Josh Moody was born in Epsom, Surrey, in the suburbs of London, England. Raised in the Anglican Church, Josh attended boarding school in Essex, England until the age of 18. He completed his undergraduate studies at Cambridge University, graduating with a B.A. degree in history. During that time, Josh served as president of the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union. Upon graduation, Josh served as a missionary in the Republic of Georgia and Azerbaijan. After a year on the mission field, Josh returned to England where he served on staff at the Romford Evangelical Church on the north side of London. He then returned to Cambridge University to pursue his doctorate in theology which he completed in 1998. Josh served as Pastor of Student Ministries at Eden Baptist Church (Cambridge, U.K.) and was Senior Pastor of Trinity Baptist Church (New Haven, Connecticut) from 1999-2008. Dr. Moody was a visiting Research Fellow at Yale Divinity School in 1997. He now serves as Senior Pastor at College Church (Wheaton, Illinois)

Josh Moody is married to Rochelle. Josh and Rochelle are the parents of Josiah, Sophia and Elianna.