In May 2011, John became the Executive Director of Global Initiatives for Heartbeat International - introducing and fostering pregnancy help ministries in countries with extremely high abortion rates.

John began this work in Boston where he called upon and guided the Christian community there to work together to establish a network of six ultrasound-equipped pregnancy help centers. In 2006, he joined Heartbeat International as their Executive Director for Urban Initiatives researching the most abortion-plagued neighborhoods of our nation's major cities and working to inspire, train and equip local churches in the establishment of Christ-centered, minority-led, ultrasound-equipped, donor-supported, Pregnancy Help Centers. Those initiatives are ongoing in Miami, LA, and Pittsburgh.

John and his wife, Kristen, have been married 33 years and live in Atlanta, GA, near their three grandchildren.