LEONARD O GOENAGA, PHDP R O F E S S I O N A L B A R D

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I N T R O D U C T I O N

I am a husband, father of four, Ph.D., Cuban American, and bard with 12+ years of experience actualizing Christian theology, social ethics, and political theology and impacting culture across its most important and diverse ecclesial, political, and social institutions. I have served as a Cuban-American pastor in a Southern Baptist Filipino church in downtown Raleigh, as the Chief Justice of FIU’s Student Government, as a digital director for the RNC’s presidential campaign, as a director of digital engagement for major Fortune 500 and other clients (Advance Auto Parts, Sony, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Pepsico, etc.), as the founder of a marketing agency that has produced a quarter of a million in yearly revenue within its first three years (all debt free), as an adjunct ethics professor at Wingate University (Excellent average student feedback score), and as a director of digital and client strategy for major political campaigns across the globe (from Senate, to Presidential, to Congressional, to Prime Minister, to local, to national Think Tanks, to successful State Constitutional amendment campaigns). I have served non-profits, for-profits, churches, charities, universities, tech influencers, major political campaigns, and even Hollywood entertainment companies. Each institution I have served had a unique need to understand an audience, charismatically communicate a message, construct a community, and move them towards meaningful and measurable action. My campaigns have earned over a billion impressions, reached tens of millions of unique individuals, raised millions in revenue and donations, and have generated leads and built communities numbering in the hundreds of thousands of supporters. I’m an award winning public speaker who has conducted charismatic radio, television, and news interviews, and my work has been featured in over 8,000 earned media pieces in major media outlets as diverse as Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, Forbes, the Hollywood Reporter, The Guardian, The Christian Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many more.

Above all, my uniqueness and strength resides in my strategic experience of applying my academic research and theology across a diverse array of social institutions. I have intentionally sought to winsomely implement the social and political ideas detailed in my academic research across political, ecclesial, academic, and social institutions. Finally, my academic research has been described by former ERLC Presidents, ERLC Fellows, SBC professors, and ETS Christian Ethics chairmen as:

• “A stunning masterpiece,” “Truly excellent in every way,” “Both thorough [and] extensive and at the highest possible level,” (Dr. Daniel Heimbach)

• "exemplary research,” “one of the best that I have had the privilege to read,” “The evaluation and argumentation were impeccable,”  “dare I say superior, dissertation. The research was comprehensive and deep, and the scholarship was impeccable,” (Dr. Richard Land)

• “Of the more than fourscore dissertations I have read in my academic career, I would put Leonard Goenaga’s dissertation in the top five. He has made a major contribution to the field,” (Dr. Richard Land)

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E C C L E S I A L H I S T O R Y

(2009-2015)

PASTOR | GLORY OF GOD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Pastor for over 5 years at a Raleigh-based Filipino Church affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Responsibilities included preaching, counseling, overseeing church polity, ordinances, creating constitution and bylaws, and ceremonies.

W O R K H I S T O R Y

(2017-Present)

PRESIDENT, CO-FOUNDER | THE BARD COMPANY President and Co-Founder of The Bard Company, a full-service digital marketing agency that exists to help people tell stories that move audiences to measurable and meaningful action. Grew a company to a quarter million in yearly sales within 3 years (without debt). Clients included social and political influencers such as the North Carolina Values Coalition, Hope Reins, Church Initiative, BibleMesh, and more. Visit www.thebardcompany.com for more information about the agency.

(2017)

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR | WINGATE UNIVERSITY Developed, lectured, and conducted two introductory to ethics courses for juniors and seniors. Drove 3 hours each way to instruct courses. Received a cumulative average of the highest score of “Excellent” in student feedback scores. Sample student feedback includes: “Professor Goenaga is one of the best professors I’ve ever had,” “the instructor was exquisite and amazing,” “Amazing instructor . . . Phenomenal,” “awesome,” “the best,” and “forced me to think outside of things I believe.”

(2016-2017)

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CLIENT STRATEGIES | HINES DIGITAL Directed client strategies and digital campaigns for some of the largest conservative political campaigns and organizations in the world. We have served conservative candidates running for presidential, senatorial, congressional, gubernatorial, local, and activist campaigns. We also served political parties, presidential and prime minister candidates in the UK, France, Malta, New Zealand, Canada, and more. My work planned, executed, reported, and optimized paid, earned, fundraising, earned media, and viral strategies to help major political clients generate awareness, leads, donations, and legislation.

(2012-2016)GRADER & TEACHING ASSISTANT | SOUTHEASTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Assisted professors in grading, lecturing, course planning, and student care.

(2013-2016)

DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT | THE STONE AGENCY Directed digital operations across a 25-member brand agency for Fortune 500, corporate, political, entertainment, and faith-based clients. This included planning, executing, analyzing, and reporting of cross-platform consumer decision journey campaigns that produced hundreds of thousands of leads, millions of engagements, and over a billion of paid, earned, owned, and social impressions. Agency clients included major fortune companies such as Advance Auto Parts, Faith Driven Consumer, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Pepsico, Sony Pictures, and more.

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(Q3-Q4, 2012)

DIGITAL DIRECTOR | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, NCGOP, & ROMNEY RYAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN Oversaw the digital operations for the RNC, NCGOP, and Mitt Romney campaigns in NC. Planned and executed winsome digital campaigns to target and move voters towards meaningful and measurable action.

(Q1-Q2, 2012)

DIGITAL & GRASSROOTS DIRECTOR | VFMNC Oversaw the grassroots activity for 38,000+ supporters, 850+ churches, and 95+ chairpersons in 100 counties for Vote For Marriage NC’s statewide pro-marriage campaign that successfully amended the NC Constitution.

(2010-2013)TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS COORDINATOR | WAKE FOREST BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB Created and taught technology programs for Wake Forest Boys and Girls Club.

(2008-2009)CHIEF JUSTICE | F IU STUDENT GOVERNMENT Oversaw the drafting of a new Constitution and Bylaws. Oversaw the setting of judicial precedence, separation of powers, and functioning grievance court.

(2007)

DISTRICT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY | SPEAKER MARCO RUBIO, FL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Performed legislative aid, constituent care, community management, and press release drafting for FL House Speaker Marco Rubio.

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E D U C A T I O N H I S T O R Y

(2013-2018)

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PH.D. ) | IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES (CHRISTIAN ETHICS: POLITICAL THEOLOGY) Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC Area of research: Christian Ethics, Philosophical Ethics, Ecclesiology, Political Theory, & Political Theology Cumulative GPA: 4.0 Doctoral Degree & Dissertation Awarded with Highest Marks Dissertation Committee: Dr. Daniel Heimbach (Mentor), Dr. Richard Land, & Dr. David W. Jones

(2009-2011)

MASTER OF DIVINITY (M.DIV. ) | IN CHRISTIAN ETHICS Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC Area of concentration: Christian Ethics, Early American Political Theory, & Political , Social Ethics, Public Ethics, and Systematic Theology Cumulative GPA: 3.7

(2006-2009)BACHELORS OF ARTS (B.A. ) | IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Florida International University, Miami, FL Cumulative GPA: 3.58, Cum Laude

(2006-2009)

2 nd BACHELORS OF ARTS (B.A. ) | IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES Florida International University, Miami, FL Cumulative GPA: 3.58, Cum Laude

(2004-2006)

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS (A.A. ) | IN ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Miami Dade College, Miami, FL Cumulative GPA: 3.8, Dean’s List

C E R T I F I C A T I O N S & L A N G U A G E S

CERTIFICATIONS : Ordained & Licensed Minister, Glory of God Christian FellowshipChaplain Candidate Endorsement, North American Missions BoardNationbuilder Architect, NationbuilderNationbuilder Expert, Nationbuilder

LANGUAGES : Coding Languages & Tech Skills: HTML, CSS, SCSS, GIMP, PHP, JS, GIS, Liquid, API, and strong Wordpress ProficiencyNon-Coding Languages: Spanish, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Greek, Theological German

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M E M B E R S H I P S , H O N O R S & A W A R D S

MEMBERSHIPS : Evangelical Philosophy Society, MemberEvangelical Theological Society, MemberKern Family Foundation, Fellow, Evangelical InfluencerTheta Alpha Kappa, FIU Religious Studies Honors SocietyPhi Theta Kappa & Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honors Societies

HONORS & AWARDS : Dissertation passed with Highest Marks. One committee member called it “A stunning masterpiece!” Kingdom Diversity Scholarship, Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryDeclaration of Independence Conference, Acton InstituteEvangelical Influencer Fellowship, Acton InstituteWilliams-White Award for the Practice of Christian Social Concern, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Rugby Coach of the Year, Raleigh Red Hawks Rugby Staff of the Year, Wake Forest Boys and Girls Club 1st Place in Impromptu Speaking, FL-PBL State Competition 1st Place American Enterprise Project, FL-PBL State Competition Former Nationally Ranked Chess Player with Multiple Chess Championships

P U B L I C A T I O N S

DISSERTATION : Thesis Title: Covenant and Constitution: An Appraisal of Covenant as an Ecclesial, Marital, and Political ideaDissertation Committee: Dr. Daniel Heimbach (Mentor), Dr. Richard Land, & Dr. David W. Jones

Thesis Statement: This dissertation will argue O’Donovan’s criticism of traditional Protestant social theory is not warranted because applying the idea of covenant to social life is both scriptural and better able to address the problem of particularity and universality. Dissertation available at www.politicaltheology.com & www.protestantethics.com

PUBLICATIONS : “John Locke,” “Jean-Jacques Rousseau,” “John Winthrop,” “Mayflower Compact” Encyclopedia of The Atlantic World, 1400-1900: Europe, Africa, and the Americas in An Age of Exploration, Trade, and Empires (ABC-CLIO)

Covenant and Constitution: An Appraisal of Covenant as an Ecclesial, Marital, and Political Idea (ProQuest)

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O R G A N I Z A T I O N S S E R V E D

W O R K F E A T U R E D I N

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A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N

My hobbies include playing with my kids, reading copious amounts, cooking Cuban food, playing hand percussion, learning new things (I’d like to consider myself an autodidactic jack-of-all-trades), and pretty much anything nerdy (from live action roleplaying, to deconstructing mobile devices, to teaching myself coding languages). I spend much of my free-time witnessing and serving a community of 100+ Live Action Roleplaying nerds via bimonthly fellowships where I cook cuban food at my house, and offering pro-bono individual & marital counseling. Overall Life Objective: Mark 12:28-34, 16:15. References and sample sermons, development portfolio, digital assessments, research, digital plans, and metric reports available upon request.

For more information, visit www.leonardogoenaga.com and www.thebardcompany.com.

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