Brad serves as an associate professor of Bible exposition at The Master’s Seminary, and gives leadership to Grace Church’s men’s ministry, Men of the Word. From 2001 until he joined the seminary faculty in 2013, Brad was involved in theological education in the former Soviet Union. Brad and his wife, Heather, have four children.

Marco was born and raised in Berlin, Germany, where he worked and studied at the European Bible Training Center (EBTC) from 2007 to 2021. He was also part of a church plant in downtown Berlin in 2016 (Eckstein Gemeinde Berlin), where he served as the teaching and administrative pastor. Marco earned his MDiv and ThM degrees at The Master’s Seminary (TMS) and has been certified through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors since 2014. He serves as the Vice President of Membership & Field Development at The Master’s Academy International (TMAI) in Los Angeles, California. He also assists Pastor Brad Klassen in the men’s ministry of Grace Church, Men of the Word. Marco is married to Katrina and they have four children.

George has been at Grace Church since 1977, and has served as an elder since 1996. George and his wife, Ann, have served in both student and adult ministries at the church for a number of years. A graduate of Occidental College and the UCLA School of Law, he has served as a prosecuting attorney and administrative law judge for the state. George has also served as an adjunct faculty member at The Master’s University since 1991. George and Ann met at Grace Church and were married here after serving in the young singles ministry. They have two married sons, and two beautiful grandchildren.

Mark serves as the Director of Graduate Studies in Biblical Counseling at The Master’s University and oversees Leadership Shepherding and Counseling in Men of the Word. Specifically, Mark serves small group leaders by providing biblical counseling, discipleship, support, and training in biblical counseling. He works closely with the leaders and the church’s biblical counseling ministry on individual cases as well. Mark and his wife Janet have two children.

Chris grew up at Grace Community Church and, for most of his life, he has been part of youth ministry—either as a student, or serving as volunteer staff in Junior High, High School, and College ministries. He graduated from California State University, Northridge in 1985, and is a practicing CPA in the area of forensic accounting. Chris and his wife, Ann, met in 1986 while both were involved in ministry in Crossroads, and they were married in 1988. Chris and Ann have three grown daughters and three grandchildren.

Jon currently serves as an elder at Grace Church in the Commissioned Fellowship Group. He is co-shepherd of the Moorpark Bible Study, involved in Men of the Word, and also teaches on biblical stewardship. After graduating from The Master’s Seminary with MDiv and ThM degrees, Jon was ordained by the elders of Grace in 2007 and served as a missionary to Samara, Russia, teaching systematic theology at Samara Center for Biblical Training, while also serving the local Russian churches through preaching and teaching. Upon returning from the field in 2013, Jon reentered the financial services industry as a Certified Financial Planner while also helping people to steward their financial resources in a biblical, God-honoring manner as a Certified Kingdom Advisor. Jon has been married to Natalie since 2000, and they have two sons, Josiah and Nathan.