John Lawry (born June 15, 1950) is a Christian rock musician, composer, producer, and songwriter.
According to his personal testimony as recorded on Petra's Captured In Time and Space live album, John was born in Japan but abandoned on the street.
After being taken by missionaries to a mission home, he was subsequently adopted by an American family from Michigan.
Lawry met Petra founder and guitarist Bob Hartman during his time with the Joe English Band.
Lawry left Petra in 1994 to dedicate to a career producing and recording.
Lawry, along with the "classic" 1980s Petra lineup (John Lawry, Greg X. Volz, Bob Hartman, Mark Kelly, and Louie Weaver) reunited in 2010 under the name of Classic Petra.