John Baker is the founder of Celebrate Recovery, a ministry started at Saddleback Church in 1991. John also served as the Pastor of Saddleback Church's Signature Ministries and was a nationally known speaker and trainer in helping churches start Celebrate Recovery ministries. John's writing accomplishments include Celebrate Recovery's The Journey Begins Curriculum, Life's Healing Choices, the NIV Celebrate Recovery Study Bible (general editor), and Your First Step to Celebrate Recovery. He also is the coauthor of The Celebrate Recovery Devotional and, with his son Johnny, the coauthor of Celebrate Recovery's The Journey Continues curriculum. John is survived by his wife Cheryl, the cofounder of Celebrate Recovery, and was married for more than five decades. Johnny Baker has been on staff at Celebrate Recovery since 2004 and has been the Pastor of Celebrate Recovery at Saddleback Church since 2012. Johnny is a nationally recognized speaker, trainer, and teacher of Celebrate Recovery. He is the author of The Road To Freedom and is also the coauthor of Celebrate Recovery's The Journey Continues, The Celebrate Recovery Daily Devotional, and is an associate editor of the NIV Celebrate Recovery Study Bible.

He has been married since 2000 to his wife Jeni, who serves alongside him in Celebrate Recovery.