Jason Hayes is a speaker, author, strategist, and consultant for Threads, a movement connecting young adults to God and the Church. He is the co-author of Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and The Churches That Reach Them, featuring research cited in news outlets such as USA Today and CNN. His work has been featured in numerous websites, articles, and magazines across the US and internationally.

Having served on staff at churches and with para-church organizations, Jason is committed to equipping leaders across the globe. Jason also speaks directly into the lives of this generation at churches, conferences, camps, retreats, university chapels, and various other venues. He is also the author of Blemished: How The Message of Malachi Confronts Empty Religion and Follow Me: Learning About Faith, Obedience, and Being Made Holy.

Jason is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Carrie, live in Nashville with their sons, Hayden and Henley.  They are active members at Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville.