Rob Lyness

Ministry: JMI Adjunct Missionary & Instructor for JARON Bible Institute

Serving Location: Central California & International

About Rob

The most important thing to know about me is that I have been extremely blessed to be married to Linda for over forty years. We are extremely thankful for God’s gift of our family, our son Nathan and his wife Jen, our grandson Brooks, our granddaughter Blake, our daughter Melissa and her husband Anthony. Since graduating from college in 1979. I have served in several areas in the local church including teaching, and in various leadership roles. I have also enjoyed participating in short-term missions in various areas around the world such as Bolivia, Guatemala, Ukraine, Cameroon, and Romania.

In 2010, I enrolled in seminary out of desire to grow in my biblical knowledge and to enhance my ministry skills. In December 2017 I completed that journey by obtaining a Masters in Christian Ministry from Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary.

In 2014 I retired from a thirty-three-year career in public health. My great passion are leadership development and teaching. It is my prayer that God would use me to help my brothers and sisters in the United States to catch a glimpse of God’s great plan of bringing the gospel to all people groups throughout the world.

Since 2013, I have been volunteering with Prison Fellowship at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla and Avenal State Prison. In that capacity I facilitate a program called The Urban Ministry Institute. This program offers seminary level education to those who are incarcerated.

In my role as a Missionary with Jaron Ministries, I will continue to seek out opportunities to teach leadership development both in the United States and overseas, as well as to continue to seek ways to serve those who are incarcerated both inside and as they transition back into society.