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JOHN
RAYMOND's BIO as we first saw it on the CBS
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Born and raised in New Orleans, John Raymond
attended high school in Springfield, Louisiana.
Moving to Illinois, he received a Bachelor of
Theology from Oregon Bible College (majoring in
Counseling and Pastoral Ministry). He simultaneously
received an Associate degree of Liberal Arts
 from
Rock Valley Junior College, where he was on the
college speech team.
John is currently the Executive Pastor at a church of
2,700 members. He leads the pastoral counseling
department, runs the adult education program and has
developed a network of 50 small relationship groups.
He previously worked as a financial planner for 12
years (regional vice president with his company and
a top salesman), working his way through college as
a carpenter and shipbuilder.
John enjoys scuba diving, spear fishing, deer hunting
(gun and bow and arrow), playing guitar and writing
country songs. He's been to 39 of the United States,
Jamaica, Mexico, Canada and mission trips to the
jungles of the Mosquito Coast in Honduras and
Nicaragua. He is most proud of completing the Los
Angeles Marathon after only three months of
training. He is also proud of recently transforming
his body in only twelve weeks through the
Body-For-Life challenge. In his spare time, he
coaches his children in little league basketball.
John currently lives in Slidell, Louisiana, with his
wife, Elizabeth, whom he considers to be his hero.
They have three children, John (12), Monica (10) and
Benjamin (2), along with two cats, Panda and Fluffy.
He is the founder and President of the Adult Chapter
of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in his
county and a member of Promise Keepers and the
Nashville Songwriters Association International.
John
on
Survivor 5: |
Born:
2/21/62 |
Married,
Pastor |
Slidell, LA |
Luxury
Item:
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