Episode 044: Jon Gainer
Jon Gainer in the Jessie C. Eury Library - Photo by Michael Gowin
This episode of the Inside LCCS podcast features LincUp student Jon Gainer. Jon will be finishing his undergraduate degree in June and plans to move his family to Ukraine to begin a church planting ministry there next fall. Jon’s life revolves around the idea that he has been in control and out of control of his life at times, while being reminded that he needs to trust God. Listen as John describes:
- His upbringing in a Lutheran home and faith journey after high school in the Marine Corps and the following years
- The instrumental role of Karl Roberts and Bettendorf Christian Church in his family’s life
- Leaving college to start an art gallery–a “worthwhile” learning experience
- Feeling called–very reluctantly–to pursue a future in missions after a short-term trip to Ukraine
- Coming to Lincoln to study because “it just felt right”
- How LincUp (plus running a business and having a family) has been one of the hardest things he’s done
- How experience with a previous employer led to his starting CampaignPros, a political campaign marketing business
- Plans for starting a church planting ministry in Ukraine this fall
- Business plans while living in Ukraine
- Marriage and children
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