Johnny Baker

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Pastor of Celebrate Recovery — Saddleback Church

Johnny Baker has been on staff at Celebrate Recovery since 2004 and has been the Pastor of Celebrate Recovery at Saddleback Church since 2012. As an adult child of an alcoholic who chose to become an alcoholic himself, Johnny is passionate about breaking the cycle of dysfunction in his family and helping other families find the tools that will lead to healing and openness. He knows that because of Jesus Christ, and by continuing to stay active in Celebrate Recovery, Maggie, Chloe, and Jimmy—his three children—will never see him drink. Johnny is a nationally recognized speaker, trainer, and teacher of Celebrate Recovery. He is a coauthor of the Celebrate Recovery Daily Devotional, Celebration Place, and The Landing, and is an associate editor of the Celebrate Recovery Study Bible. He has been married since 2000 to his wife Jeni, who serves alongside him in Celebrate Recovery.

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The Road to Freedom

Each one of us has hurts, hang-ups, and habits that need healing. The Road to Freedom is the path to hope for all of us who are in pain or simply stuc...

Featured on: Tuesday, June 26, 2018

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July 3, 2026

Penna Dexter

Celebrate Dads

Now that the Mother’s Day-Father’s Day season is over, I think we can say that — overall — there’s a much bigger deal made of Mother’s Day than Father’s Day. Do we just appreciate mothers more? Or do...

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Kerby Anderson

The Origin of the Declaration

Tomorrow is the 4th of July, and I wanted to take a moment to talk about the origin of the ideas in the Declaration of Independence. I have also written a short booklet on A Biblical View on the Decla...

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Kerby Anderson

Fear of Death

Chris Reese is the Managing Editor of the Worldview Bulletin Newsletter. He was on my radio program recently to talk about this article, “Resurrection and the Fear of Death.” In discussing the importa...

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