Bob Yandian is a pastor, international teacher and founder of the Grace School of Ministry (formerly School of the Local Church), which is a two year ministerial training school. Bob began pastoring Grace Church in 1980. The church is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and has grown tremendously to over 3,000 members.
Bob is a graduate of Trinity Bible College where he studied under Charles Duncomb, associate of Smith Wigglesworth. He also studied Greek at Southwestern College in Oklahoma City. In addition Bob's background includes several years with Kenneth Hagin Ministries and Rhema Bible Training Center, where he was an instructor and held the position of Dean of Instructors.
Bob is a pastor's pastor who is renowned for his detailed expository teaching of the Word of God, as well as his diverse topical instruction. His extensive study of the scriptures enables him to communicate the uncompromised Word of God with a strong anointing and practical wisdom.
Through his years of ministry, Bob has taught throughout the United States and Canada as well as Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. He has authored over 20 books covering varying topics and teachings. He has also fostered many ministries through The School of the Local Church which he founded in 1985.
Dr. Ken Stewart is the Associate Pastor and Administrator of Grace Church. For the past five years he has also served as the Superintendent of Grace Christian School. Dr. Stewart is the author of eleven best selling books. In over forty years of full-time ministry he has been a college professor, consultant to Bible schools, pastor, and traveling minister. Above all, Dr. Ken Stewart is best known for his straight forward teaching of the Word of God. 
Linda
has been a member of Grace Church since 1981
and her husband, Charles, since 1977. She
has been a staff member for over nine years
and currently serves as the Director of Bob
Yandian Ministries. She is a graduate of
Michigan State University with a degree in
education. Linda and her husband have volunteered
in many areas of the church. Charles faithfully
served as a church board member for twenty-two
years and was one of Pastor Bob's original
board members. Linda and Charles have three
children, Jennifer, Kimberly, and John.
Jeremy
and Samantha Conn have been serving together
in children's ministry for 6 years. Jeremy
graduated S.L.C. in the fall of 2000. He
was the associate children's director from
1999 to 2001 for Grace when he accepted a
Children's Pastor position in Miami, Florida.
They moved back to Grace and have since volunteered
in numerous areas of the church. Jeremy also
worked as the head track coach at G.C.S.
Jeremy and Samantha have been married for
5 years and have two wonderful children,
a son Malachi Nathaniel, and a daughter Elianna
Corinne. They oversee all areas of the Grace
Children¹s Ministry from birth to 6th
grade. They are faithful and tireless workers
who have an enthusiast, high energy and anointed
ministry with children.
Chuck
is a graduate of Rhema Bible Training Center
and has been the Director of Biblical Counseling
at Grace since 1999. He guides people through
the challenges of life by pointing them to
the Word of God. Chuck also oversees the
Foundations of Grace class, Transforming
Grace, Restoration by Grace, and Purity by
Grace programs. He and his wife, Betty, have
two sons.
Richard
has served on staff since 1995. He was the
Director of Bob Yandian Ministries for over
five years before taking the position of
Finance Director for Grace Church. Richard
holds a Bachelors of Business Administration
degree in finance from the University of
Michigan in Flint, and is an avid sports fan.
He and his wife, Faye, were married in 2001.
Ron
has been on staff at Grace since 1992, after
leaving his home state of Michigan. He is
a 1993 graduate of the School of the Local
Church and currently serves as Director of
Information Services. Ron oversees the maintenance
of the church and school's computers,
websites, and publishing.
Wayne
joined the staff of Grace Church as Director
of Media Services in 1999. He oversees all
aspects of multi media at Grace, including
the television and radio productions of Real
Answers and Precepts. Wayne is a graduate
of ORU with a degree in Music Education and
worked on the mission field in Brussels,
Belgium for two years doing audio/video production.
He and his wife, Marsha, have three children:
Jonathan, Lauren, and Channing.
Vic,
a Minnesota native, has been on staff at
Grace since 1985. He is currently the Director
of Operations, overseeing Security, Maintenance,
Custodial, and Facilities Services. Vic is
a 1981 graduate of Rhema Bible Training Center.
He and his wife, Dee, who is also the pastoral
secretary, have been married since 1974.
They raised three children at Grace and are
the proud grandparents of three.
Al
graduated from the School of the Local Church
in 1991 and joined the staff of Grace in
1993. As the Director of Church Ministries,
he also oversees Missions, Sunday School
for Adults, and the helps area of Grace.
Al has taken over thirty-five teams around
the world on short term mission trips. He
and his wife, Connie, who is also a staff
secretary, were married in 1974. Their son,
Justin, is a graduate of Grace Christian
School.
Geof
was responsible for curriculum development
for Grace School of Ministry and has served
as the Director since its inception in the
fall of 1985. He also oversees the Pastoral
Care ministry, including hospital visitation
and bereavement. Geof's vast experience
in ministry includes three years as an instructor
at Rhema Bible Training Center, serving as
an associate pastor, and pioneering a church
and Bible school. He and his wife, Jan, met
while serving in the Navy and have been married
since 1972.
Rick
has been a faithful member of Grace Church
since 1991 and a staff member since 2000.
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Rick received
a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Oklahoma
State University in 1991. He is a graduate
of Rhema Bible Training Center (1993)
and the School of the Local Church (1996).
Rick currently serves as the Director of
the Real Answers Bookstore and also as the Director
of SingleAlliance, Grace's ministry
to singles. He and his wife, Joann, have
been married since 2001.
Elizabeth
has been a member of Grace Church most of
her life. She graduated from Grace Christian
School in 1999, and has earned a Bachelor's
degree in International Business. She is
also a graduate of The School of the Local
Church with an emphasis in Music Ministry.
Robb
first came on staff at Grace in August of
1997 as a history and Bible teacher at Grace
Christian School. In May 2005, Robb and his
wife Kellie became youth directors. Robb
is amazed at the desire of today's teens
to worship God. Therefore, his desire is
for Edge Youth to be on the cutting edge
of worship in the world. His vision for the
youth of Grace Church is WET (worship,
evangelism, and teaching). Robb and Kellie
have three children, Alex, Nathan, and Rachel.
