Jon’s ministry is focused on the Resurrection, a vision of the restored life God has given to us in Christ. This vision is one that is given to all of us uniquely. “Without each of us that vision is incomplete and our view of heaven, is incomplete. As the former Archbishop of Canturbury has said 'It won’t really feel like heaven unless we are all there together.' What is your unique vision of a restored world? Please tell me, and let us work together in the church, achieving it!”
When he is not in his servant-leader/spiritual director role as priest and Rector, Jon will often find himself running on trails while listening to audiobooks, practicing contemplative prayer, being a dad to his three children and a husband to his wife Beth, an oncology nurse practitioner. He also enjoys working on improving a telescope design, paddling a kayak on the ocean, or on his kayak-erg in the garage or hosting guests in the backyard. A semi-professional trumpeter, Jon occasionally performs in the area when practice time allows. A graduate of Yale Divinity School and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Jon has served at Holy Comforter as Rector since the spring of 2018. All the congregations where he has served, have experienced growth in numbers and ministry. He is committed to strengthening the ministry of Holy Comforter’s incredibly thoughtful, compassionate and dynamic community.
Jon has ministered in a variety of contexts from youth ministry and street ministry to interfaith organizing and growing communities of faith. Invite him for a walk, run or a hike!
He can’t decide if his favorite passage of scripture is when Jesus proclaims “Peace” to the disciples who failed him; or if its from Paul’s letters, “In Christ there is no male nor female, nor Jew nor Greek, nor slave nor free, by all are one in Christ Jesus.” Both are compelling visions of resurrection life.
