Leadership Grace Advance

Carl Hargrove

Pastor

Carl ministered at Grace Church from 1990 to 1993, was ordained, and pastored two churches in the Los Angeles area from 1994 to 2014 before returning to Grace Church. He is passionate about foreign missions and travels internationally yearly, supporting leaders and volunteers in various countries. He is the co-founder of the African Revitalization Centre. Carl serves on several missions boards and holds a certification with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). He directs the Grace Advance ministry of Grace Church, which provides pastoral leadership for church planting and revitalization in North America. Carl has earned degrees from The University of Cincinnati and The Master's Seminary (M.Div., Th.M., D.Min.), and he serves as an associate professor of pastoral ministries and church relations ambassador at The Master's Seminary. Currently, Carl co-pastors the Anchored fellowship group. He and his wife, Joanna, have five children.

Dave Amandus

Elder

Dave graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in chemistry and an M.S. in electronic engineering. He retired from the biomedical field in 2008. Dave and his wife, Jan, started attending Grace Church in 1972 and were married here in 1973. Since 1983, Dave has been serving in the Fundamentals of the Faith (FOF) ministry, teaching, training teachers, and developing ministry materials. He also serves on the Grace Advance board, where he is involved with church planting and strengthening, coming alongside pastors, and providing off-site leadership until local elders can be established. Dave has been an elder at Grace Church since 1996.

Tom Patton

Elder

Tom has been on staff at Grace Church since 2001. He has served as pastor over membership, and currently serves as pastor of congregational care ministries, providing pastoral support to individuals and families during times of trial through counseling, visitations, and discipleship. Tom earned his B.A. at The Master's University and his M.Div. at The Master's Seminary, where he also serves as an adjunct professor. Tom co-pastors the Joint Heirs fellowship group. He and his wife, Lori, have three wonderful sons.

John Street

Elder

John is a professor of biblical counseling at The Master’s University and Seminary, and he serves as the chairman of the Masters of Arts in Biblical Counseling program. Prior to coming to this program, he taught at Cedarville and Cornerstone Universities. John also served as a pastor for 22 years, and as a church-planter in Ohio. He completed seminary at Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, and earned his doctoral degree from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Currently, he is an elder at Grace Church and serves as co-pastor of the Joint Heirs fellowship group. John and his wife, Janie, have four children and six grandchildren.

David Torres

Elder

David Torres was born in San Salvador and moved to the States at the age of 6. He came to Christ at age 15. He is a graduate of The Master’s University (BA ’01) and The Master’s Seminary (MDiv ’06; ThM ‘19). He served as a pastor-teacher in Garden Valley, CA for 8 years. In 2014, he returned to Grace to You as the GAV Radio Producer serving the Spanish speaking world through the teaching ministry of John MacArthur. He is a part of the elder board at Grace Community Church and serves in the Joint Heirs Fellowship Group and on the council for Grace Advance. He also serves as a Section Instructor at TMS. He was married to Angie in 2000, and they have seven children: Isaiah, Emilia, Micah, Eva, Isabella, Elizabeth, and Jeremiah.