Career
Jones earned his Bachelor from California State University, Los Angeles in 1972, his Master of Divinity from Talbot Theological Seminary in 1977, and his Doctor of Ministry from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1989. He served as an adjunct faculty member for four universities. From 1995 to 1999, he served as campus minister for Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.
In 2007, Jones was diagnosed with leukemia.
After a period of remission, he died on September 21, 2008, from pneumonia.
