Jonathan was born in Tucson, AZ. He grew up in Kent, WA. College took him to Boston, MA where he attended Berklee College of Music and briefly to Los Angeles for an undergrad internship. Jonathan moved to Las Vegas at the request of a friend. And while there, he began volunteering with the youth ministry of First Good Shepherd Lutheran. When FGS’ DCE took another call, he asked if I could be a lay leader for the youth ministry. Next he enrolled at Concordia University Irvine to earn a masters in theology with a Christian leadership emphasis. As a DCE intern, he served at Faith Lutheran in Pleasant Hill, CA. Jonathan is excited to have received his first call as DCE at Lutheran Church & School of Messiah.