Mr. Koontz graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. He received his Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2015 and his Master of Theology in 2018. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Southwestern and is in the process of defending his dissertation. He has served in various ministry capacities for almost fifteen years, which includes almost ten years of involvement in Christian education at the high school, undergraduate, and graduate level. Mr. Koontz currently serves as pastor of FBC China. Mr. Koontz and his wife, Rita, have two children: their son Callum and their daughter Cora. In his downtime, Mr. Koontz is a chronic student and an avid reader, writer, painter, and enjoys playing games with his family.