| Rev. Dr. Mark Bradley was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He attended
Acadia University and Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia where
he received a B.A. in religious studies and a Masters of Divinity Degree. In
the late 90’s, Mark came to Chicago to study urban ministry at SCUPE while
completing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
in Lombard, IL.
His first ministry experience in Chicago was a church in the Uptown neighborhood
just east of The Night Ministry’s office. He left that church to begin
a Clinical Pastoral Experience (CPE) residency program at a local hospital.
After spending two years at that hospital doing CPE, he accepted a position
as staff chaplain at a sister hospital in the Chicago area. During his time
at the hospital, he was ordained in the American Baptist Churches (USA), became
a board certified chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains and
received a Doctor of Ministry degree.
Mark came to The Night Ministry in 1999 to work as a neighborhood outreach
minister in the Wicker Park community blending his passion for urban ministry
and quality pastoral care.
In 2001, he became Pastoral Services Coordinator. In 2004, he became the Director
of Outreach and Health Ministry.
Mark resides on the northwest side of Chicago with his wife and four children.
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