Gene Roncone

Biographical Information

Gene Roncone was elected to serve as the District Superintendent/Network Pastor of the Rocky Mountain Ministry Network in April 2019.  However, he is often said to prefer the simple title of “helper.”  As the district superintendent, Gene leads the network and provides support, resourcing, and training for nearly 170 churches and 600 ministers serving over 44,000 constituents in Colorado and Utah. The network stretches 800 miles from St. George, Utah, on its western border to Burlington, Colorado, on its eastern boundary.

In addition to serving as the network pastor, Gene is the host and moderator for the Community Podcast and its social media group and host and moderator the AG Sectional Presbyter Exchange Podcasts and Facebook Group.  He also serves on the Board for Church Extension Plan which is a ministry providing premier financial and administrative services to the churches and districts of the Assemblies of God and their constituents.  In addition, Gene serves on the trustee board for Trinity Bible College and Graduate School which provides quality education to those preparing for and serving in local church ministry.

Prior to serving as network pastor, Gene was the lead pastor of Highpoint Church in Aurora, Colorado, for nearly 17 years.  During this season, Gene gave leadership to a network of Christian ministries and outreaches with different locations throughout the city of Aurora. Prior to Highpoint, Gene served for 6 years as the Church Development Director/Assistant to the Superintendent in the Northern California/Nevada District Office.

Gene was raised in Youngstown, Ohio, before coming to Christ at the age of 16 from a life of drugs and alcohol. He graduated from Bethany University and then studied communications at Western Seminary and organizational development at the University of San Francisco.  Gene also holds certification as a parliamentarian from the National Association of Parliamentarians.

Gene has a passion for creating community and organizational collaboration.  While pastoring, he received Aurora’s Humanitarian of the Year award as well as commendation for community problem solving by the State of Colorado’s House of Representatives, Aurora City Council, the Colorado Fallen Hero Foundation, and Aurora Public Schools.

Gene also enjoys podcasting and has authored several books including Rise Up, Isolation in Ministry, Explore the Call, Prevailing Over Impossibility, and A Season for Legacy. -He enjoys reading, wilderness camping, and spending time with his wife, Rhonda, their adult children, and their grandchildren.