Jonathan Phillips

"We are honored that God raised up a cross-cultural missionary from among us." Bud Reedy

Jonathan Phillips serves as a special assignment missionary with the Church of the Nazarene and lives in the Transylvanian town of Sighisoara, Romania. He will be at Stillmeadow this Sunday, November 27th at 8:00, 9:15 and 11:00, and also with our teens at Remix on Tuesday, November 29th at 7pm. 

Jonathan was born in York and grew in Yoe, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Dallastown Area High School, Eastern Nazarene College, and Nazarene Theological Seminary. He attended our church on Pine Street with his family since he was 4 years old. As a child, he was part of Sunday school, Caravan and children’s musicals. As a teenager, he helped with children’s ministries (Sunday school, Caravan, VBS, camp) and media ministries. Speaking of media, Jonathan continues to connect with his mom & dad each week from Romania.

Jonathan first came to Romania as a study abroad student during his sophomore year at Eastern Nazarene College. During this 6-month cultural immersion experience, he took academic classes covering Romanian language and culture, while also serving in local Nazarene ministries and living with a Romanian host family.

After graduating from ENC in 2003 with a B.A. in Religion, Jonathan returned to Romania for a year as a Nazarene in Volunteer Service. During that year, he felt God leading him to Nazarene Theological Seminary to be better equipped for cross-cultural ministry. For the next 5 years, he lived in the Kansas City area, ministering in a variety of local church ministries while working in the Sunday School & Discipleship Ministries office at the Nazarene Global Ministry Center. Jonathan graduated in 2008 with a Master of Divinity with an emphasis in cross-cultural ministry.

Since returning to Romania in 2009, Jonathan has been active in equipping Romanians for ministry. A priority has been the development of discipleship ministries in local churches. He is now the Romanian literature coordinator, which means overseeing the translation process of the Manual of the Church of the Nazarene and books in the “Power of One” and “Books for Pastors” projects. He also administers the Nazarene Child Sponsorship program in Romania, and has the opportunity to teach about once a year in European Nazarene College’s learning centers in Central Europe.

"Jonathan is a very talented individual and I know he will continue to expand his impact in the Church of the Nazarene to our world."   Erma Shaffer 

The Jonathan Phillips Missionary Chapter is a Stillmeadow group that prays and supports Jonathan. Erma Shaffer leads the group and they meet once a month (on Sundays). For more information please email Erma at REShaffer@aol.com.

As a special assignment missionary, Jonathan raises his own support. We wanted you to know that during the services at Stillmeadow this Sunday everyone will be given the opportunity to give.

Jonathan regularly posts updates on his blog (www.jepjon.com) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/jepjonRomania). He also sends out an e-newsletter with updates and prayer requests. Click here to subscribe. [Link to http://www.jepjon.com/p/subscribe.html]