Search Consultant
John Harrell is a task-oriented nerd with a heart for building sustainable systems that serve the Reign of God. With experience in the church and parachurch, including youth and young adult ministry, Christian education, retreat-and-camping ministry, and congregational co-pastoring with his wife, John has served kids and adults on both coasts of the United States and in the Midwestern heartland. His work for Ministry Architects includes helping to match candidates with ministry opportunities as part of its Search division and helping to resource Christian social enterprises with wholly owned Ministry Incubators (ministryincubators.com). He’s been known to read airline schedules and memorize subway maps for fun. His written work has appeared at USAToday.com and BusinessInsider.com and his editing clients have brought their work to print through InterVarsity Press, Routledge, Wipf & Stock, and Light + Life.
John holds a Master of Divinity from Seattle Pacific Seminary. He and his bride Ana are ordained in the Free Methodist Church USA and live in Kentucky.