John Stanko was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After graduating from St. Basil's Preparatory School in Stamford, Connecticut, John attended Duquesne University where he received his bachelors and masters degrees in economics in 1972 and 1974 respectively. In 1973, John had a life-changing religious experience that radically changed his life course and purpose.

Since then, John has served as an administrator, teacher, consultant, author, pastor and fundraiser in his professional career. He holds a second masters degree in pastoral ministries, and earned his doctorate in pastoral ministries from Liberty Theological Seminary in Houston, Texas in 1995.

As executive director of Worship International from 1993-1995, John planned and organized worship conferences around the world and recently became a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), the highest distinction awarded in the conference management industry. John has taught extensively on the topics of time management, life purpose and organization, and has conducted leadership and purpose training sessions throughout the United States and in 25 countries. He is also certified to administer DISC and other related personality profiles through the Institute for Motivational Living. Recently he was certified to do institutional profiles through ChurchSmart resources, U. S. distributors of the Natural Church Development system. John also holds a certification from Franklin Covey to facilitate time management seminars.

From 1995 to 2001, John served as administrative pastor at Covenant Church of Pittsburgh and director of Reconciliation Ministries International, both under the oversight of Bishop Joseph Garlington.

John has published five books, Life is a Gold Mine: Can You Dig It?; I Wrote This Book on Purpose, So You Can Know Yours; So Many Leaders, So Little Leadership; and A Daily Dose of Proverbs, and Strictly Business: Soft Issues to Help You in the Hard World of Business, and has written and edited numerous articles and publications. He is married and resides with his wife, Kathryn, in Pittsburgh, PA, where he now serves as president of Gold Mine Development Company, a consulting and leadership development organization that John founded. John and Kathryn are the proud parents of two adult children, John and Deborah. John continues to travel and speak in conference and leadership-training settings around the world and serves as a consultant to leaders and organizations alike.

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