Pastor's Information
Rev. Simon V. Goncharenko, Ph.D.
Purpose
My God-given purpose is to participate in preparing tomorrow’s church leaders through teaching, preaching, and mentoring, via natural abilities for administration, communication and people management and spiritual giftedness in the areas of teaching and preaching. Possessing a high-energy personality with a multi-cultural and multi-lingual backgrounds further enable me to carry out the objective for which I was called.
Experience
Pastoral
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Founding Pastor – 21 Fellowship, SBC* – Midway, TX – 2009- present
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Chaplain – Midway VFD – 2009-2010
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Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary PhD Studies Dissertation stage – 2008-2009
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Interim Pastor – Sungai Petani Baptist Church – Sungai Petani, Malaysia – 2007
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Youth & Young Adult Minister – FBC Grapeland – Grapeland, TX – 2005-‘06
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Enrollment in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary PhD Studies – 2003-2004
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Youth Minister – Cypress Bible Church – Houston, TX – 1999-2002
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Youth & Adults – Dallas Bible Church – Dallas, TX – 1997-1998
Radio
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KHCB Radio Network - my sermons are currently featured quarterly in 20 different markets, including Houston, Bryan/College Station, and Shreveport, LA.
Educational
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Online Adjunct Instructor - Liberty Theological Seminary - Lynchburg, VA - 2011 - present
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Guest Lecturer – Malaysia Baptist Seminary – Penang, Malaysia – 2007
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Visiting Professor of Bible & Theology – CALTC – Almaty & Ust Kamenogorst, Kazakhstan – 2001-2003
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Visiting Professor of Bible & Theology – BLTC – Krasnodar , Kursk & Salehard, Russia – 1999-2003.
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Instructor – Center for Leadership Studies, Dallas Seminary, Dallas, TX – 1997-98.
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Guest Lecturer – BEE International – Kishinev, Moldova – 1995.
Education
John Brown University - Siloam Springs, AR
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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - with honors - 1994
Dallas Theological Seminary - Dallas, TX
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Master of Theology in Pastoral Leadership - 1998
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary – Fort Worth, TX
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Doctor of Philosophy in Systematic Theology - 2011
References
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Dr. Paige Patterson – President – Southwestern Baptist Seminary – 817-923-1921
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Dr. Bill Jones – DOM Neches River Baptist Assn. – Crockett, TX – 936-544-3754
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Dr. Joe L. Wall – VP East West Ministries – Magnolia, TX – 832-444-2391
Publications
Wounds That Heal: The Importance of Church Discipline Within Balthasar Hubmaier's Theology. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2011.