Originally from Baltimore, MD, Jim attended the University of Maryland, where he received a B.S. in Mathematics with minors in Philosophy and Religious Studies in 2007. He received an M.Div. from Westminster Theology Seminary in 2014. Before seminary he served for one year as a missionary in Mexico City with Latin America Mission. Jim was ordained and installed as assistant pastor at Church of the Covenant on January 30, 2016. Jim and his wife Lydia and their son Jameson live in Washington, NJ.