Dr. J.R. Briggs’ work seeks to bridge the gap between spiritual formation and actionable leadership practices, aiming to help faith leaders and their organizations grow both in their faith and their impact on their communities. In 2011, he started Kairos Partnerships, an organization committed to serving leaders through coaching, consulting, speaking, and teaching. For more than 15 years, J.R. served in pastoral roles in mega-churches, church plants, and house church networks. Since starting Kairos Partnerships, he has coached a wide variety of leaders, including business owners, pastors, college presidents, non-profit directors, school superintendents, and entrepreneurs. He has taught in higher education since 2017. After serving in the Practical Theology department at Missio Seminary, he now serves a guest instructor at Friends University in the Masters of Christian Spiritual Formation & Leadership program and Taylor University in their MA in Leadership program. He has guest lectured, taught, and spoken at over a dozen colleges, universities, and seminaries around the U.S. He has written, co-written, and contributed to 15 books on a wide variety of topics, and published over 50 articles, both online and in print, with Christianity Today, Huffington Post, Preaching Today, American Bible Society, N.T. Wright Online, Missio Alliance, Relevant Magazine, and several others. His most recent book, The Art of Asking Better Questions (InterVarsityPress, 2025) is his passion project, as he is driven to help leaders grow to become better question askers. He and his wife Megan have been married for over 24 years and have two teenage sons, Carter and Bennett. They live in Lansdale, PA in the greater Philadelphia area.