Joel Zantingh
Executive Director of World Partners
Joel lives in Guelph, Ontario, and is married to the lovely and detail-savvy Christie. She's still his favourite person. They have young adult children and an extroverted Tibetan Terrier. Joel loves time with family and friends, inspiring people to follow Jesus, playing squash & golf, tackling projects, and playing music. He also enjoys fresh-roasted coffee, travel, and art. He received his Bachelors degree (B.Th. 1994) from
Emmanuel Bible College, has taken courses at
Regent College,
Harvard Kennedy School, and
Jerusalem University College, and is currently working on an M.A. in Global Leadership from the
Fuller School of Intercultural Studies. After serving as a pastor with
Royal City Mission in Guelph for nearly 11 years, Joel joined the EMCC National Team. He was appointed as a Regional Minister, coaching pastors and churches in Canada for almost 13 years. He was then appointed as the Interim Director of
World Partners for EMCC, to consolidate the World Partners missionaries/workers, our International partners, and development work under one portfolio, and lead an assessment process. Since March 2018, Joel has served as the ED of World Partners, leading the vision for healthy global mission engagement. World Partners is learning with, connecting and mobilizing people to adaptively participate in Jesus' mission everywhere.