JAMES W.

CHISHOLM
3330 BRECKINRIDGE LANE Missouri City, TX 77459 H 281.835.8123 C 281.975.7994 Email: jwchisholm77@gmail.com

Jim, Sari, Kimberly, Harry, and Thomas Chisholm

MINISTRY PHILOSOPHY I love teaching from the Bible and sharing insights into the Word of God. My primary goal is to establish a small group Bible study in which participants can learn to share the Gospel message and their personal testimony with friends and loved ones whose health has been afflicted by disease or disability. People who are afflicted with disease or life threatening illnesses are no less the image of God than the able bodied. Yet many who find themselves in that situation fall into a feeling of hopelessness and despair. The Bible is filled with encouragement and comfort for those who would hear. All people experience times of tribulation. I wish to bring the comfort of Christ to all who find themselves without hope knowing that He has overcome the world. I am convinced that no matter how desperate lifes challenges may be, in Jesus Christ there is always solid reason to be optimistic. PERSONAL BACKGROUND CONVERSION AND CALLING: I attended a small church in Southern California and one day during a youth activity in 1967, my youth Pastor led me in a prayer of confession and I asked Jesus to be the Lord of my life. I became very active in the church and by the time I graduated from high school I was recognized as one of the youth leaders.

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I drifted away when I went off to college and drifted farther away from God after graduation. Years went by where I devoted all my attention to my career and my own needs. Eventually my 4 year old daughter asked me if I would take her to Sunday school someday. I believe this was the Holy Spirit bringing me back. Eventually, my wife wanted to learn about Jesus. We were both baptized later that year (2000). Since that time I have developed a real hunger for Gods Word and an overwhelming desire to truly know Him and share Him with everyone I meet. When I reflect on this I praise God for His love for me and the fact that He would not abandon me. I feel the Lord is leading me into a teaching ministry. A life-long struggle with a bone and joint disease has made the issue of suffering very personal to me. I feel called to a teaching ministry focusing on the specific needs of the disabled. MARRIAGE/SPOUSE AND CHILDREN: While working in Jakarta in 1985 I met a beautiful young woman, Sarisah, who eventually became my wife. When we first met neither of us could speak the others language. We started seeing each other with the intent to learn the others language. Our conversations during the first few weeks of dating made heavy use of language dictionaries. During that time I fell deeply in love with her and asked her to be my wife. We recently celebrated our 26th anniversary. We have three children Thomas (b. 1986), Harry (b. 1988), and Kimberly (b. 1991).

INTERESTS: My personal interests include reading history, biographies, and the Bible. My wife and I also enjoy traveling to new places. SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND STRENGTHS My greatest spiritual strength is teaching the Word of God and relating it to the problems facing this postmodern world.

FORMAL EDUCATION Graduate: Undergraduate: DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Houston, Texas May 2014, Emphasis: Historical Theology, World Missions CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Long Beach, Ca. May 1977 BSChE Emphasis: Chemical Engineering ThM

MINISTRY EXPERIENCE Adult Sunday School Teacher, Sienna Ranch Baptist Church, Missouri City, Tx 5/2006 present Led a 5 month study of the book of Job, facilitated a Wednesday night study of Dealing with Loss Board Chairman, Overcomers, Sugar Land, Tx 7/2004 7/2010

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Served on the Board of Directors of Overcomers, a non-profit organization providing Biblical encouragement and comfort to people facing lifes many trials such as cancer, disability, loss of a loved one, etc. Spiritual Formation Leader, Dallas Theological Seminary, Houston 8/2007 5/2009 Led a group of students preparing for ministry. Through four semesters we explored our identity in Christ, our part in the community, personal integrity, and our ministry objectives. Bible Study Leader, Coaches Outreach, Missouri City, Tx 9/2006 5/2010 Led a weekly Bible Study for coaches at Hightower High School. During these meetings, developed a close relationship with the coaches providing them with Biblical encouragement and prayer. WORK EXPERIENCE Fluor Corporation, Sugar Land, Tx Senior Process/Specialty Engineer. S&B Engineers and Constructors, Houston, Tx Process Engineer IV eSimulation, Houston, Tx Consultant Aspen Technology, Houston, Tx Senior Staff Engineer ChemShare Corporation, Houston, Tx Customer Support Manager The M.W. Kellogg Company, Houston, Tx Senior Process Engineer Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, Ca. Senior Process Engineer Filtrol Corporation, Los Angeles, Ca. Project Engineer 9/2011 present 7/2007 1/2009 4/2003 4/2007 8/1992 11/2002 8/1990 8/1992 7/1989 1/1990 1/1979 6/1989 10/1977 11/1978

MINISTRY REFERENCES Mark Dean Senior Pastor Sienna Ranch Baptist Church 9119 Sienna Ranch Road Missouri City, Tx 77459 281-778-9300 mdean@siennaranch.org Chad Bertrand Missions Pastor Sienna Ranch Baptist Church 9119 Sienna Ranch Road Missouri City, Tx 77459 281-778-9300 cbertrand@siennaranch.org

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Bill Faulk Youth Pastor Sienna Ranch Baptist Church 9119 Sienna Ranch Road Missouri City, Tx 77459 281-778-9300 bfaulk@siennaranch.org

Mark Choate Pastor in Residence Sienna Ranch Baptist Church 9119 Sienna Ranch Road Missouri City, Tx 77459 281-778-9300 mchoate@siennaranch.org Additional references available upon request.