Dr. John MacArthur has been the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church for 40 years. His pulpit ministry provides the material for the Grace to You radio ministry. John is the author of more than 70 books, including The Gospel according to Jesus, Hard to Believe, and The MacArthur Study Bible. He is also a conference speaker and president of The Master’s College and Seminary. He and his wife, Patricia, have four children and 13 grandchildren.

Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr. serves as the ninth president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary—the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world. He is an ordained minister and is recognized as a leading evangelical theologian. He has served as pastor and staff minister of several Southern Baptist churches.

Besides hosting a nationwide radio program on the Salem Radio Network, Dr. Mohler also writes daily commentaries and blogs addressing theological, moral, and cultural issues. He is a popular preacher, teacher, and lecturer, as well as a frequent guest on national and international news outlets. He and his wife, Mary, have two children.

Dr. Steven Lawson is the senior pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Lawson serves on the board of directors of The Master’s College and Seminary and the ministerial board for Reformed Theological Seminary.

In addition to his pulpit ministry, Dr. Lawson has written ten books, including Faith under Fire, Made in Our Image, and Famine in the Land: A Passionate Call to Expository Preaching. He and his wife, Anne, have four children: Andrew, James, Grace Anne, and John.

Dr. Rick Holland serves as both senior associate pastor and college pastor at Grace Community Church. He is the director of the doctor of ministries program and a faculty associate in homiletics at The Master’s Seminary. Rick is also the founder and executive director of the Resolved Conference.

Dr. Holland has earned degrees from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (B.S.), The Master’s Seminary (M.Div.), and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min.). Rick and his wife, Kim, have three sons.

Phil Johnson is the executive director of Grace to You. He has been closely associated with John MacArthur since 1981 and edits most of John’s major books. But he may be best known for several popular websites he maintains, including The Spurgeon Archive, Pyromaniacs, and The Hall of Church History. Phil has a bachelor’s degree in theology from Moody Bible Institute and was an editor at Moody Press before coming to Grace Church.

Phil and his wife, Darlene, have three adult sons.

Tom Pennington is the senior pastor of Countryside Bible Church in the Dallas area. Before his ministry in Texas, Tom served 16 years in various roles connected to Grace Community Church, including senior associate pastor and personal assistant to John MacArthur. For many years he was also managing director of Grace to You, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the international radio, audio, publications, and internet ministry. He serves on the boards of Grace to You and The Master’s College and Seminary. In addition to his pulpit ministry, he is actively involved internationally in training pastors in expository preaching. Tom and his wife, Sheila, have three daughters.