John Mehn and his wife Elaine have served as Converge (formerly Baptist General Conference) missionaries in Japan since 1985. John's primary ministry is cross-cultural church planting, leadership development, equipping for church planting, and spiritual renewal mentoring. Since 1997, John has been the chair of the JEMA Church Planting Institute, an interdenominational network among Japanese and missionaries for developing leadership for church planting movements. John has a doctorate of ministry in missiology from Trinity International University.
