John, together with his wife Debby, have been serving in pastoral ministry since 1989. They first got involved with the Vineyard movement in 1982 and in 1987 they spent 8 months as interns at Anaheim Vineyard (under John Wimber).
Following their time at Anaheim they returned to England to help John and Eleanor Mumford start the first UK Vineyard, SW London Vineyard. After working at SW London Vineyard for 9 years, they moved back to Noggingham to set up Trent Vineyard. In 2015, it was announced that they would take over as the National Directors of Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland, whilst continuing to lead Trent Vineyard.
Debby and John have two sons, two wonderful daughters-in-law and two grandsons.