John Burke — is the founder and former pastor of Gateway Church in Austin, which has grown to over 4,500 members since its founding in 1998. He is also the president of the Gateway Leadership Initiative, a non-profit organization that helps church planters. Over the course of 35 years, John has researched more than 1,000 near-death experiences and their correlation with the Bible. John is the author of many books, including the New York Times bestseller "Imagine Heaven." He and his wife Kathy have two children.