Family  

 

  Husband of Jenny, father of Jordan Steven 

Education

  Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, University of Oklahoma, named “Outstanding Senior Journalist, 2005”

   Master of Divinity w/ concentration in preaching, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary – in progress

Blog 

    Light Blue @ jaredstevenmusgrove.blogspot.com

Affiliations

Board of Advisors, Beta Upsilon Chi (BYX, Brothers Under Christ) national collegiate fraternity

Student Member, Evangelical Homiletics Society 

Interests

   current events and cultural commentary; reading theology, fiction novels, preaching and Christian literature; OU Sooner football, Charles Spurgeon sermons; Norman Rockwell Art; Jimmy Stewart films; any and all things Superman.

Testimony

   I first give glory to God for giving the gift of godly parents who trained up their son in the way the Lord would have him go. At the age of eight, on the floor of my parent’s bedroom, I received Christ.  And it was only the beginning.

   Growing spiritually through my school years, I developed a deep love and passion for God and His Word. High school would be a time of testing my resolve, as I discovered there was a way that seems right to men, but in the end it leads to destruction. Shortly after graduating from high school, the Lord impressed upon me an irresistible call to vocational ministry.

   College brought about an increased resolve to grow in grace and knowledge. A freshman at the University of Oklahoma, I joined Brothers Under Christ (BYX), a national collegiate men’s Christian fraternity. I matured greatly in the faith during this time, much of it from the Lord’s use of men who stood, walked, worshipped, cried, played, and prayed beside me those crucial years. I embraced more of the disciplines and joys of the Christian life as I was directed by my pastor to classic books of the faith (see my Book Recommendations). My ministry call was further refined as I felt the call to attend seminary after college graduation.  I am humbled and ecstatic to be even a small part of God’s great plan for His people!

Passions in Ministry

  One-on-one and small group discipleship, preaching and teaching. 

Book Recommendations

Chosen by God (Sproul)

Power Through Prayer (Bounds) 

Desire and Deceit (Mohler) 

Total Truth (Pearcey)

Ashamed of the Gospel (MacArthur)

When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight For Joy (Piper)

The Holiness of God (Sproul)

On Christian Teaching (Augustine)

Love Your God With All Your Mind (Moreland)

Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ (Piper)

The Cost of Discipleship (Bonhoffer)

Life Together (Bonhoffer)

Organic Disciplemaking (McCallum, Lowery)

Spiritual Depression (Lloyd-Jones)

The Four Loves (Lewis)

Any and all by Charles Spurgeon