John Bruce graduated from California State University at Long Beach in music education in 1970. He then joined the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ and was assigned to the University of California at Berkeley where he served for 12 years as the campus director of CCC. In 1982, John joined the staff of First Covenant Church of Oakland where he served as Director of Discipleship and Evangelism for 8 years. In 1990, John and a group of families from First Covenant planted Creekside in San Leandro, California. John has been married to Laurie since 1978. They have two children, Jenny, who directs the Creekside Children’s Ministry, and Jeff who is a student at Talbot Seminary. John loves sports of all kinds, especially competitive swimming, and is a member of the Manatees Aquatic Masters Swim Club in Oakland. He is a rabid fan of Cal football, the A’s, and the 49ers, and is a passionate (though horrible) golfer. He also enjoys reading, films, and board games. John's passion is to become a better disciple of Jesus and to see men and women reproduce the character and ministry of Jesus in the East Bay.