John is a staff chaplain for Hospice of Dayton. He has earned an undergraduate degree in music from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; a graduate degree in education from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; and a graduate degree in theology from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, Lynchburg, Virginia. John and his wife, Lynn, live in Cincinnati with their Australian Shepherds, Cody and River. They enjoy spending weekends at their property in Brown County, Indiana.