John Mark Comer – Teacher, Writer, Minister, Idea Maker.

John Mark Comer is a teacher and writer from Topanga Canyon in LA.

For nearly two decades, he was the founding pastor at Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon. He spent many years working out discipleship to Jesus in the post-Christian West, and organized his community around a simple idea: practicing the Way of Jesus together. 

In 2021, after leading a five-year initiative around spiritual formation he called “Practicing the Way,” John stepped away from his role to create simple, beautiful formation resources for church communities around the world.

Today, he’s developing new practices, courses, and podcasts for Practicing the Way and serving as a teacher in residence at Vintage Church LA with his wife T and their three kids. 

John is also the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including his newest manifesto: Practicing the Way, the bestselling The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, and Live No Lies, God Has a Name, and Garden City. 

John holds a master’s degree in Biblical and Theological Studies from Western Seminary, but these days you’ll find him out walking the oak groves of the Santa Monica mountains working on his next project.

Visit John’s ministry here!