Meet the Goodes

As a couple and as individuals, Jonathan and Ashley Goode have shaped their entire lives around following Jesus and helping others do the same.

Ashley grew up the daughter of international missionaries. Her parents served in Brussels, Belgium just before she was born then in Madrid, Spain until she was nine. She spent the second half of childhood in Richmond, VA until moving to Birmingham, AL where she earned a Bachelors in Education from Samford University. She taught in several different school settings before temporarily exiting the classroom as she and Jonathan started having children. Ashley is a gifted leader, teacher, and community builder.

Jonathan preached for the first time when he was fifteen (way too young to let someone preach!). His ministry experience is diverse, from serving on launch teams of church plants to producing full-length documentaries on social issues and the response of the church. He has extensive history serving as the senior leader in Christ-centered non-profits but he is most excited to serve as a pastor and friend to those around him. Jonathan holds a Bachelors in Political Science from Georgia State University, a Masters in Theological Studies at Beeson Divinity School, and is currently enrolled in a doctoral program at Metro Atlanta Seminary with an emphasis on discipleship and spiritual formation.

While both individually gifted in their own right, Jonathan and Ashley are launching Fall and be Free as a team with a shared burden for the spiritual, emotional, and mental wellbeing of their friends and peers. They live in Georgia with their three children.