From Man-Made to Spirit-Empowered: The Overflow Origin Story with Jon Nicholas & Jess Ciaramitaro
What happens when a church is busy doing things for Jesus, but missing time with Him? Through this powerful before-and-after testimony of The Woods Church, we’ll explore what it looks like to build a ministry-and a life-where everything overflows from prayer. You'll walk away with practical ideas on how to infuse prayer into your personal life, staff culture, volunteer teams, and the church calendar.
About the Speakers
An ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene, Jon spent two decades at The Woods Church as Worship & Creative Pastor, Director of the School of Leadership, and Founder of the Overflow Conference. Pastor Jon now serves as the Executive Director of Enrollment at Mount Vernon Nazarene University and is the founder of Presence Driven Leadership Solutions, LLC- a leadership development and consulting organization focused on helping leaders build healthy teams and cultures while leading with clarity, character, and spiritual depth. Jon and his wife Rachel live in Mount Vernon, Ohio, with their four children and enjoy music, sports, and exploring clear water around the world.
Jess serves as the Creative Director at The Woods Church and Conference Director of Overflow. Part strategist, part storyteller, she loves taking the Lead Pastor’s vision and bringing it to life. With a background in creative writing, video production, project management, and mass communication strategy, she’s quick to say that her most valuable training has happened in the prayer room. Having seen the highs and lows of The Woods Church over 37 years, she’s learned the difference between executing “good ideas” and God’s ideas, and is never going back.