Career
John is the Ministry Team Leader of Ambassadors for Christ International—Australia, an interdenominational ministry organisation operating around the world and focused on assisting local churches in the areas of spiritual vitality and evangelism. John is also very active around Australia as a preacher and Bible teacher, preaching in churches of all types, especially in the Sydney area. John is also heard throughout Sydney on his morning radio spots, aired each weekday after the 6am news on 103.2 and called "Time With God".
John authors the daily devotional readings in the Time With God devotional magazine read each day by many thousands of people around the world.
SHIFTm2M takes groups of 10-15 church leaders on a series of four retreats over the course of a year, where they study Jesus" life chronologically to draw out his intentional process for building a spiritual movement. Leaders are then given a tool for applying these principles in their own ministry context.
They are challenged to shift their focus from ministry to movement-building (thus the name SHIFTm2M). John North was born in India in 1961 to Australian missionary parents.
His father, Ian North, established the ministry of Ambassadors for Christ International in India and the United States and was known for his spiritual life and Bible teaching.
At the age of ten, John"s family returned to their homeland of Australia, but only for a year. They then moved to the United States of America, living briefly in New York and New Jersey before settling in Atlanta, which would remain their family home for many years. John attended Redan High School outside of Atlanta.
During his high school days his inner life was falling apart and he was descending into depression when he went on a youth camp organised by First Baptist Church of Atlanta.
At the youth camp, John"s life was profoundly changed when he put his faith in Jesus Christ. As a result, he purposed to invest his life in helping others find the same spiritual transformation that he had foundation
John obtained his Bachelor in English Bible from Columbia Bible College (now Columbia International University) and his Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. At the conclusion of his theological studies, John worked on the pastoral team at Faith Bible Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for several years.
