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Candidate Name: Prof. Ardelle Pate

Candidate Nomination Info

NID Nominations Committee

Candidate Status:

Commissioned Minister

Candidate Is...

willing to be placed on the ballot for the Office/Board(s) for which I have been recommended

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NID Nominations Committee

Candidate Essay Question Responses

Congregation Experience

• Tidy Tuesday/cleaning of the church (2022-present)
• Altar Guild (2022-present)
• Bible studies
• Vacation Bible School (2023)
• Created weekly digital presentations for traditional services at Immanuel Lutheran Church (2018-2021)
• Offered communion for homebound adults (2018-19)
• Offered Bible studies for disabled adults at Sheltered Village in Woodstock, IL (2018)
• Led professional development classes at Immanuel Lutheran School (2015)
• Volunteered for PADS at Immanuel Lutheran Church LCMS in Crystal Lake (2006-7)

District Experience

• NID (Northern Illinois District) Elections Committee (2018-2024)
• Visioning session for NID (2020)
• Presented at Lutheran NID events and Lutheran teachers’ events
• Volunteered to serve for Lutheran Charity training events and Comfort Dog Conference
• Continued training as a first responder with Lutheran Charities in Addison

Synod Experience

• Served on other colloquy committees from commissioning date to 2020 (Concordia University)
• Presented at Lutheran teachers’ events at Lutheran universities (Mequon, Concordia Austin, Concordia Irvine, Concordia St. Paul, Concordia Chicago)
• Completed NIMS/Certs training for disaster recovery/Addison, Illinois

Community Service Experience

• Food Pantry volunteer (2022-24)
• Volunteer at fundraisers for Home of the Sparrow and the Diaper Bank of McHenry County (2018-2020)
• Served in various capacities with Immanuel Lutheran Church, Crystal Lake, IL, including The Clinic (2017)
• Volunteer with Lutheran Charities in New Orleans after Katrina

Mission of Work

• Taught sessions of Disaster Training Technology Leadership New Orleans, Louisiana (2005)
• Completed a training booklet for volunteers serving in a disaster area
• Worked with the principal of Immanuel Lutheran School with Blue Ribbon School and Professional Development

Challenges, Opportunities, and Goals

I am ready and willing to serve in any capacity.

Candidate Contact Information

174 Pomeroy Avenue
Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014

Candidate Phone(815) 354-2863

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Education

---Commissioned (Rostered Concordia University Chicago) Minister of Religion, LCMS (2016)
---Lay Ministry Training. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Crystal Lake, IL.
---Doctor of Education Instructional Design and Technology Ed.D. - Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois; Magna Cum Laude (2008)
---Professional Certificate in Online Education (PCOE)/Distance Learning Certificate – University of Wisconsin/Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
---Master of Science (M.S.) Instructional Technology - Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (2003)
---Administrative Certificate K-12 State of Illinois (current) – Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
--Master of Science (M.S.) Education/Journalism - Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois (1981)
---Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) -English/Education Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana (1972)

Occupation

---Adjunct Instructor, Professor of Educational Technology, Emeritus, Concordia University Chicago (2024-2021)
---Professor of Educational Technology, Concordia University (2010-2020)
---Adjunct, Dominican University, River Forest, IL (2008-2010)
---Instructional Designer, Triton College (2006-2007)
---English/Journalism teacher, Lake Zurich High School District 95 )1973-2006)

Candidate Congregation Information

Congregation Name: Immanuel Lutheran Church,

Congregation City: Crystal Lake

1st LCMS Congregation Year: 1963

LCMS District Membership Year: 1963

Current Congregation Membership Year: 1985

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