Curriculum Vitae

John Everette Russell

Contact Information: P O Box 1021; Bolivar MO 65613-5021.

Family: My wife Carolyn and I have two married children who are the joy of our lives: John Jr. and Mary Elizabeth (Russell) Anderson. We have four grandchildren.

Formal Education:
1. BA (Bible), Central Bible College, Springfield MO.
2. Master of Divinity, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City MO.
3. MA (Religious Education), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth TX.
4. Doctor of Ministry, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth TX.
(See military education, below.)

Credentials: The Southern Missouri District of the Assemblies of God ordained me in 1964. I pastored in the Southern Missouri District, the North Texas District and the Arizona District of the Assemblies of God for a total of eleven years. I was a military pastor for eighteen years. I resigned as an Assemblies of God minister 28 September 2003, for personal reasons. I left with good relations with the Assemblies of God. Reverend James A. Jones, Pastor of Faith Fellowship Outreach Ministries, ordained me 22 February 2004. The International Convention of Faith Ministries accepted me as a member 24 May 2004 and ordained me 26 October 2004.

Military Career: U S Naval Reserve duty, three years active duty in the US Navy, three years active duty as a US Army Chaplain (Viet Nam, 1969), and fifteen years in the Texas Army National Guard and the Army Reserve.

Military Awards: The Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal (two awards), Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (two awards), National Defense Service Medal (two awards), U S Navy Good Conduct Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Texas Faithful Service Medal, Texas Medal of Merit, and Meritorious Service Medal.

Military Education: Army Basic Chaplain Course and Advanced Chaplain Course. Army Command and General Staff College. Naval Aviation preparatory School. Naval Aviation Electronics School (A); and several shorter electronic schools.

Retirement Status: I retired from the Army Reserve as a Chaplain (Colonel) in 1988. The Army changed my status to AUS (Army of the United States) and began retirement pay in 1996.

College Teaching: I taught or administered at International Bible College, San Antonio TX for four years. I taught at Central Bible College, Springfield MO for two years. I taught in the areas of English Bible, Marriage and the Home, Theology, Christian Education, and Philosophy of Education.

School Administration: I served as a principal in four Christian schools, grades kindergarten through twelve. This included helping found one school, reorganizing one school and crisis management in another.

Media: I have some mass media experience, including radio, television, Internet and writing. Writings include the following electronic books:

1. How To Get Your Prayers Answered
2. Ephesians
3. The Astonishing Parables Of Jesus
4. The Ten Commandments
5. How To Raise Your Self-Esteem Using Proven Biblical Principles
6. Essays Exposing The Myths Of Political Correctness and
7. They All Laughed At Me When I Said That I Was Going To Write A Joke Book.

1. Jesus The Master Teacher
2. Alcoholism And Its Cure
3. A Christian Philosophy of Education
4. English Translations Of The Bible: A Brief Critique
5. The Conversion of Paul
6. Only One Paul and
7. Articles (twelve articles on various subjects).

Organizations: I am a life member of The National Guard Association of Texas (# 7824) and a life member of The Reserve Officers Association of the United States (# 0436734). I am a member of the National Association of Evangelicals.

I am a past member of the following: National Guard Association of the United States; Christian Association for Psychological Studies, American Scientific Affiliation (Associate); author member of the Association of Shareware Professionals; and Military Chaplains Association.

Addendum:

Subjects Taught on College Level

English Bible

Old Testament Survey; New Testament Introduction; Romans; Ephesians; Parables

Theology

Christian Education

General Education

Philosophy of Education

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