JASON DECKER

Jason Decker grew up playing baseball in Dover, Pennsylvania. He followed his love for baseball to Mount Vernon (Ohio) Nazarene University, where he played four years and ended his career as one of only 14 pitchers in the 40-year history of MVNU baseball to win 20 games in a career. In his last two years, he was a member of the 2008 NCCAA World Series Champion and threw 19 complete games. Decker graduated in 2009 with a 4.0 GPA and dual Bachelors degrees in Criminal Justice and Intercultural Studies.

Decker continued his education at Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri, where he graduated in 2011 with his Masters of Arts in Intercultural Studies. He spent four-and-a-half years working as a volunteer missionary at JESUS Film Harvest Partners in Olathe, KS, with roles in writing, editing, trip coordination, and field services, before becoming a stay-at-home-dad in January 2016. He resides in Lenexa, KS with his wife, Theresa, two boys, Elias and Callum, and twin daughters Eliana and Adalaigh.