Dan Clendenin founded the Journey with Jesus webzine in 2004. He taught at William Tyndale College in Michigan (1985–1991), and at Moscow State University (1991–1995) and joined InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Stanford University in the summer of 1995-2003. He has traveled in 40 countries.

In 2012 Dan and his wife walked the 500-mile Way of St. James in Spain.

Dan's publications include "Many Gods, Many Lords: Christianity Encounters World Religions" (1995), "Eastern Orthodox Christianity: A Western Perspective" (2004) and "From the Coup to the Commonwealth: An Inside Look at Life in Contemporary Russia" (1992).