Pastor Jonathan has served as the Senior Pastor at Austin Baptist Church since July of 2020.   He was born and raised in Austin and then moved to College Station to earn his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Texas A&M University.  While in college, Jonathan began to sense a calling from God to enter full time ministry.  Upon graduation he moved in faith to Houston to take on his first ministry assignment at Second Baptist Church, led by Dr. Ed Young.  Jonathan remained at Second for the following 12 years and served in a multitude of pastoral positions and roles.  During that time, he also earned his Masters from Liberty University Baptist Theological Seminary, and he will graduate with his Doctor of Ministry degree from Gateway Seminary this May.  His dissertation was focused on the topic of spiritual health for ministers.  He has been married to his wife, Bethany, for almost 15 years and has three children.