Mechteld Jansen is Rector of the Protestant Theological University (Amsterdam and Groningen, the Netherlands) and Professor of Missiology.
Her main research interests are Mission and Migration; New Concepts of Mission in the context of secularity and spirituality; World Christianity and Boundaries; Postcolonial Studies.
She is married to Berend Jansen (yes, the same family name) with two sons. She lives in Swifterbant and she likes gardening, dancing, and writing stories.