Pastor John holds a BA degree from Circleville Bible College, a MA degree in Pastoral Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary, an MDiv from United Theological Seminary, and a DMin in Church Management from Trinity International University.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Good News, the renewal organization committed to Scriptural Christianity within the United Methodist Church.
Pastor John identifies his gifts and graces as: Preaching and teaching, evangelizing and teaching evangelism seminars, visioning, leading, and counseling and discernment. He has a heart for evangelism, and a heart for missions, having participate in mission teams in Kenya and Tanzania, in Gana, in Guatemala and Honduras, and having taught in an International Leadership Institute Conference in Pune, India, as well as leading a mission team to Hyderabad, India.
Pastor John's ministry philosphy:
·We are multi-dimensional persons (physical, intellectual, emotional, social, sexual and spiritual beings), and have various needs under these categories.
·If the church can meet people at their level of need, we can build bridges into their lives and earn the right to share about our greatest need - a saving relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ.
·Every believer has a gift, or a gift-mix, given by the Holy Spirit for ministry in the church and in the world. When believers discover and develop their gift for ministry, the church (with all its diversity) can work together in wholeness and unity to make disciples for our Lord Jesus Christ.
