Jim was ordained in 1992, after receiving a BA from Redeemer University College in Ancaster, ON and MDiv from Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, MI.
He served as a Christian Reformed Minister in Edmonton and Red Deer, AB as well as Waterdown, ON
In 2015, Jim became eligible to serve as a Minister within the Presbyterian Church in Canada and was called by the congregation of Knox Ottawa. He began his ministry at Knox in August of that year.