John Glass entered the ministry in 1970 and was elected as General Superintendent of the Elim Pentecostal Church in 1999. He concludes his fourth term of office at the Leaders Summit 2016.

Prior to this he was Elim's Regional Superintendent in Scotland and led churches across the UK, including four that he pioneered. He travels internationally as a conference speaker and appears regularly on Christian TV and has authored several books. He was appointed as chair of Council of the Evangelical Alliance in 2014. John is married to Marilyn.