CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: John-Mark Rieser “Vocab Malone”
Address: 924 N 1st St Phoenix AZ 85004
Telephone: (480) 430-0736
E-mail: vocab@vocabmalone.com
Nationality: American
Date of Birth: 11.05.1977

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Columbus State College, AA (1996-1999)
Phoenix First Pastors College, AA (1999-2001)
Mesa Community College (2005-2008)
Phoenix Seminary, MA (2008–2013)
Talbot Theological Seminary, D. Min candidate (2013-present)

MINISTRIES
Host and Producer of Backpack Radio (2010-present)
Blogger at StreetApologist.com and BackpackTruth.com (2007-present)
Founder of Urban Artists United in Christ (2001-2008)
Writer and co-director of The One, a Gospel Hip-Hopera (2003-2007)
Numerous recording projects (1996-2009)

EMPLOYMENT
Roosevelt Community Church, Elder and Pastor of Teaching and Evangelism (2010-present)

PUBLIC DEBATE RECORD

LIVE
Is Jesus God? A Training Debate (10/19/2013)
as Muslim apologist “Jamar Sadat” vs. Anthony Rogers
First Arabic Baptist Church, Phoenix, AZ

Ask A Question: A Christian and Atheist Discussion (09/06/2013)

vs. atheist William Costigan
Roosevelt Community Church, Phoenix, AZ

Does Evil Nullify God’s Existence? (04/06/2012)

vs. atheists Jason Short and Randy Chelsey
Roosevelt Community Church, Phoenix, AZ

Atheists and Christians: A Case for Friendship (03/02/2012)

with atheists Wade Austin Padgett and Omar David Call
Roosevelt Community Church, Phoenix, AZ
Which Makes More Sense: Christianity or Atheism? (04/01/2011)
with Jeff Durbin vs. atheists Shawn Esplin and Omar Call
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Tempe, AZ

WRITTEN
Do the Gospels Teach that Salvation Can Be Lost? (01/2011)
vs. Roman Catholic apologist Catholic Nick
hosted at “Nick‟s Catholic Blog”

Can the Resurrection of Jesus be Historically Substantiated? (06/2010)

vs. atheist Tim Jorgensen of Denmark
hosted at “Better Than Faith”

The Personhood Discussion (12/2009)

vs. atheist skeptic Jim Lippard
hosted at “The Lippard Blog”

SEE BACKPACKRADIO.COM FOR MULTIPLE RADIO DEBATES

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Chapters Contributed in E-Books

“Apologetics, the Church and Cultural Relevance”, in How to Get Apologetics in Your Church.
Edited by Brian Auten of Apologetics315 (Fall 2010). Available in PDF/KINDLE/AUDIO
BOOK.

„The Gospels Tell Me So‟, with Paul D. Adams in Is Christianity True? Edited by Brian Auten
of Apologetics315 (Spring 2010). Available in PDF/KINDLE/AUDIO BOOK.