John & Jan Baxter
Global Worker
Helping Converge missionaries and churches with effective engagement with unreached migrating people groups around the world.
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In his role of Director of Diaspora Initiatives, John is helping Converge missionaries and churches to work effectively among least-reached, migrating people groups in North America and abroad. The primary ministry objective of Diaspora Initiatives is evangelism and discipleship of members of unreached people groups wherever they reside by training Christian workers from the Global South (non-Western) who live and work in the 10/40 Window countries, and by assisting churches and mission agencies to evangelize least-reached immigrant groups that reside among them.
Formerly involved with leadership development and missionary training in the Central Philippines, John and Jan saw the mission potential of Majority World Christians seeking employment in Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist lands and responded to this great mission opportunity. John also directs NextMove, a research and consulting ministry that helps mission executives solve the major issues that hinder their agency’s involvement with migrating people. (See www.NextMove.net) In addition, as an international representative for the Global Diaspora Network of the Lausanne Movement, John works to equip schools around the world to promote diaspora missiology.
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The Baxters provide leadership in the emerging world of diaspora missions helping mission agencies and church networks engage with people on the move.
Updates from John & Jan Baxter
2022 Report
Your prayer and financial partnership advanced the gospel in 2022 in so many ways!The Short VersionEverything the Baxters do seeks…

2021 Baxter Report
As we complete our twentieth year as Converge (BGC) missionaries, we continue to be grateful for your partnership for the spread of the…








Coffee Cup Video
January 2021 marks an interesting point in our ministry lives. We have now spent an equal number of years as…








Dance Floors
In a recent meeting with Eldon Porter, the “guru” of missions networks, he observed that what I do is manage…


2019 Ministry Report
I know end-of-the-year reports can be long and boring, but Jan and I know you invested your time in prayer…








NextMove Goes Global and Return to Egypt
NextMove Goes Global! Since 2011, the primary ministry focus for the Baxters has been helping mission agencies and churches work…








Sandwich Vacation
John and I spent most of June and into July participating in four diaspora-related conferences. Between each one we sandwiched in some…








“You saved us years of frustration”
Sound Missions Advice Saves Frustration The CEO and other leaders of a North American mission agency, the head bishop of an…







