Pastor-Elder Phil Layton (staff)
Since 2006, the Elders have asked Phil to serve as the primary teaching pastor among his fellow pastor/elders who shepherd the flock with him. Pastor Phil graduated with a Doctor of Ministry degree in Expository Preaching from the Master’s Seminary in 2022 (having previously received a Master of Divinity degree in 2006 before coming to GCBC). Phil previously served for 10 years as a lay-leader at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA (www.gracechurch.org).
Growing up as a missionary kid in the Philippines, Phil has a heart to grow the church's heart for missions. Phil is committed to expository preaching, the sufficiency of Scripture for ministry and all of life, the doctrines of grace, spreading a passion for a high view of God and His Word, and pursuing a ministry that is Scripture-saturated, Christ-centered, God-glorifying, and Spirit-sensitive. The Lord has blessed Phil and his wife Jaime with three daughters and two sons.
Teaching from Phil: listen here