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Steve is the founding and current senior pastor of Grace Community Church. Situated on two 80 acre campuses that mark the entrance to the city from the south and the north along I-45, Grace has grown from 12 people in 1983 to over 14,000 active members today, with more than 100 ministries. In October 2006, Grace moved into one of the largest worship centers in the country with a capacity of 10,000 people. Steve also serves as the President of Grace International, an association of more than 1500 churches with thousands of credentialed ministers. He is the founder of “The Center for Leadership Development,” which provides training for vocational and volunteer ministry individuals and organizations. Steve is the founder of Clear Lake Christian School and Discovery Kingdom Child Development Center. Steve has trained thousands of ministry leaders overseas in a variety of conferences. During one ministry trip Steve and his wife Becky were taken hostage by four prisoners during an attempted prison break. Steve was seriously stabbed seven times and Becky was shot. They have appeared on numerous television and radio shows giving their story of God’s amazing deliverance. Steve is a founding member of the Board of Directors of King’s Seminary with Dr. Jack Hayford, an executive member of Houston Area Pastors Council, and serves other ministries in the city in various capacities. Steve has an earned Masters Degree from Oral Roberts University and an earned Doctorate from the King’s College and Seminary. He is the author of The Sharper Edge. | | |  | | Garrett & Andrea Booth - Associate Senior Pastors
Garrett serves as the Associate Senior Pastor at Grace. A native Houstonian, he has been part of the Grace family since 1990. As part of the teaching team, Garrett is a regular communicator at Grace. He is a graduate of Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas. Garrett and Andrea married in 1997 and serve Grace together. They like relaxing at the beach, waterskiing, eating at Tommy Bahama’s and spending time with their kids. Garrett and Andrea have two young children – one princess and one cowboy. | | |  | | Mike & Liz Hooper - Executive Pastors, Prayer/Outreach
Mike and Liz Hooper have been in full time ministry since 1985. They were head pastors at churches in Oregon, Washington, and California. They have also served on the Grace International Department of International Ministries Board since 1993. They served on District boards in Washington and California and have also served as the District Superintendents for Northern California since 2001. Mike and Liz have a history rich with prayer, having led daily Morning Prayer meetings for many years. Mike is the Pastor of Prayer at Grace and also leads the Pastoral Care team, support groups and counseling. He oversees the Grace Mission ministry and the senior ministry (55 +) as well as Outreach. Mike and Liz bring a passion and heart for God to each of their many areas of ministry. They have raised two children, Mike Jr. and Destiny. Mike and Liz’s motto is “Live a life of great adventure in prayer.” | | |  | | Brian & Kelly Gowan - Executive Pastors, Grace Connections, Community Transformation, Local/Global (Glocal) Missions & Adult Ministries For the past twelve years, Brian and Kelly have had an emphasis in the areas of city-reaching, city-wide prayer, and community transformation with Mission Houston, the Luis Palau Association and Houston Prays Task Force, along with pastoring in Houston's central city. Brian, who has been in full time ministry for 30 years, is a graduate of Westeren Evangelical Seminary, and for eleven years, worked Pastoral Services and Education, at Houston's Methodist Hospital, as a part of a multi-denominational team of pastors and educators. Kelly, who has been in full time ministry for 20 years, is a graduate of the University of Houston, and in addition to pastoring, has led numerous local, missional community transformation initiatives. She currently directs LifeBridge, which focuses on using innovative solutions to impact central city, under-served communities through arts, recreation and hospitality in a prayer-based context. Blair and Hailey, their children, are in college, and have both served for many years with their parents in ministry. Blair attends Hillsong Leadership College in Sydney, Australia. Hailey is serving as a teacher in The NOIZE Youth Performing Arts ministry at Grace Community Church. On any given weekend, you may find them hosting a "Gowan Game Night." | | | | | | John & Priscilla Boore - Executive Pastors, Young Adult and Student Ministries John and Priscilla Boore have an interesting personal story. They've known each other virtually their whole lives. They grew up next door to each other since the age of 7 in Stockton, CA. At the age of 19, Priscilla led John to Christ and their courtship began some months after. John and Priscilla married 13 years ago and have one beautiful daughter, Larissa Grace, who is 4 years old. They are currently expecting their second child in December. John and Priscilla are known for their exciting and relevant approach to Student Ministry. For the last 10 years, they have led thriving student ministries on the West and East Coast of America. Their journey began while training under Pastors Glen Berteau and Brandon Beals in Modesto, CA, for three years before launching into full-tine student ministry. In their decade of experience, they are most recognized for what took place during a 5-year period (June 2002-2007), in Las Vegas, NV, at 'Mountain View Assembly'. In addition, a byproduct of that growth was the founding of 'Generate: School of Ministry' in the fall of 2004. Under the direction of Priscilla Boore, 'Generate' began with the purpose of training and releasing the next generation of youth pastors. John and Priscilla have spent the last 3 years as the Student Life Pastors of 'The Encounter' at Victorious Life Church in Tampa Bay, FL, and have continued to experience growth while releasing youth pastors nationally. | | |  | | Dario & Cindy Parish - Executive Pastors, Spanish
Dario and Cindy Parish have been in ministry for more than 25 years. Over 20 of those years, they lived and ministered throughout Latin America with Guatemala as their home base. Dario is a third generation missionary, born and raised in Guatemala. Dario & Cindy presently lead a network of churches and ministries throughout Latin America, with missionary extensions in Europe, Africa and Asia. More than 650 congregations in twenty five nations are under their leadership. Cindy has lead an international women’s ministry, called “Women of Grace”, that is touching thousands of women throughout many countries in Latin America. Both Dario & Cindy are well-recognized conference speakers in many countries in Latin America. For the past two years, they have planted Comunidad de Gracia, the Spanish congregation in Grace. This vibrant congregation has been growing rapidly, and has recently planted a Spanish congregation in the North Campus. Dario & Cindy are the proud parents of four children: Darlena, Sara, Vicki, and Brian.
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