Thomas Jones, AIA, is a partner and Director of Design at JMDG Architecture| Planning + Interiors headquartered in Naples, Florida. In this role he oversees the design and execution of all commercial building types, select large-scale custom single-family homes, interiors, master planning, and multi-family projects. He has a Bachelor of Architecture from New Jersey Institute of Technology where he received honors for 3rd, 4th, and 5th year Design Studios. In addition, he was an all-star soccer player on the NCAA men’s soccer team and a right-side hitter on the NCAA volleyball team which segued into playing local pro beach volleyball along the Jersey Shore. During his college tenure he played guitar in a modern rock band in which he wrote the music, recorded an album, and had a song get radio airplay in the northern New Jersey-Manhattan area. Tom relocated to Naples from New Jersey in 1999 for career purposes and has over 27 years of professional practice experience in both luxury residential and commercial architecture.
In 1993, Tom accepted an invitation from someone he was personally training in beach volleyball to attend a summer church picnic for a local Calvary Chapel church that had been recently planted from southern California. In January of 1994 while attending Calvary Chapel he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and embarked on journey of intently studying the Bible and growing in his faith.
For over 20 years since being in Naples, Tom has played guitar in several different church worship bands and at one point for two churches at one time. Tom has had the privilege to coach the Naples First Baptist Academy girls high school varsity volleyball team and personally mentor the first high school graduating class valedictorian for FBA. Throughout the last two decades, Tom has been emersed in local evangelical Christian churches through ministering to youth, playing guitar on praise and worship bands, guest teaching at services, leading small home groups, coaching, and professionally doing church planning, architecture, and interior design projects. Tom has served locally on non-profit boards and currently is on the Board of Directors for faith based Path2Freedom which provides a local residential rehabilitation program and safe house for girls rescued from sex trafficking in Florida. In his spare-time he runs, bikes, teaches an in-depth Bible study, and is writing a book.
Tom approaches the Christian church world with a kingdom mentality instead of through a myopic denominal perspective. He believes this is due to how the Holy Spirit has led him over the years to attend and serve churches which range in form from conservative to charismatic. These experiences have given him a balanced perspective on church culture and functions. In turn, this has allowed him to avoid denominational or dogmatic influences regarding scriptural interpretation and doctrine. But rather, this has compelled him in the pursuit to rightly divide the Word of Truth in his teaching ministry.
Tom is married to his wife Courtney, a Realtor®, who serves as Director of Business Development for JMDG Architecture. They have three grown daughters and one granddaughter. Courtney serves with Tom by utilizing her gifts to minister and mentor woman of all ages. Her life experiences as a wife, mother, businesswoman, and believer who walks closely with the Holy Spirit has given her a platform to bring the truth, wisdom, and healing power of God to people who need deliverance. Together with Tom in Tom + Courtney Jones Ministries, they are cultivating a ministry to believers and unbelievers which intently addresses the prevalent spiritual battles people are facing in the ends times we are in.
teaching ministry calling
Tom received a direction from the Holy Spirit to teach the Word of God for the purpose of “Equipping” the body of believers in Christ. His teaching calling started with teenage youth but quickly evolved to adults as the Holy Spirit drove his passion for the deeper things of God. This pursuit was validated with every teaching series or speaking engagement as believers were noticeably hungry for depth and clarity on many Biblical topics. Tom believes his gifted athletic talent with an unshakeable competitive spirit to win had segued into a mentality for welcoming the challenge to compete for the absolute Truth of God in a culture intent on defeating Christians through marginalizing God. Today, that motivation helps him get Christians off the sidelines of society and resource them with the tools to overcome their insecurities and fears about contending for their faith among skeptics, atheists, and secular science teachings.
select TEACHING / speaking MINISTRY RESUME
Youth Ministry teacher – Faith Bible Church Naples
Interim Youth Pastor – Tree of Life Church Naples
11th-12th Grade High School Ministry Teacher – First Baptist Church Naples
Adult Bible & Life Group Teacher: Comprehensive Study of Spiritual Gifts – First Baptist Church Naples
12-Month Long, Teaching Series for Adults on Christian Apologetics – First Baptist Church Naples
12-Month Long, Teaching Series for Adults: “Living with Power” – First Baptist Church Naples
Spiritual Transformation, Ministry of the Holy Spirit, Select Spiritual Gifts, Soulishness, Four Safeguards for Soulishness,
Digging into the Bible, Communicating with God
6-Week Long, Wednesday Night Service Guest Speaker: “Defending Your Faith 101” – Tree of Life Church Naples
Spiritual Transformation & Worldview, The Case for the Existence of God, The Trinity Understood, The Case for Absolute Truth, The Case for Objective Morality, Defending Jesus & The Bible,
6-Week Long, Guest Teacher at St. Matthew’s House Men’s Program: teaching on “Boundaries”
What Does a Boundary Look Like?, Boundary Problems, How Boundaries are Developed, Ten Laws of Boundaries, Common Boundary Myths
8-Week Long, Wednesday Night Service Guest Speaker: “Thoughtful Responses for Evangelism to Skeptics” – Parkway Life Church Naples
Rational Answers for a Worldview-Engaging Skeptics, Making a Case for the Existence of God, Making a Case for Absolute Truth, Objective Morality and the Existence of God, How Do We Know if the Bible is Credible-Reliable-True, How Do We Know if Jesus is Credible-Reliable-True, The Trinity Understood, Understanding What Faith Is
Guest Speaker at St. Matthew’s House Men’s Program: “The Bible’s History & Credibility”
How Do We Know the Bible is True?, How Did We Get the Bible?
4-Week Long, Guest Youth Ministry Teacher: “What is a Christian Worldview?” – Calvary Chapel Naples
Worldview on Origin of the World, Worldview on the Meaning of Life, Worldview on Morality, Worldview on our Hope/Destiny
Adult Group Bible Teacher: Expository Study of the Book of Genesis – Calvary Chapel Naples
Adult Group Bible Teacher: In-Depth Study of Spiritual Gifts – Calvary Chapel Naples
New Hope Ministries – School of Ministries Student
Author of Book: We KNOW by Faith…Is Not a Reasonable Answer, Equipping the Christian Mind for Making Disciples in a Skeptical World Modern Christian Image-Witness-Culture, Intellectual Acumen is Suffering in the Church, Christians are Marginalized-Insecure-Intimidated-Unconfident, True Atheists are the Minority but Skeptics Abound, The Irrational Nature of Skepticism, Faith-Supported by Reason or Irrationality, Reasoning and Persuasion for Making Disciples, Common Objections from Misinterpreting the Word of God, Christian Worldview Understood, Sufficient Evidence, Rational Thinking & Thoughtful Responses
professional affiliations / organizations / Certifications
Licensed Architect – Florida, North Carolina, Indiana, South Carolina pending
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
Collier Building Industry Association (CBIA)
Path2Freedom (sex trafficking rescue & rehab. for juvenile girls) Board of Directors Chairman
Mike Ditka’s Gridiron Greats Naples Champions Council – Architect Executive Representative
St. Matthew’s House / Justin’s Place (homeless shelter & drug rehab.) Board of Trustees
Above Board Chamber Collier County
Naples Area Professional League of Executive Services: Architect Representative
ANCHORA (Select Executive Leadership Organization)
Klemmer & Associates, Personal Growth and Leadership: Graduate of Champions Workshop and Personal Mastery Programs.
professional honors & AWARDS
DREAM HOMES of North America, 2022 Coffee Table Book – Selected as 1 of 50 Architects in the U.S.
Marquis Who’s Who in America 2021-2022 – National Register for Top Professionals
DESIGN + DÉCOR Magazine – Top 25 Designer 2021 – Interior Architecture
2012 AIA FLSW Design Award – Permanent Supportive Housing (residential community with affordable, sustainable, single occupant and three-bedroom homes for homeless and poor elderly)
2011 AIA FLSW Design Award – Florida Case Study House
(single family house synthesizing the science of passive cooling with sustainable design practices)
2010 AIA FLSW Design Award – Ivey Lane Community Center
(67,000 s.f. mixed-use community center utilizing sustainable design practices in Orlando, Florida)
2010 AIA FLSW Design Award – Conditioned Air
(office / warehouse project, renovation / adaptive reuse)
2008 AIA FLSW Design Award – Florida Gulf Coast University Naples Center
(50,000 s.f. mixed-use chamber concert hall, education, and art gallery building)
2006 AIA FLSW Design Award – Conditioned Air
(3-story corporate office building)
1996 Foundation for Architecture, Philadelphia, PA – winner, for lighthouse design-build competition at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
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