John Ioannou John, best known as J.John, is an evangelist, author and broadcaster based in the United Kingdom.

Early life

J.John was born on 2 June 1958 in London to George and Helen Ioannou. His Greek name is Ioannes Ioannou, which translates as John Johnson. Brought up in Cyprus to Greek Cypriot parents. J.John studied

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when he became a Christian in 1975.

Career

Before working in Christian ministry, J.John started his career in 1976 as a

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, England.

Early ministry

In 1978, J.John studied theology at

St John's College, Nottingham St John's College, Nottingham, founded as the London College of Divinity, was an Anglican and interdenominational theological college situated in Bramcote, Nottingham, England. The college stood in the open evangelical tradition and stated that i ...

, England. In 1979, he worked at the Christian Renewal Centre in Northern Ireland. During this time he took part in reconciliation work as a member of the community, including mission work and prison work. in 1979, J.John was appointed as the evangelist at St Nicholas' Church in

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, England, under the leadership of David and Joyce Huggett. Whilst overseeing the evangelism work within the church and in Nottingham, he also began working as an itinerant evangelist. J.John spoke at colleges, youth events and churches. In 1998, he received a Lambeth MA from Archbishop George Carey, in recognition of church growth and evangelism. In February 2003, J.John was appointed an

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. He is known for his Christmas sermons, which are popular in the United Kingdom. In 2023, at the height of the

Mike Pilavachi Michael Pilavachi ( ; born 1958) is a British charismatic evangelist, former Anglican priest and author. He is a co-founder and former leader of the Soul Survivor charity based in Watford, England. Pilavachi founded the Soul Survivor summer fest ...

scandal, J.John received backlash for a comment he made supporting him.

Philo Trust

J.John established Philo Trust as a charity in 1980 in Nottingham, which in 1997 moved to

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, England. The purpose of Philo Trust is to support J.John in his ministry ("philo" is the

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word for brotherly love). Philo Trust has a number of associates, including Christine Caine, Joseph Boot, Paul McGee and Andrew White. The trust supports these people as they seek to positively impact people’s lives.

just10

In January 1998 J.John began teaching the

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through a ten-week course called ''just10''. The series is aimed at people from all walks of life and aims to show that following the 10 laws given to

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by God. ''just10'' is split into 10 segments, with each segment focusing on a different commandment. ''just10'' was originally named ''TEN'' and the original series was filmed in front of a live audience at

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. Over the years, just10 has developed into a just10 Toolkit, two separate DVD courses for Churches and for Small Groups (2010), just10 for Kids, an online resource and book (2013). The latest version of the series and book were released in 2023. In 2017, J.John hosted the first ''JustOne'' event at

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, home of

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in London. The name is derived from J.John's ''just10'' course; the focus of the event is 'Just One Day, Just One Message, and Just One Invitation'. The second ''JustOne'' event took place at

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on 9 June 2018. Over 100 churches partnered to make the event possible. just10 missions has impacted 37 places around the world including London, New York, and Sydney.

Television

J.John has a weekly television and radio series called ''Today with J.John''. The series features a mixture of his sermons and Facing the Canon interviews and is broadcast on GOD TV, Shine TV, Revelation TV, Kanal 10, Branch FM, UCB Ireland. Guests have included

Jackie Pullinger Jacqueline Bryony Lucy ‘Jackie’ Pullinger, MBE (born 1944) is a British Protestant Christian charismatic missionary to Hong Kong and founder of the St Stephen's Society. She has been ministering in Hong Kong since 1966. The early years of ...

, N. T. Wright,

John Lennox John Carson Lennox (born 7 November 1943) is a mathematician, bioethicist, and Christian apologist originally from Ireland. He has written many books on religion, ethics, the relationship between science and God (like his books, ''Has Scienc ...

, Christine Caine,

Nicky Gumbel Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel (born 28 April 1955) is an English Anglican priest and author in the evangelical and charismatic traditions. He is known as the developer of the Alpha Course, a basic introduction to Christianity supported by churches ...

Philip Yancey Philip Yancey (born November 4, 1949) is an American author who writes primarily about spiritual issues. His books have sold more than 15 million copies in English and have been translated into 40 languages, making him one of the best-selling con ...

, R.T. Kendall and many others.

Newspapers

J.John has been published in ''

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'' and the ''

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'' on faith-related matters.

Publications

J.John has authored over 60 books since 1988. Select publications include: *''A Christmas Compendium (2005)'' ISBN 0826487491 *''26 Steps to Heaven'' (2007) ISBN 0340954361 *''The Happiness Secret: Finding True Contentment'' (2011) ASIN B07WMT6LY7 *''The Return: Grace and the Prodigal'' (2011) ISBN 0340995149 *''just10'' (2013) ISBN 0957389094 *''The Natural Evangelism Course'' (2014) ASIN B00NXM8DHO *''The Life: A Portrait of Jesus'' (2015 edition) ISBN 1860246095 *''Knowing God'' (2017) ISBN 0993375782 *''The Christmas Story'' (2018) ISBN 1912326027 *''The Easter Story'' (2018) ISBN 1912326000 *''Jesus Christ − The Truth'' (2019) ISBN 1912326035 *''That's a Good Question!'' (2019) ISBN 1912326043

Personal life

J.John has been married since 1983 and has three children with his wife.

References

External links

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