John has taught in the Scottish universities of Stirling and Aberdeen and is currently teaching in the professional doctorate programmes of Fuller Seminary as well as working with CMS in the Pioneer Mission Leadership Training Programme.

He is the author of a number of books, including Introducing the Old Testament, 4^th ed (Oxford: LionHudson, 2019), Introducing the New Testament, 4^th ed (Oxford: LionHudson 2019), The McDonaldization of the Church (London: DLT 2000), Do Christians know how to be Spiritual? (London: DLT 2004), and numerous journal and encyclopaedia articles.

John is married to another theologian, Revd Dr Olive Fleming Drane, with whom he regularly works in church contexts as well as the academy. Time out might involve gardening, bread making, travel, cycling, camping, posting on social media, or simply doing ‘nothing’.