Rev. Jason Braaten grew up in New Lenox, Illinois. He attended Concordia University Chicago, where he received his BA degree in theological languages and philosophy in 2000. During that time, he met his wife Lauren (neé Dorr) who was enrolled in the deaconess program. They were married in 2001 just before Jason matriculated to Concordia Theological Seminary. In 2003, Lauren and Jason moved to Cambridge, England, to study at Westfield House, a sister seminary in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England. He graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in 2006. In 2007, he began studies in the STM program and served as the graduate assistant to the Concordia Theological Quarterly. In April of 2007, Jason was placed at the seminary to serve as an admission counselor. Jason and Lauren have one son, Oliver, and another child due this winter. Because of his year spent studying in England, don’t be surprised if you see Rev. Braaten sporting a bowtie now and then.

Rev. Braaten’s recruiting territory includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and a partridge in a pear tree. He can be reached at jason.braaten@ctsfw.edu.