Jon was born and raised in Kentucky. He met his wife Katie at the University of Kentucky and graduated in 2004. After serving as a campus minister with Cru for 10 years, they moved to St. Louis to attend Covenant Theological Seminary. Jon graduated with his Master of Divinity in 2018 and they moved to Florida with their four children, Elizabeth, Rebekah, Susannah, and Jonathan Jr. (JJ). After two years pastoring in Florida, Jon and his family returned to St. Louis to be the assistant pastor at Restoration. He is passionate about discipleship, evangelism, and deep life on life relationships. Jon also enjoys sharing his love of sports, great stories, and good food and drink, with his friends and family.