With 18 years of ministry experience, Jerry was called to ministry in 2007 and began his journey at the Youth Ministry Institute. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Digital Media and Design with a Minor in Ministerial Leadership from Southeastern University and a Masters of Arts in Biblical Languages from Liberty University where he wrote and a defended a thesis on "Tracing חֶסֶד and ἔλεος: A Prototype Theory and Componential Analysis of Covenantal Loyalty and Divine Mercy Across the Pentateuch, Septuagint, Targums, and the New Testament," focusing on translation issues involving the Hebrew word ḥesed and the Greek eleos, and their rendering as "mercy" in English. Jerry has experience working at churches ranging from less than 100 members to congregations of over 3,000 with some of the fastest growing churches in America. He grew up around horses and is an accomplished horse trick rider, albiet retired, and skilled blacksmith.
