Ray Johnston has a rich and varied background as a university and graduates chool professor, speaker, writer, and founder of Thrive Communications and the annual Thrive Leadership Conference. He is the founding pastor of Bayside Church, one of the largest churches in the nation, with more than twelve thousand people coming together every weekend. Ray has spoken to more than four million people over the last ten years and serves on the board of trustees at Azusa Pacific University, where he graduated. Ray and his wife, Carol, have four children.