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

Since then, John has served as an administrator, teacher, consultant, author, and pastor in his professional career. He holds a second master's degree in pastoral ministries, and earned his doctorate in pastoral ministries from Liberty Theological Seminary in Houston, Texas in 1995. He also received a Doctor of Ministry degree at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh.

About John Finkelde

I have 30 years pastoral leadership experience at C3 Church Hepburn Heights, Western Australia, initially as a team pastor for 10 years and then as the senior pastor for 20 years.

We built a large, regional, multi-generational, healthy church that has impacted its local community through innovative programs and multiplied itself through church planting both locally and overseas.

I have led inter-denominational groups, such as the Perth Christian Minister's Fellowship, and have also ministered extensively throughout Australia and internationally.

Amongst other things I love the fact that our church has planted 6 churches in the last 20 years and has 67% of our adults in connect groups.

In 2012 my wife Dianne and I transitioned our church to stellar next generation leaders raised in our church.

Our church has now sent us out to be specialist ministers in the wider body of Christ, specifically to partner with pastors to grow healthy churches.

Recorded at The Bridge Church in Harborne in Birmingham on the 21st April 2019

Ps Anthony is the senior Pastor of Life Church Cape Town and
CEO and founder of Life Child. Ps Anthony came to Christ at a
cell group meeting after winning the South African Karate Middle
Weight Championship in 1983. He was involved also in the retail
industry for 11 years before being ordained as the Associate Pastor
of Sea Point Assembly in 1994. He took over leadership of the
church in 1998 where he still serves alongside his wife Desiree as
Senior Pastors. Ps Anthony also oversees Life Church's in Cape
Town, Pretoria, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Life Child
is the vision of Ps Anthony and serves to reach orphaned and
vulnerable children in South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi and
Zimbabwe.