Pastor Jeff Ruby was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Arizona at the age of five. He received a B.A. in Political Science from California Lutheran University and a Master of Divinity degree from Pacific Lutheran Seminary. He has served as a pastor-developer and lead pastor in three churches across the United States before coming to La Casa in 2006.

Pastor Jeff is married to Susan, who has worked in the business and education fields. They are the parents of two children, Kaitlin and Erik. As the lead pastor, he is responsible for the spiritual and administrative oversight of the congregation and staff and is committed to leading our community through Jesus with the skeptics, strugglers, and doubters, so that the Good News can be shared with all generations.