{"id":25673,"date":"2025-07-25T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=25673"},"modified":"2025-07-25T23:14:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T23:14:34","slug":"jon-lucas-keller-hired-by-denomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/jon-lucas-keller-hired-by-denomination\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Lucas Keller hired by the Church of the Brethren as Mission Advancement advocate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jon Lucas Keller begins July 28 as a Mission Advancement advocate serving on the Church of the Brethren denominational staff. He most recently has been the grants manager for the Troy (Ohio) Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keller holds a bachelor of arts degree in Sociology and Community Development from Bluffton University. He brings a strong communications background that focuses on the impact of storytelling to invite engagement and financial support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is a founding member of the Racial Justice Team of the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Southern Ohio and Kentucky District and his involvement in the Church of the Brethren has included attendance at the Christian Citizenship Seminar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He will work as a remote employee from Maineville, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/discernment-and-calling-an-appeal\/\">Discernment and calling: An appeal for nominations for the Annual Conference ballot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/disenman-ak-apel-yon-apel\/\">Dis\u00e8nman ak ap\u00e8l: Yon ap\u00e8l pou nominasyon pou bilten v\u00f2t Konferans Any\u00e8l la<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/discernimiento-y-vocacion-convocatoria\/\">Discernimiento y vocaci\u00f3n: Convocatoria para la presentaci\u00f3n de candidaturas para la votaci\u00f3n de la Conferencia Anual.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/help-shape-intergenerational-resources\/\">Help shape resources for intergenerational ministry: An invitation from Brethren Press<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/ayude-a-dar-forma-a-los-recursos\/\">Ayude a dar forma a los recursos para el ministerio intergeneracional: Una invitaci\u00f3n de Brethren Press.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Lucas Keller begins July 28 as a Mission Advancement advocate serving on the Church of the Brethren denominational staff. 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