Joseph Jacob accepted Jesus in 1984 while studying Architecture at CET, Trivandrum, and committed to serve the Lord. After 20 years in business, he served at NLF Kochi for 7 years before moving to NLF Trivandrum in 2005. In 2011, he returned to NLF Kochi as Zonal Pastor for Kerala Region. Joseph is also a qualified Psychologist with a postgraduate degree in Counseling and a Doctorate in Ministry from C-BTE under Antioch University, USA. His wife, Bindu, who holds degrees in Botany, Psychology, and Education, came to the Lord in 1996 and has been serving alongside him. They have two children, Maria and Tessa. Maria is married to Moses Luke Jacob, and they have a 3-year-old son, Micah.