Jim lives in Southern California where he serves Crossroads Community Church as the Outreach Pastor, mobilizing christians for faithfulness in local outreach and international missions. Previously he was at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was the Associate Vice President for Advancement, raising funds to train the next generation of ministry leaders. Additionally, he directed the Bevin Center for Missions Mobilization connecting the Seminary and College classroom with missions and evangelism opportunities. Prior to Southern Seminary, he served as a church planter and pastor of Grace Bible Church in Naples, Florida. He began in full time ministry as the pastor of local outreach and evangelism at Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, CA. He completed his M.Div at The Master’s Seminary in 2002. He has been married to Sky for 18 years and they have three adventurous daughters.