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Delgado New Director of Evangelism, Prayer
CHICAGO, IL (April 4, 2005) - Edward Delgado has been called to the position
of director of evangelism and prayer for the Evangelical Covenant Church
(ECC), it was announced today. The position serves in the Department of
Church Growth and Evangelism.
Delgado has most recently been serving as the dean of CHET (Centro
Hispano de Estudios Teológicos), a theological and pastoral training
center for Hispanic church leaders, pastors and lay leaders founded in
1989. In that position, he has been integral to the development of
scores of Hispanic pastors and lay leaders for effective mission and
ministry.
"Now his expertise will be available to the entire ECC", says Gary
Walter, executive minister of the department of Church Growth and
Evangelism. "Ed's experience, especially with building teams, will help
us bring new dimensions of resources to our churches to build on the
good array we already have".
"I'm really, really excited about being able to work with teams,"
Delgado said. "I'm also looking forward to working cross-culturally
across the country. This will be the first opportunity I've had to do that."
One new dimension that will receive high priority is developing a
network of evangelism coaches who will be available to work with
congregations for periods of 12-18 months. The objective is to help
individual congregations identify compatible evangelism approaches and
to assist with the planning of implementation phases.
Delgado will work collaboratively across all departments and regional
conferences to help infuse all areas of the ECC with a passion for both
dimensions of his position. He comes to the position with a wealth of
ministry experience. Prior to serving at CHET, he was a director with
Compassion International, a children's development organization. He also
successively served as director of South America, then Africa, and
finally Central America.
Delgado holds degrees from the University of Arizona, Thunderbird School
of International Management, and Fuller Theological Seminary. He and his
wife, Lynda, have three grown children, Sergio, Rita, and Libby. He will
transition to the position this summer, moving to Chicago in July.
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