I was saved at age 9 when the Sunday school superintendent gave an alter call on the Romans Road. I was raised by a bible believing Christian mom and a good but unsaved dad and we always attended church. Mom also required us to do daily devotions with her and paid her tithes over dads' strenuous vocal objections.

   The last 51 years has been a lot of going from place to place sharing my faith with others and attending different churches. Changing jobs a lot to meet new people. Learning that I really am an evangelist and how much God blessed  me and keeps me alive spiritually by preaching to the lost. Learning to avoid the pitfalls of depression, suicidal thoughts,  porn, the get rich quick gospel, legalism and numerous other tools the devil has tried to use to destroy my life and family. I have been slightly more Armenian than Calvananist although that may be changing. Have also greatly benefited and enjoy attending church almost everday. I love worshipping the Lord in Pentecostal fashion. God has certainly kept and blessed me even though my road has been far from straight although very narrow.

               Praise the Lord

               Roger McKinley 

John Rataczak was born in Columbia, Missouri and raised in the St. Louis area.

He was saved at an early age through the ministry of the Chatham Bible Church of Wellston, MO (now located in Hazelwood, MO).

His father was a chemical engineer, and his mother was a housewife. Both were saved during John's childhood years. Surely the words of Acts 16:31 apply to the household!

God led John to the ministry during his freshman year at Bob Jones University. While there he earned a B.A. in Bible, an M.A. in Pastoral Studies, and a Ph.D. in New Testament Text (Greek).

His teaching experience is in Greek, Hebrew, Apologetics, Theology, English Bible, Biblical Backgrounds, and Church History at three Christian colleges and two graduate schools.

His pastoral experience includes ministries in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Presently John is the sole proprietor of Eleutheros Books and is an adjunct professor at a seminary in Liberia.

He is the father of two sons and lives in Ohio.

John's heart in serious Bible study and evangelism. He also has an interest in current events and sports.

John is currently teaching an online Greek class through Zoom Tuesday nights. For more information please call (419) 917-8199

I   have several   decades of   open-air   preaching   experience.   I  did   open   air   while   a   student  at   OhioUniversity in the Eighties.  I started back up in earnest in   2012.  I have been doing open air at OhioState, Ohio University, and downtown Columbus streets.  I have been working regularly with Sports FansOutreach Internatonal and with Josh Richards and company at the    Columbus Blue Jackets game.   Ihave worked in Indianapolis at the Colts games.  I had an opportunity to solo open air in Cincinnai atthe Bengals game last fall when the  lead   had  a family emergency.  I have been blessed to have thefellowship  of  Bill Adams  and  Heath Putel providing graduate  level  preaching  classes.  I grew up in an atheist family who  actually had  an  intense  hatred  toward religion.  I grew in both the Unitarian Universalist  Association and in liberal  Quaker  Meetngs.   My first major exposure  to  the gospel was through the evangelistic  outreach  of   Jed  and  Cindy Smock.  A Christian student at  Ohio University, the Wesley Choir, and her  rural  Methodist  church  in Meigs County  helped me  with  an appreciation of  scripture  and godly  service to others.  Today  I am actively  attending Hilliard Church ofthe Nazarene.  The church  has  been  amazingly  supportive  of my efforts.  My other  ministry  is to  adult  women  with  Turner Syndrome,  a rare chromosomal  disorder affecting only  women.  The  has blessed me  with  an  ability  to  understand  and  minister to my  struggles. Other   interests  include  support  to John Carroll  University,  AA,  an inveterate love  for cats, especiallythe Chartreux  and Turkish Van  breeds, classical  music,  and following the  Saint Louis Cardinals.