About Pastor Jon
About Jon
I'm a pastor, husband, and dad who loves bringing people together, helping them encounter Christ, and developing disciples and leaders who make a difference in their churches and communities.
I love preaching, building teams, developing leaders, solving problems, and helping churches create healthy ministries where people can belong, grow, and discover who God has called them to become.
Ministry starts with the people closest to me.
My family is one of God's greatest gifts in my life, and being a husband and father has deeply shaped the way I understand ministry.
I believe healthy ministry should strengthen families, not compete with them. I want my own life to reflect the same priorities I encourage in the people I pastor: being present, loving people well, living with integrity, and faithfully following Jesus together.
Building ministries that build people.
Much of my ministry has centered around students and families. I've had the privilege of helping lead a student ministry through significant growth in students, families, baptisms, leaders, and opportunities for discipleship.
What began as a small ministry developed into a thriving ministry community with an adult leadership team, weekly worship and teaching, small groups, retreats, outreach, pastoral care, leadership development, and ministry strategy.
The growth matters to me, but the people matter much more.
Some of the greatest joys of ministry have come from walking alongside students and families for years, watching people encounter Christ, and seeing those I've helped disciple become leaders themselves.
One of the best measures of ministry isn't simply who gathers around you — it's who is equipped to go out and lead because of the time they spent with you.
Pastor. Communicator. Builder.
People before programs.
Pastoral care, discipleship, evangelism, and creating communities where people are known, challenged, encouraged, and loved.
Scripture for real life.
I love preaching biblical, practical, story-driven messages that help people understand Scripture and take their next faithful step.
Turning possibility into ministry.
I enjoy seeing possibilities, bringing the right people together, developing leaders, and helping turn ideas into healthy ministries.
I love helping the whole church thrive.
While student ministry has been a primary area of responsibility, I've never viewed ministry as existing inside a single department.
I enjoy collaborating across ministries, helping lead churchwide initiatives, contributing to strategy, developing leaders, solving operational challenges, providing pastoral care, and preaching to both students and the broader church.
I've also been grateful for opportunities to minister through weddings, funerals, retreats, camps, mission experiences, district events, and gatherings beyond the local church.
The local church should make its community better because it is there.
I believe the church is called to bring people to Christ, develop lifelong disciples, care deeply for people, strengthen families, and equip others to carry the mission forward.
Luke 15 has deeply shaped the way I want to lead: notice people, move toward them, include them in community, and celebrate what God is doing in their lives.
Ultimately, I don't want ministry to be measured simply by what we build today. I want it measured by the long-term spiritual health of the people we disciple, the strength of the families we serve, the leaders we send out, and the difference those people make for the Kingdom of God.
Let's continue the conversation.
Watch a message to get a feel for how I communicate, or reach out if you'd like to talk about speaking, ministry, or an opportunity to serve.
