Submission Number: 53
Submission ID: 8031
Submission UUID: d3bdb549-a1c2-42e7-9949-9354fde1e831

Created: Fri, 11/14/2025 - 11:11
Completed: Fri, 11/14/2025 - 11:11
Changed: Fri, 11/14/2025 - 11:11

Remote IP address: 45.27.88.165
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

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First Name John
Last Name Warren
Email john.warren3@gmail.com
Mobile Phone 9195237481
Address
Birth Month November
Birth Day 10
Birth Year 1962
Why are you interested in pursuing this initiative? I've been on the Legacy Council as well as the King's Council and I'm ready to "graduate" to the Elder Sage!
Tell us about your family: Married to Jeanmarie 26+ years, 2 adult kids - Savie, 24yo, electrical engineer; Ryan, 22yo, finance and psychology major, graduating from NCSU in Dec 2025. Wife is 5 of 7 kids, from Greensboro, and amazingly smart, funny, giving, and loving. She's an awesome friend and lover of others. Both kids are learning, and have learned, these traits from her (and us!). We raised them with the nighttime statement - "I love you, always and forever, no matter what" - to educate them in the unconditional love of their heavenly father, as expressed and demonstrated thru their earthly parents.
What is your experience with Zoweh events and/or resources? Attended 3 or 4 (5?) Encounter weekends, 2 Rendezvous weekends, 2 or 3 Advanced Weekends
How did you first connect with Jesus in a personal way? Wow - which time? First was at 12 in the ecumenical charismatic movement when I attended an Epsicopal church with my mom and sister; again while at college at Purdue; then again before we began having kids in 2001 and especially became person when I went through 7 years with trigeminal neuralgia.
Tell us about a time when you shared your Jesus story. One particular time stands out when I shared my story - real-life screaming, yelling, and cussing at God type of story, with the college ministry at Vintage Church, downtown Raleigh. They were moved as I shared how, in the midst of extreme chronic pain, Jesus whispered to me that he's always been with me, never left me, and will always be with me, no matter what. THIS is what I shared.
Explain your familiarity with the following terms: wounds, vows and agreements. I've done lots of discovering my wounds from my parents, co-workers, friends, family. The body keeps the score, and as I've been in therapy for 10+ years, I've not only discovered my triggers, I've also discovered my passions and why. Ive discovered the vows/agreements that had kept me bound up with addiction and attitudes and default behaviors which, I've now broken and am progressing through
Tell us about a significant wounding moment that you experienced. Parents divorce; mother's drug addiction and ultimately completing suicide; sister's attempted suicide; dad's 4 marriages;
Explain your personal familiarity with spiritual warfare. Very familiar - mostly personal, however, being a Medic Guide at several Encounter events, I've had to engage in warfare.
Give an example of how you have heard from God. Ah - yes - in the throes of my pain journey with trigeminal neuralgia, I yelled and cried out to God asking "why is this happening and not getting better or relief or healed???" and he spoke to me, whispered in my ear, that he's aware my experience is terrible, he's sorry it's happening, he's always been right beside me, he loves me, he'll always be with me, no matter what happens. I KNOW this was God speaking to me because - none of this language was in my brain nor in my vacubulary at the time. The verbiage was so different from what was going on in my head that it could only be from the father.
Have you had any training in listening and/or engaging in another man's story? Yes, pretty extensive. Both in the Medic Guide training but in my professional role as sales manager. You have to listen to customers and people. I'm also a mentor to the Teen Board of Note in the Pocket in Raleigh, addressing clothing insecurity. I also host a men's group each Wednesday morning in north Raleigh; I've applied and been approved to begin volunteering at Refugee Hope Partners in Raleigh, serving the refugee community. I've also taken certification classes on Forward Facing Freedom methodology of therapy.
Which of the following books have you read? King Me, The Heart of a Warrior, Waking the Dead, The Screwtape Letters, Hearing God, Defeating Dark Angels, Bondage Breaker, Victory over the Darkness, The ​​Sacred Romance, The Road Back to You, It’s Your Call, Wild At Heart, ​​Fathered By God, Captivating, Mere Christianity
How did you discover the Elder-Sage Initiative? Zoweh Website
What is the best time to call you? 8am-6pm EST
First Name John
Last Name Parham
Email jeparham@icloud.com
Phone 9198804390