK; February 2013 Help Wanted: Volunteer Recruitment for Beginners Children’s Pastors’ Conference, January 2015 Leading through Opposition Children’s Pastors Conference, January 2015 New Birth Goleta, CA Publications & Blogs Associations Give Me Jesus: Gospel Centered Children’s Ministry Writer, Contributer April 2014 Click here to read an excerpt. Sunday School Changes Everything Editor July 2012 Click here to read an excerpt Blogs henriettamears.com nextgenministry.us Personal & Professional References Please contact me for references at [email protected]