Rev. John D. Barry is a nonprofit founder, chaplain, and Bible scholar. After a career in Christian publishing and Bible software, John and his wife, Kalene, sold their house and nearly everything they owned to dedicate their lives to spreading the gospel and empowering the impoverished. Together, they founded and led Jesus’ Economy, an innovative nonprofit that created jobs and churches in the developing world from 2012–2020.

John is the general editor of the highly-acclaimed Faithlife Study Bible and Lexham Bible Dictionary, used by over one million people, and the former editor of Bible Study Magazine. Jesus’ Economy draws on John’s unique experience in a range of fields: biblical studies, business, the developing world, and pastoring in the Pacific Northwest in church plants, established churches, and homeless shelters.