Roz grew up in western New York as a first-generation Sicilian-American. In 2003, he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Houghton College and in 2007 a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary. He graduated with a Doctor of Ministry from United Theological Seminary in 2014 and an MBA in 2021 from Dakota Wesleyan University.

During his senior year of college, Roz entered the ministry as a military chaplain, serving four years in the Marine Reserves and five years in the Navy Reserves. While attending seminary, he recognized a call to serve the local church and has experience in all facets of church life, through roles ranging from church custodian to associate pastor to church planter and executive pastor of church planting at Ginghamsburg Church for five where they had three campuses and worshipped over 4,000. Also, Roz was one of the founding pastors at Mosaic, a new multicultural church in Dayton, Ohio (www.wearemosaic.org).

In addition to his work in the church Roz leads a consulting group for church planters/pastors called Picardo Coaching LLC and is the author of 7 books.

More recently, Roz works bi-vocational at United Theological Seminary. He serves as Director of the Seminary's Pohly Center for Supervision and Leadership Formation, a faculty consultant in United's Doctor of Ministry program and an affiliate faculty member, and Director of United's Houses of Study.

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PRE-CONFERENCE: Blueprints for Building a Healthy Multiethnic, Culturally Intelligent, and Financially Sustainable Church — Hosted by Mosaix
In this pre-conference hosted by the Mosaix Global Network, you will learn from proven, forward-thinking guides that will share the why, how, and what of disruptive innovation as a model for 21st century church planting, growth, and development. Whether your congregation is currently growing, plateauing, or declining or you are a church planter, pastor, denominational or network leader, this pre-conference will provide you with the understanding, language, and tools needed to challenge conventional wisdom, promote promising new practices, and bring others onboard even in uncertain times and those that surely lie ahead. More details for this pre-con here.
Day / Time: Monday 1:00pm — 5:00pm and Tuesday 8:00am — 11:30am
Location: Faith Hall - Room 346

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