Dr. Mark Chironna serves as a Bishop in the International Communion of Charismatic Churches, the presiding Bishop of a network of related pastors and churches, as well as the founder and Bishop Protector of the Order of St. Maximus, a religious order in the tradition of the many orders that have existed in Church history. He has pioneered local churches in Raleigh, NC, and Longwood, Florida, where he currently serves as Overseer of Church On The Living Edge. 

He has been involved in the proclamation of the Gospel for almost five decades now internationally. His academic training includes an undergraduate degree in Music Education and Performance, while minoring in Religion from Wagner University; a Master of Arts in Psychology from Saybrook University; a Doctor of Ministry in Applied Semiotics and Futures Studies from George Fox University; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Pentecostal Theology from University of Birmingham, UK. In addition, he is a Board Certified Coach with over 20,000 hours of coaching and coach-mentoring experience, spanning almost three decades.