
John Easter serves as director of Partnership Development for Assemblies of God World Missions. In this position, John helps church leaders and ministry networks align God’s people with the mission of establishing the Church among all peoples everywhere.
AGWM is at the forefront of this endeavor with over 2,600 cross-cultural workers serving in over 190 countries and provinces around the world. Partnership Development works to strategically increase the sending capacity of the local church through heightened awareness and greater participation with Christ’s mission. Our global efforts of reaching, planting, training, and serving are better positioning the present and future generations to meaningfully align our lives with God’s priority for the world.
John and his wife, Cheryl, pastored in the United States for 10 years before he and his family were called to Africa, where they served for 22 years. Prior to his appointment as director of Partnership Development, John worked for nearly a decade as the executive director of Africa’s Hope — a resource organization supporting educational initiatives in 46 African nations through the efforts of more than 380 schools that equip over 23,000 students annually.
John and Cheryl have three sons: Kevin, John-John, and Mitchell. Mitchell and his wife, Alyssa, have blessed the family with four grandchildren.