to help others through my unique set of experiences and skills
LARRY KULA
CAREER SUMMARY
25 plus years working with people to make life better for all through a variety of means and methods.
As an architect I learned to manage projects and meet deadlines and budgets, and as a pastor I learned how to care for and work with people and their needs. This has been further enhanced by years of public speaking and professional communications.
SKILLS PROFILE
- Excellent mechanical aptitude
- Strong positive and energetic work ethic
- Strong ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent public communication skills
- Strong ability to manage self and others
- Strong ability to set and meet goals and budgets
- Excellent oral and written communications
- Strong commitment to higher education
- Computer proficient in several software packages
- Excellent organization skills
- Excellent problems solving skills
- Committed to caring and helping people
- Ability to see larger picture
- Excellent listening skills
- Strong desire to grow in knowledge and skills
- Strong sense of self and commitment to justice
- Compassionate toward others
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Senior Pastor - Janesville, WI - of a congregation with over 400 members 2005 to 2007
- Set the vision for where this congregation would go in the future.
- Provided direction and leadership for day-to-day functioning of the church, including managing staff, overseeing budget considerations, fund raising efforts through stewardship, and general functioning of facility.
- Implemented creative ways to expand the use of physical facility for the benefit of others outside the congregation.
- Performed full range of pastoral duties, including teaching, preaching, and visiting.
- Initiated Pastoral Intern program to be able to continue role of mentoring and teaching other pastors.
- Introduced this aging congregation to new forms of worship liturgies in an effort to be more outgoing and to expand their ability to be open and accepting of others and new ideas.
Pastor - Georgetown, TX - of a congregation with over 250 members 2003 to 2004
- Provided direction and leadership for day-to-day functioning of the church, including overseeing staff performance, monitoring budget consideration, and the general functioning of facility.
- Performed full range of pastoral duties as noted above for Senior Pastor, including teaching, preaching, and visiting.
- Actively involved with fundraising for several non-profit agencies, including Lutheran Social Services of the South and Texas Lutheran University.
- Initiated and facilitated the updating of several physical aspects of church property.
Registered Architect - Various locations across United States, 1979 to 2002
including Texas, Washington, D.C., the East Coast, and Chicago
- Responsible for major multi-million dollar construction projects from initial concept inception to owner occupancy, insuring that the owner’s objectives were met.
- Extensive management of staff and consultants for on-time multiple project completions within overlapping schedule.
- Extensive experience is working one on one with clients to ensure their objectives were satisfied.
- Extensive expertise in new material usage and evaluation.
- Extensive project proposal development and presentation used in making sales presentations to potential clients.
- Professional writer and published author.
ACTIVITIES AND VOLUNTEER WORK
- Pastor, Lutherdale Bible Camp, Elkhorn, WI
- Visiting Preacher, Cedar Crest Retirement Home, Janesville, WI
- Trained as a “teach the teacher†in religious Bible study program – The Bethel Series, Madison, WI
- Lutheran Social Services of the South - served as a major fund raiser for this charity
- Published author, both of religious and technical articles
EDUCATION
Master of Divinity from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Bachelor of Architecture (5-year thesis professional degree) from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
Bachelor of Science – Environmental Design from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
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