Jon and Kathy Haley were appointed with WorldVenture in June 1995 to support the church-planting movement in Spain through leadership development and mobilization. Jon grew up in Argentina, where his parents, Jim and Carolyn Haley, served as WorldVenture church-planting missionaries for 34 years, and he attended high school in Bolivia. Kathy grew up in Littleton, Colorado. They met at Wheaton College, and Jon later earned a Master of Divinity with an emphasis in World Christianity from Denver Seminary.
Jon and Kathy have had the privilege of serving alongside the Spanish church in several ways:
– Promoting church health as national partners for Natural Church Development.
– Coordinating the launch of the Escuela Evangélica de Teología de la FIEIDE, an online Bible school where Jon continues to teach Hermeneutics, Homiletics, and New Testament Greek.
– Translating and publishing academic theological works, including the 20-volume Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament.
– Developing Exegetica.net, a website that provides instruction in expository preaching for church leaders without formal training.
Jon and Kathy also served as field leaders in Spain for eight years before relocating to Littleton, Colorado.
Although their ministry has been based in Spain, much of their work has focused on the larger Spanish-speaking world. Through their years with Natural Church Development, they helped launch this ministry in ten Latin American countries. Their website and translation work have also focused on equipping and mobilizing Spanish speakers worldwide.
They have one son, whom they adopted from Spain. He lives in Littleton with his wife and two children.
Projects:
– 6422-907-ZECNT Translation
– Project Video
