Background
Cionca, John Richard was born on August 25, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Aaron and Anne Cionca.
Dean minister Religion educator
Cionca, John Richard was born on August 25, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Aaron and Anne Cionca.
Bachelor in Psychology, Elmhurst College, 1968. Master of Religious Education, Denver Seminary, 1971. Master of Arts in Adult Education, Arizona State University, 1975.
Doctor of Philosophy in Adult Education, Arizona State University, 1977.
Campus minister, Bethany Baptist Church, Boulder, Colorado, 1968-1970;
youth minister, Trinity Baptist Church, Wheatridge, Colorado, 1970-1971;
associate pastor, Trinity Church, Mesa, Arizona, 1971-1979;
senior pastor, Southwood Baptist Church, Woodbury, New Jersey, 1979-1985;
associate dean for student affairs, Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, since 1985. President Phoenix Area Christian Educators, 1978-1979. Board directors Denver Seminary, 1983-1985, Romanian Missionary Society, Wheaton, Illinois, since 1986.
Interim pastor Minnetonka (Minnesota) Baptist Church, since 1990.
Member National Association professors Christian Education.
Married Barbara Kay Lowden, September 6, 1969. Children: Benjamin John, Elizabeth Anne.