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Marion Jaeger

Lake in the Hills

Summary

Dynamic leader with a proven track record at Harvest Bible Chapel, excelling in event organization and volunteer coordination. Successfully re-established women's ministry post-COVID with over 350 women, engaging over 90 women in retreats. Skilled in public speaking and crisis management, fostering teamwork and spiritual growth within diverse groups. Passionate about empowering others to fulfill their calling.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Women's Ministry Director, Volunteer

Harvest Bible Chapel - Crystal Lake
10.2020 - Current
  • Teamwork: Organized the leadership structure for the women's ministry. Led women's leaderships teams to create broader care for the women on our campus. Engaged in the all campus Directors team led by Stephany Geisler, Lynne Tellschow, and Beth Freeman.
  • Volunteer Engagement: Identified and recruited potential volunteers for small group leadership, monthly breakfasts, yearly retreats and other events that come through the ministry year.
  • Leading Leaders: Trained, provided a support structure, and supervised small group leaders and coaches. Planned and implemented the coaching oversight of small groups. Established regular teaching opportunities for women on our campus. Worked with the pastor to train women as teachers and to give them better support.
  • Event Organization: Organized and Taught the following Women's HBC CL retreats: 2025 - Abide (90 women); 2024 - Called to Be (80 women); and 2023 - Harmony (70 women). Established summer events arranged by volunteers to help women to find community.
  • Engaging Gifts & Skills: Meet with and help women find their engagement in the church, equip them with their gifting and help them to find their calling from the Lord.
  • Post COVID: Re-established onsite women's ministry post the 2020 closure of the church, including the planning and implementing on site, campus groups.

President of BAHS, Volunteer

Barrington Area Home Schoolers
08.2018 - 08.2021
  • Leadership of the homeschool support group, Barrington Area Homeschoolers with an membership ranging from 100 to 150 families and including up to 600 members with the students that engaged in the field trips.
  • Organized monthly support meetings with insightful teaching to homeschoolers, devotionals, and opportunity to engage with homeschool parents.
  • Oversight on the 100 plus events including educational, service and social field trips that happened throughout the year. Oversight of monthly support meetings for the home educator. Lastly, oversight on the team ran, four annual events to engage the students. As well as interaction with the insurance.
  • Led and taught at events to support and encourage homeschooling. Led the team that ran the details and particular events including quarterly newsletters and updates to families. Engaged our group in FB and other online help for events. Led the navigation of the 2020 shut down for this group and helped equip these families as the local requirements changed and in light of the diverse responses to COVID.

Small Group Coach, Volunteer

Harvest Bible Chapel - Crystal Lake
06.2011 - 10.2020
  • Oversight, training, and support of small group leaders. Facilitated monthly group coaching meetings and provided individual coaching support and prayer.
  • Engagement in the overall coaching ministry at Harvest. Facilitated communication between the small group leaders and members with the leadership of the church.

BAHS Leadership Team, Volunteer

Barrington Area Home Schoolers
05.2011 - 08.2018
  • Secretary (2011-2012, 2015-2016): responsible for monthly board meeting notes, financial co-signer, organized agendas for meetings, add information to the website for members, attend all support meetings and help choose teachers, and attend all board meetings.
  • Web Coordinator (2012-2017): Upkeep the website, Google Groups Membership, and Facebook moderator for our group site.
  • Other roles include the Teen Club Co-Leader (2017-2018) and and Middle School Boys Co-leader (2014-2018)

Small Group Leader, Volunteer

Harvest Bible Chapel - Crystal Lake
08.2004 - 08.2008
  • Organized, led and hosted weekly Bible studies with prayer and accountability. Hosted monthly fellowship nights.
  • Engaged with the 5 to 28 members on a weekly basis outside of small group and helped them to engage with each other, the church, their gifting, and to grow in their faith with God.
  • Chose quarterly studies that would engage the people in the group and implemented them. Also, helped others to become small group leaders as God led them by giving opportunities to lead, figure out the processes, and share their gifting.
  • Engaged monthly with coaches to better increase understanding between leadership and the people in the church.

Civil Engineer, Site Design

TERRA Engineering
01.1998 - 09.2001
  • Designed site layout and utilities for multiple projects including re-routing Lake Shore Drive, the Amazon Rising addition to the Shedd Aquarium, the eastern addition to the Field Museum, numerous Chicago Public School system properties, and other jobs for architects.
  • Met with City of Chicago for permitting and architects for various changes and needs as they came up. Interacted with codes and material classifications for different counties as needed.
  • Managed 15 to 20 projects at a time in various states of construction. Monitored execution of contract work for compliance with design plans and specifications. Fluency in AutoCAD, Microsoft products, and a quick study in other interactive programming.

Education

Master of Arts - Christian Education

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City, MO
05-2014

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering

Iowa State University
Ames, IA
01-1997

Skills

  • Event Organization
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Spiritual Leadership
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Volunteer Leadership
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Program development
  • Biblical Knowledge
  • Volunteer coordination
  • Teamwork
  • Public speaking
  • Crisis management

Timeline

Women's Ministry Director, Volunteer

Harvest Bible Chapel - Crystal Lake
10.2020 - Current

President of BAHS, Volunteer

Barrington Area Home Schoolers
08.2018 - 08.2021

Small Group Coach, Volunteer

Harvest Bible Chapel - Crystal Lake
06.2011 - 10.2020

BAHS Leadership Team, Volunteer

Barrington Area Home Schoolers
05.2011 - 08.2018

Small Group Leader, Volunteer

Harvest Bible Chapel - Crystal Lake
08.2004 - 08.2008

Civil Engineer, Site Design

TERRA Engineering
01.1998 - 09.2001

Master of Arts - Christian Education

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering

Iowa State University

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