Graceway Baptist Church

Pastor Robert Stephenson joined the pastoral staff of Graceway Baptist Church in 1996 as associate pastor. He was called as senior pastor in May of 2000. Pastor Bob began his ministry on the staff of Jack Van Impe Ministries International where he served as Assistant Media Director and Assistant Producer for the "Jack Van Impe Presents" radio and television programs. Following this, he served on the faculty of Macomb Christian School as high school Bible teacher and on the pastoral staff of Ryan Road Baptist Church in Warren, Michigan as youth pastor and later associate pastor. Pastor Bob holds undergraduate degrees from Macomb College, Liberty University and Baptist Bible College; and received both his Master of Theological Studies and his Master of Divinity degrees from Louisiana Baptist Theological Seminary. He is certified in dispute resolution through The National Center for Dispute Settlement. Pastor Bob currently serves as a member of the executive committee of the Missouri Baptist Bible Fellowship and as a Missions Committeeman and Field Representative for the Baptist Bible Fellowship International. Bob served as chaplain for the Springfield Police Department for ten years; and served as president of the Police Chaplains Association of Springfield, Missouri. Pastor Bob was born in Detroit, Michigan. He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Kim, for thirty nine years. They have one adult daughter, Cassie. Bob and Kim enjoy exploring the United States on their Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

Pastor Jon joined the staff of Graceway Baptist Church in August 2013 as the Worship Pastor. Jon received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Missions and Bible from Baptist Bible College, Springfield, MO in May 2003. Jon and his family previously served as missionaries in Mexico City, Mexico for 10 years. The Williams' were short-term missionaries from 2003 to 2008 and they were career missionaries from 2009 to 2012. Jon has enjoyed being involved in several ministries such as: shepherding a church, regularly preaching the Word of God, leading music, holding discipleship meetings, supervising a feeding center as an outreach of the church, and organizing camps for unsaved teenagers. Jon and his wife, Kim, have been married since 1999 and have four children (Isabelle, Brendan, Olivia, and Jackson) as well as one grandson, Parker Allen.

Pastor Tyler joined the pastoral team in August 2013 as Family Life Pastor after serving for several years in the young adults ministry of Graceway. Tyler trusted in Christ as a child but it wasn't until late in his teen years that he began to sense that it was God's plan for him to serve through pastoral ministry. Tyler earned his Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling and Master of Divinity from Baptist Bible Graduate School. Tyler is also an ACBC certified biblical counselor. Tyler's passion is to help people come to know God's grace and love available through Jesus Christ for the first time and equip believers to love like Christ loves. Tyler is married to his college sweetheart, Kendall, and they have two children.

Pastor Bon joined the staff of Graceway in January of 2018 as the Student Pastor after serving 3+ years as a counselor in the student ministries. Bon trusted in Christ for salvation in 2011 under the ministry of his Youth Pastor, Phil Hopkins, in his hometown of Independence, MO. After some time in service and leadership in the youth group, Phil urged Bon to consider pastoral ministry. Months later, Bon arrived to Baptist Bible College in Springfield, MO. He has since earned a Bachelor's degree in Pastoral Studies and a Master's of Arts in Biblical Counseling and his Master's of Divinity. Bon is also certified by the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). Bon and Kristan were married on May 27, 2017. Kristan has a Bachelor's of Marketing in Advertising from Missouri State and works for Jack Henry & Associates. They have one son, born in April 2022, named Deacon. Together, Bon and Kristan love time with their son, they love to travel, try new food, spoil their golden-doodle "Piper," and hang out with students.

Pastor Josh joined the Graceway pastoral staff in January of 2020. He trusted Christ as Savior when he was 15 years old, but it wasn't until he lost his legs in 2010 that God began working on his heart for ministry. He joined Graceway in March of 2006 and has been teaching kids at Graceway since 2013. He graduated from Baptist Bible College with his Bachelors of Science in Pastoral Studies in 2018. He was also a children's Evangelist for 3 years, and 2 of those years full-time with Cool Kids Ministries. Josh and Kelli have been married since 2002, and they have one son - Noah. Josh and his family love to travel and admire the outdoors.