John Fischer has been mixing his unique combination of singing, speaking and humor for a variety of audiences now for over twenty-five years.

In the late 60's, John recorded "The Cold Cathedral", an album of Christian folksongs that was a part of a spiritual renewal--a search for meaning that marked a new quest for inner solutions to global problems. Not only was John giving birth to a new expression of Christianity, he was also writing and recording songs that youth groups, Young Life clubs, and retreat groups across the nation would later sing over and over again--songs that would literally help shape a new generation. Songs such as "Have You Seen Jesus My Lord?", "Look All Around You", and "The All Day Song" ("Love him in the morning...").

Now, twelve albums and fourteen books later, John still has the same objective. He is an artist driven by the desire to utilize his creative talents to stir us to a new understanding of our faith and how we live it out in our culture. His multi-faceted talents of songwriting, speaking, singing, authoring and lecturing reflect the many angles by which John carries on a spiritual dialogue with real life and real people. These talents have kept him in demand as a concert artist and speaker for over two decades.

Though John is knowledgeable in biblical truth, art, philosophy, and popular culture, his insights never come from some high and lofty place, but from that human, vulnerable place, where we can recognize them as being true because they match the common experience of us all.

His music is a challenge to think, and a celebration of the presence of God in the midst of our ordinary lives. A John Fischer event is not going to provide answers to life as much as it will provide hope and celebration in the midst of life's questions. John's music is a place where faith becomes real. Pretense falls away.

As a writer, John's award-winning monthly column in Contemporary Christian Music (CCM ) magazine was a tribute to his staying power and his importance as a trusted voice within contemporary Christianity. Real Christians Don't Dance was a hardback best seller in 1988. John's first foray into fiction, Saint Ben, published in 1993 by Bethany House, received unsolicited high praise in Christianity Today and a Silver Angel award for fiction. His most recent books continue to receive high praise and accolades.

He currently writes the daily devotional material for purposedrivenlife.com, a regular column in Relevant magazine, and a column for Chuck Colson's Breakpoint web site.

John graduated from Wheaton College, Illinois, in 1969. He studied the ministry under the leadership of the late Ray C. Stedman at Peninsula Bible Church, Palo Alto, California during the '70s, and has served as Artist in Residence at Gordon College in Massachusetts where he lived during most of the '80s. He now resides with his wife, Marti and adopted son in Laguna Beach, California. John and Marti also have two grown children.

"John Fischer pushes and pulls. He pushes us out to new borders of faith while always pulling us back to the centrality of Christ."
      Jay Kesler: President Emeritus, Taylor University

"John Fischer does a job on some of the sacred cows that have been idols for many of us. Fischer works through the confinements of religiosity into the freedom of spirituality."
      Tony Campolo, Sociologist, Eastern College

"He challenged the Christians at our University to break the mold we live in, stop being self-righteous, get in touch with our sin, and return to the cross daily. "
      a student from John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas


Visit his site at www.fischtank.com.
 

Dark Horse

This stirring allegory of intrigue and adventure invites you to explore the deeper meanings of faith, leadership, and calling. Legendary author and musician This haunting tale shows what can happen when you dare to break out of complacency, discover the challenge of taking difficult risks, and find freedom of spirit like you've never known before.

Revell (2003)
ISBN: 0800718399