John turned from his sin and embraced Christ as Savior in 1995 at the age of 26. He received a B.S. in Public Affairs from Indiana University, a M.Div. from The Master’s Seminary, and is currently finishing his D.Min. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Before attending seminary John was a police officer in Bloomington, IN and he worked for the U.S. Secret Service. From 2003 to 2012 he served as the Senior Pastor of Grace Bible Church in Grapevine, Texas. From 2012 to 2015 he served as Senior Pastor of Fellowship Bible Church in Newman Grove, Nebraska before coming to Harvest Houston. He is married to Rachel and they have six children: Grant, Nathan, Caleb, Seth, Ashley, and Levi.