About

Jonathan is the Worship Pastor at a multisite church in Greensboro called Mercy Hill Church where he’s been for 12 years. Mercy Hill was planted out of the Summit Network in 2012. Jonathan currently leads the Mercy Hill Worship ministry in a culture of authentic, Christ-centered worship. He has written many songs for church including: “Good Shepherd,” “Out of the Ruins,” “I Surrender (Holy Spirit),” “Celebration Awaits,” and “Your Glory.”

​Since 2020, he has written two books, “You Are What You Worship,” and “The Greatest Worship Leader.”

He wrote his first book out of an overflow of what God was teaching him about transformational worship. That worship shapes us to become more like the one we are worshiping. Not long after he published “You Are What You Worship,” he wrote a book geared towards worship leaders called “The Greatest Worship Leader.” This book calls worship leaders to greatness while taking cues from the life of Jesus — the greatest worship leader of all time. He teaches that greatness is not about the size of our platform or the number of Spotify streams we have. Jesus taught that the greatest in his kingdom is like a child, and greatness for us is no different. 

​Jonathan was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He met his wife Rachel at a Bible college in the Silicon Valley where they both studied music. In 2011, they moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where they now call home as they raise their six beautiful children.

The heart of his ministry is to help people build their lives on the foundation of God’s love. He wants people to see that God’s greatest calling for each person is to wholeheartedly love God and love others. There are countless things we do in the name of faith, but without love we gain nothing (1 Corinthians 13). God’s love is not just the motivation for how we live; it’s the application and destination as well. 

The greatest impact that Christians can make in this world is to love their neighbor the way Jesus loved us. This kind of love will change lives like nothing else can. The love that sent Jesus to die on a cross for his enemies was the most impactful thing in human history. And the most impactful thing we can do in response (aka worship) is to follow in Jesus’ steps of laying down our lives for others.

In 2023, Jonathan launched a site called MoreThanFables.com. More Than Fables is a platform for telling short stories that demonstrate biblical principles for kids of all ages. Though Jonathan is a Worship Director, his first ministry is to his family.

When they were younger (some of them still are), they would always ask him to tell a bedtime story. “Tell us the deer story,” became a common phrase at bedtime. He would make up fantastical tales in the moment that would usually have a hidden meaning which pointed to the gospel. Eventually, these stories would get tired; so he would write new ones. Jon would read these tales for his own kids, but he wondered how many other parents were out there looking for the same thing. Out of his love for storytelling and writing, and his desire to help raise the next generation for Jesus, this site was born. These stories are perfect for bedtime, family devotion time, or anytime, and can serve as a catalyst for gospel conversations.