Pastor 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, in Royal Oak Michigan. Following this, he served 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.

In addition to having served as vice chairman of the Missouri Baptist Bible Fellowship, he serves as a Missions Committeeman and Field Representative for the Baptist Bible Fellowship International.

Pastor Bob was born in Detroit, Michigan. He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Kim, for twenty three years. They have one daughter, Cassandra.

Pastor Rob Neufeld joined the pastoral staff of Graceway in 2005 as Associate Pastor and Worship Leader.

Rob has over fifteen years of pastoral experience, having previously ministered at Grace Baptist Church in Kilgore, Texas; Central Baptist Church in Lufkin, Texas; Freeway Baptist Church in Houston, Texas; and Park Crest Baptist Church in Springfield, Missouri.

Rob holds an undergraduate degree from Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri.

He has been married to his wife, Cindy, for twenty five years. Together they have three children: Robyn, Brett and Josh.

Pastor Nathan joined the pastoral staff of Graceway in 2003, having grown up in the church all his life.

After being called to the ministry, Nathan enrolled in Baptist Bible College where he obtained a Bachelor Degree in Pastoral Theology.

Nathan was born in Springfield, Missouri. He married his wife Leannah in 2002. Nathan and Leannah have two daughters, Alexis and Alyssa.

James Sewell is a third generation Texan, born in Lubbock and graduated from John Tyler High School in Tyler. He and his wife, Linda, have been married for 43 years. They have three children and ten grandchildren (including twin boys and twin girls).

Dr. Sewell is a graduate of Baptist Bible College, Garland Bible College, and Temple Baptist Theological Seminary; and has a Ph. D., from Bob Jones University. He is in his thirty fifth year of teaching at Baptist Bible College where he is also chairman of the Pastoral Studies Department.

For eighteen years he was associate pastor of Park Crest Baptist Church. He was pastor of Noble Hill Baptist Church for over ten years.

Pastor and Mrs. Sewell are excited about the establishment of The Classics Bible class at Graceway, a Sunday school class for “youngsters” over 60.