Jay Moses, a native of California, has been a Presbyterian since first being invited to a Presbyterian youth group in high school.  He has been active in full-time ministry for the last 14 years, spending his early moorings in youth ministry. Beginning at Bethany Church of West Covina, he also served at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Los Alamitos before being ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in September of 2001 at the First Presbyterian Church of Redlands.  Jay has been a Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton since May of 2004, with his main emphasis in the areas of adult education, mission, and Christian hospitality.  He strives to remind Christians of their roots of discipleship, while pushing them more and more to see the world outside of their common view as North American Presbyterians.  Jay also has been very active in the areas of peacemaking both in international missions and interfaith activities, serving on the Ecumenical and Interfaith Work Group of the Chicago Presbytery since 2004. Jay received a double major in Clinical Psychology and Biblical studies from Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, and earned his Masters of Divinity degree in Christian Origins from Fuller Theological Seminary.  Currently Jay is finishing a Doctrate in Ministry (DMin) degree from Northern Seminary in Ancient Liturgy and Modern Worship. Jay is married to Sharri Moses (the better half), who is an Elementary Teacher who is “currently” a stay-home mother to the other “Mosai” - Halie (6) and Connor (3).  They live in the city of Wheaton; “I tried to move as close to the church as I could, just in case I couldn’t handle the winter and I had to toboggan to work.”  He finds himself to be a Californian in recovery in the strong arms of the Midwest.