LEADERSHIP — Grace Church Waco

PASTORS

Grace Church is led by a plurality of pastor/elders who share equal authority among various responsibilities of leadership. Our pastors are biblically qualified and approved men who lead our church through teaching, counseling, care, service, prayer, and oversight. Following the model of 1 Timothy 3 these men provide an example for the church in both character and conduct. We believe that the Biblical term for the office of pastor in the New Testament is synonymous for the term used for the office of overseer or elder, so we use the term pastor and elder interchangeably to describe one Biblical office of leadership.

Drake osborn

Pastor of Teaching and Liturgy

Drake serves Grace Church by overseeing our preaching and equipping and making sure our liturgy points us toward Christ and his gospel. He is a graduate of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and enjoys life with his wife Allie and sons Judah and Gideon.

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Dave Becker

Pastor of Teaching and Leadership

Dave serves our church through regular preaching and developing leaders and systems to equip the saints for the work of ministry. Dave holds a degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.T.S). He and his wife Laurel have four kids: Ansley, Elias, Issac, and Owen.

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Buck Rogers

Pastor of Discipleship and Care

Pastor Buck has been with Grace Church since the very beginning. He leads out in service to our church by overseeing our discipleship programs and pastoral care. Buck recently retired from a long career as a school counselor and holds a degree from Dallas Theological Seminary (M.A.).

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Ray Carter

Pastor of Discipleship

Ray leads through assisting with the oversight of discipleship groups and our discipleship resources. He is an avid reader and appreciator of old things, and just recently moved to Waco from Oregon to be close to his grandkids. He and his wife Debbie live in McGregor with their two adult children.

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DEACONS

Deacons are the servants of the church. They work behind the scenes to lead our members into serving one another and remove roadblocks to the mission of making Jesus known. All of our deacons are called out of our congregation to provide examples to us of Godly character and Christ-like sacrifice.

Grace Nemy

Grace Kids (Leadership)

Katherine Wilson

Grace Kids (Admin)

Jake Anthony

College

Oliver Gordon

Ministry Resident (Non-Deacon)

Laura Green

Finance

Bill Osborn

Facilities

Sarah Freeland

Library

Zach Ardiles

Music and Liturgy

amy jimenez

For the City Ministry

Lisa Osborn

Women’s Discipleship

Mark Roberts

Men’s Discipleship

Clint Byrom

High School Discipleship

WOMEN’S CARE TEAM

The women’s care team are mature, Godly women who have been equipped and commissioned to come alongside the women of Grace for purposeful one-one-one discipleship and care. Their goal is to faithfully point women to Jesus and his word in times of crisis, struggle, discouragement, or disconnect.

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