JJ began his pastoral ministry at Five Points in May 2006. Before that he was a student ministries pastor in Grand Rapids, MI, for over two years and graduated from both Cornerstone University in 2002 and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he completed his Master of Divinity in 2008. He was ordained through Five Points in August 2007. JJ and his wife Becky have been married since June 2002, and are grateful to God for the three children He has given them: Grace, Norah, and Owen.