John Maxwell is an author, speaker, and former pastor from the USA. Maxwell was born in Garden City, Michigan in 1947 into evangelical Christianity, and followed his father into the ministry. He has "pastored" in Indiana, Ohio, California, and most recently Florida (where he's currently a teaching "pastor," whatever that is), but most of his time was spent pastoring the 3,500-member Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego from 1981-1995. Maxwell has authored a number of books wi