Since March of 2005 Jimmy serves as the preaching pastor. His formal Bible training is from The Master's Seminary in Sun Valley, California where he received a Master's of Divinity (M.Div.) in 1992, Master of Theology (Th.M.) in 2000, and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in 2007. He has served on pastoral staff positions in Nebraska, Louisiana, Texas and California. He and Tamara were married in 1987 and they have two children, Lara and John.