About Our Directors

The STMnetwork is led by two national Directors:

Nationally and internationally recognized for their leadership in effective missions training. Mark & Matt have experience in 1/4 of the world’s countries, and share over 35 years of involvement in international work.

Matt Janes, Director for Eastern Canada

Matt has been leading people on short-term mission trips since 1994.While on staff at a church in Toronto, Ontario, he led over 10 STM teams in 10 years.

In late 2006, Matt became the Director of The STM Network. In this role, he is using his gifts of networking and training to mentor and mobilize thousands of Canadians on short and mid-term mission.

His passion is to help people within the local church discover their place in the Great Commission, then equip, train, and mobilize individuals and teams into the world to fulfill their calling – and to support missionaries serving in long-term mission work on the field.

Matt, his wife Heather, and their kids Emma & Ty live in Pickering, Ontario.

E-mail Matt here: mattATstmnetworkDOTca

Mark Crocker, Director for Western Canada

Mark has been teaching thousands of people the cross-cultural lessons he has experienced in over 40 international destinations, since 1991.

Mark began working as the Western Director for The STM Network in 2009. His focus is on providing training for STM teams and receivers/ hosts, as well as facilitating our Mid-Term Missions preparation process.

It is Mark’s responsibility to ensure the resourcefulness of the network, as well as to continue developing and maintaining it’s mission, values, and targets.

Mark and his wife Supriya live in Vancouver, British Columbia.

E-mail Mark here: markATstmnetworkDOTca