About John Lynch

John Lynch, is a businessman, owned and co-owned several companies.  In 1963, he began his new life journey in Christ.  John was intent on God's kingdom and righteousness.  He became a popular speaker in churches and conferences.  John consistantly introduced people to Christ which became his passion.  He became convinced that God's desire and plan was for Christ's Church to be awakened in Christ's power and life as it was in the book of Acts.

Desiring more time to make Christ and His abundant life known, John sold his company.  John and his wife, Sharon, joined the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ, Intl. where they served for ten years.  John served in various positions including NE Regional Director and U.S. National Director of the Lay Ministry.  His responsibilities also included giving direction to the U.S. ministries of: Here's Life America, Military, National Day of Prayer, and Prisons.

In 1980, with the blessing and counsel of Dr. Bill Bright, Founder and President of Campus Crusade for Christ Intl. and others, John began the dynamic ministry now known as Victorious Christian Living International, (VCL).  This is a worldwide, biblical, discipleship traing ministry with an emphasis on living in the Spirit and abiding in Christ.

John resigned in 1995, as VCLI President and turned his attention to biblical consulting, mentoring and lecturing in the corporate world with emphasis on multiplying discipleship.

In the mid-1990's, John became involved in a timber-related business with 3 other partners, involving the use of investor capital.  Unknown to John, the other officers misappropriated some of the funds for unauthorized investments, and lost the money.  As a fiduciary, John was charged along with those who were directly involved.  He eventually entered into a plea bargain and served over 4 years in the Arizona Dept. of Corrections, until his release in Jan. 2002.

God led John to introduce many to Christ during his incarceration.  He had a ministry of equipping and mentoring which led to the formation of a multiplying church life in 4 prisons.  Many of the released disciples are serving Christ with some preparing for or have entered into full-time ministry.

John formed Freedom Foundation Fellowship (FFF) in 2004. The mission is to assist local churches in experiencing Christ as life and developing movements of multiplying discipleship.  FFF's prison ministry continues to multiply supernaturally under the direction of Steve Schneider.

John and Sharon have celebrated 49 years of marriage and are blessed with 5 children and 6 grandchildren. They have resided in Scottsdale, AZ for thirty years.