About J.R.

The Rev. Dr. J.R. Briggs lives with a clear and focused calling: to grow fruit on other people’s trees.

In 2011, he started Kairos Partnerships with a commitment to serve hungry kingdom leaders through leadership coaching, consulting, speaking, and teaching. He loves investing in the KP team of equippers so Kairos Partnerships can invest in all leaders who desire care and equipping.

For more than 15 years, J.R. served in pastoral roles in mega-churches, church plants, and house church networks. Since starting Kairos Partnerships, he has served and invested in a wide variety of leaders, including business owners, pastors, university administrators, non-profit directors, entrepreneurs, attorneys, Blackhawk army helicopter operators, U.S. Olympic athletes, and Division I college coaches.

In addition to coaching leaders and consulting with businesses, organizations, start-ups, universities, and non-profits, he also speaks and teaches regularly at conference, retreats, leader gatherings, and other events.

He has taught in higher education since 2017. Currently, he serves as an adjunct professor for the Doctor of Ministry program at Fuller Theological Seminary, a faculty mentor for Kairos University and a guest instructor at Friends University in the Masters of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Leadership program. He has guest lectured, taught, and spoken at over a dozen colleges, universities, and seminaries around the U.S.

He also serves as the Director of Leadership & Congregational Formation for The Ecclesia Network and as a National Trainer and Strategist for Fresh Expressions U.S.

He has written or co-written thirteen books on a wide variety of topics and published over 50 articles, both online and in print, that have appeared in places such as Christianity Today, Missio Alliance, Preaching Today, American Bible Society, and N.T. Wright Online.

He hosts the Resilient Leaders podcast, a weekly podcast equipping leaders in a wide variety of backgrounds to grow in their resilience and health.

He serves on the executive committee of the Board of Directors for Jerusalem University College and the Board of Advisors for the Institute for Bible Reading.

J.R. loves swimming, kayaking, skiing, hiking, reading, traveling, eating fish tacos, and watching the Philadelphia Phillies.

He and his wife Megan have been married for over 21 years and have two teenage sons, Carter and Bennett. They live in Lansdale, PA in the greater Philadelphia area.