Jason Martin Bio
I’m Jason, the “middle-aged” teaching pastor at the Journey. At least that’s what the 20 somethings call me at church. I am 37, was born in Rome, GA and grew up in Cartersville only to move around and even go to four different high schools before I graduated at Early County High School in Blakely, GA. My dad was a pastor so we moved around to accomodate my dad’s educational and pastoral pursuits.
Jesus captured my heart when I was 18 and saved me from being a wretched punk for the rest of my life. Shortly after conversion, I believed God wanted me to be a pastor, which was not my first choice of career paths. I went to college at Brewton-Parker for 2 years and then transferred to what is now the Baptist College of Florida on my way to earning my Bachelors degree in Theology. Later I attended The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louiville, Ky to merit a Masters Degree in Divinity which I have not completed due to a variety of factors, including a very fertile wife.
Along with my beautiful wife, Tera, we have 5 children. Athan is 12 and a budding artist, Malec is 10 and the tree-climbing champion of Georgia. Ander is a 8 year old chic-magnet (complete with surfer hair). Aowyn is our 6 year old primadonna, or so she thinks. Balin is 1 and has his own personality.
My wife is a tremendous partner to me in ministry. Tera has borne through extreme challenges with me at 3 different chuches where I was the senior pastor. She is loving and kind and a wonderful mother. We love doing life together.
I am a college football junkie, with a supreme allegiance to the Georgia Bulldogs notwithstanding the disappointment that I have faced in years past. I love coffee and that is an understatement. I am a finish carpenter for hire, which is how I make my living currently as a bi-vocational pastor.
I love the church. My passion has always been to see the church represent Jesus as the brightness of his image. This means that I want to lead a church that is on mission because Jesus had a mission that churches do not often model very well. So, this makes me a reformer. We always must reform that which does not fulfill its purpose.
