National team
Get to know the Converge team that's ready to serve you.
International Ministries
Converge’s Intermational Ministries team works to help your church develop effective missions strategies and opportunities to reach people with the gospel in key areas of the world. We are passionate about helping your church’s missions ministry become more effective and make a greater kingdom impact worldwide as your people develop a heart for missions.
Our team also works closely with over 170 strategically-placed missionaries in countries around the world as they lead the lost to Christ by starting church planting movements and developing national leaders, as well as many more who are currently going through our highly-respected missionary assessment and deployment process.
Ivan Veldhuizen
Executive Director of International Ministries
Global & International Leaders
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Dan Nelson
International Leader (Latin America) -
David Jahnke
International Leader (Asia) -
Carl Lahr
Director: Global Leadership -
Jim Black
International Leader (Africa) -
Dennis McMains
International Leader (Europe & Mediterranean) -
John Nargan
International Leader (North America) -
Gary Hunter
Director of Global Ministries
U.S. Engagement Team
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Chris Hughes
Coordinator of Deaf Church Engagement -
Kevin McGhee
Director of U.S. Ministries -
Neil Moyer
Church Mobilization Associate -
Jerry Schommer
Director of Church Planting Partnerships -
Chuck Lewis
Consortia Catalyst -
Anna Barnett
Church Mobilization Associate -
Candace Fish
Church Mobilization Associate -
Jimmy Smith
Church Mobilization Specialist
Mobilization & Training
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Shannon Carpenter
Internship Specialist -
Robyn Alston
Admin Assistant to the Director of Mobilization -
Ann McGhee
Director of Training -
Tania Martin
Director of Mobilization -
John Wright
Coaching Catalyst and MD&A Director -
Jeffrey Lowery
Mobilization Mentor -
John & Lori De Cleene
Monthly Deployment Advisors
Missionary Care
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Mary Larson
Member Care -
Joey & Carol Mimbs
Member Care -
Mike & Murf Gaston
Director of Member Care -
Steve & Debra Rowe
Member Care
Specialist Team
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John Baxter
Director of Diaspora Initiatives -
Don & Angie Finley
Ministry Specialist: Cross-Cultural Ed. -
Missy
Deaf Ministry Specialist -
Larry Caldwell
Senior Missiologist -
Rebecca Diley Triplett
Deaf Ministry Catalyst -
Tom Castor
Ministry Specialist: Resource Support
Admin
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Kimberly Skundrich
Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director of International Ministries

The more I talk to younger planters across differing ethnicities, diversity is a growing desire. And in many of these contexts it’s becoming reality.
George Bedlion, Lead pastor