Jonathan “JP” Pokluda is the Lead Pastor of Harris Creek Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, a 145-year-old congregation where he has served since 2019. Before moving to Waco, he led the largest weekly young adult gathering in the country.
Although raised in church, JP didn’t come to understand the grace of the Gospel until his early twenties. That encounter with Christ ignited a passion to see the next generation radically follow Jesus and be unleashed to change the world.
He is the author of several best-selling books, including Welcome to Adulting, Outdated, Why Do I Do What I Don’t Want to Do?, and his most recent release Your Story Has a Villain (2025), which equips readers to recognize spiritual warfare and stand firm in Christ.
JP and his wife, Monica, his partner in ministry since 2004, have the joy of raising and discipling their three children: Presley, Finley, and Weston.
