Jon Maxim
Content Strategist
(800) 409-6631 x 710
I absolutely love serving gospel spreaders! I am so thankful to help the men of God, serve the people of God, with the gospel of God, by the grace of God, through Church Plant Media. It is my sincere hope is that our great designs and gospel focus will help ministries to fulfill God's call from Habakkuk 2:2, "Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it."
Basic Stuff: I married my best friend on the 4th of July, 1998. We have 5 beautiful children (1 girl & 4 boys) and we live near Corning, NY (just south of the Finger Lakes). After recommitting my life to Christ at in 1994 at Art School, I then attended and graduated from Bible College. Since then I have been serving a diverse group of ministries, doing design and digital publishing. In 2003, my wife and I started to sense a specific call from God to help establish a Sovereign Grace Ministries church plant in New York State. In 2004, we were able to sell our home near Lancaster, PA and move to join Grace Community Church, in Corning. After the church launched, I set out to partner with the most strategic CMS + RSS provider for our website. My search resolved when I clicked into Church Plant Media. After working for a year with an affiliated company, the Lord opened the door for me to serve full-time with CPM in 2009. From my first click until now, it continues to be a true joy partnering with ministries and fulfilling my calling to: help people publish the gospel.
Education:
- Bachelor of Science in Bible & General Ministry from Lancaster Bible College, Lancaster, PA
- Associate in Applied Science in Art from Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Primary Work Responsibilities: strategy, business operations, bloggage, tweets and website content
Interests and Favorites:
- Places: Niagara Falls, NY/Canada & Finger Lakers Region of NY State in the Fall.
- Music: U2, Owl City, Mat Kearney, Newsboys, Sojourn Music, Ghost Ship (Mars Hill), Johnny Cash, Buddy Greene, Rich Mullins, The Muppets Soundtrack and VeggieTales Music (with my kids).
- Books: ESV Study Bible by Crossway, What is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert, Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie, and every book written by either Dr. John Piper or Dr. Seuss.
- Sports: the closest I get to sports is listening to Mark Driscoll talk about Mixed Martial Arts.
- Movies: The Passion of the Christ, Luther, Lord of the Rings, National Treasure, The Muppet Movie, Elf, Enchanted, Stranger Than Fiction, The Wizard of Oz and anything from PIXAR or VeggieTales.
- Hobbies: Spending time with my wife and kids, watching Rhett & Link, reading books and blogs, and meeting with my pastors and Community Group.
- Bit of Randomness: I am 6' 8" tall with size 18 shoes and I have a twin brother who is a pastor.
- Favorite Quote: "My memory is nearly gone, but I remember two things: That I am a great sinner and that Christ is a great Savior." ~ John Newton
- Scripture: Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. ~ 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (ESV)