Rev. Jim Paraboschi joined the staff of Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church in 2019 after serving as an intern pastor connected to his final academic year of seminary. Prior to this, Jim served as an executive pastor at Chevy Chase Baptist Church following its merger with a Vineyard church where he was the interim lead pastor. Before being called into the ministry, Jim held various business management positions for more than 20 years at both small family-owned companies as well as global multinational corporations that serve the financial services industry. He received his Master of Divinity degree from The John Leland Center for Theological Studies in Arlington, VA. In addition to this, Jim is a graduate of Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA where he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. Jim and his wife, Jennifer, have three sons, David, Michael and Luke, and they reside in Rockville, MD.