After earning bachelor's degrees in Youth Ministry and Biblical Studies from Trinity International University (2000), Joe earned a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (2005). He completed a pastoral internship at McLean Bible Church (1999), near Washington DC, and a 9-month pastoral residency training program at Harvest Bible Chapel (2007), near Chicago.
In 2005, Joe served as founding pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel of Phoenix (now Harvest Bible Church), before launching Harvest Bible Chapel Milwaukee-South in 2007. He orchestrated a merger with Harvest Community Church in 2011 where he served as Senior Pastor until 2018. Since then, Joe and his wife Trisha traveled the country with their four children while living full-time in an RV. Joe has also served numerous organizations through consulting and interim pastor roles.