Jarred grew up in Greenwood, Mississippi and he attended Rice University in Houston, Texas to study engineering. During Jarred's time at Rice and during summer missions through the Baptist Student Union, he felt God's calling to the ministry. He went on to graduate from Rice with a degree in Religious Studies and to earn two degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth (Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Church and Community Ministry). Jarred served three years as a missionary director at the Gano Baptist Mission Center in Houston before accepting the position of pastor at Rosedale and marrying Sarah.
