Board of Advisors

The Moderator, Vice Moderator and Secretary of the GIBF are also on the Board of Advisors. Their contact information is available at the GIBF Leadership page.

Dick Webster - Executive Director

As a former missionary to Argentina, Dick Webster has a heart for missions and missionaries. He is currently serving as the Pastor of Liberty Baptist of Lewisville, TX where he has been for 20 years. His experience on the field and as the Director of GIBM makes him a popular Mission's Conference speaker. All 3 of Pastor Webster's children are active in ministry - 2 of whom serve on foreign fields. E-Mail

Robert Lewis - Executive Assistant Director

Robert Lewis founded the Blackstone Valley Baptist Church, Cumberland, RI, in 1975. During his 27 year pastorate there, the church sent church planting missionaries to several foreign countries. He has helped to plant churches on several foreign fields. including a church in Baghdad, Iraq. He continues to travel to various mission fields helping missionaries, and he also preaches at missions conferences in the USA. E-Mail

Mario Monette - Église Biblique Baptiste

Pastor Mario Monette founded the Église Biblique Baptiste Métropolitaine Sud of St. Hubert in 1982. Pastor Monette is well known as an excellent student of God's Word. In addition to his pastoral responsibilities, he has labored faithfully with the Global Independent Baptist Fellowship and related ministries for many years. E-Mail

Scott Naill - Faith Baptist Church

Scott Naill has faithfully served the Lord as the Pastor at Faith Baptist Church of Wesley Chapel, Florida for eight years. Before moving his family to central Florida, Pastor Naill was the Associate Pastor of Temple Baptist Church in his hometown of El Dorado, Kansas. E-Mail

Chad Spence - Landmark Baptist Church

Chad Spence served as associate to Dr. Keith Shumate at Landmark Baptist Church of Red Oak, Texas for nearly 4 years.  Dr. Shumate, who planted LBC, retired from the pastorate on the the church's 25th anniversary.  The church then called Brother Spence as their 2nd pastor. E-Mail

Robert Stevens - Eglise Biblique Baptist

Prior to beginning his current ministry as Pastor of Eglise Biblique Baptist in Rock Forest, Quebec 30 ago, Pastor Stevens served as the assistant pastor of Houston's Freeway Baptist Church. He is currently a member of the Executive Board of Heartland Baptist Bible College as well as the Advisory Board of Global Times. E-Mail

Larry Obero - Bible Baptist Church

Larry Obero was called to preach while serving in the Navy. In 1982 he first visited the church where he would eventually serve as Pastor. After graduating from Bible College and serving under the missinary who started the work, Brother Obero was called to serve as the Pastor of the Bible Baptist Church of National City, CA. E-Mail

Kenneth Walters - Southside Baptist Church

Kenneth Walters began his ministry as church planter in Greensboro, NC. In 1978 he assumed the pastorate of Southside Baptist Church in Rock HIll, SC where he currently serves. Dr. Walters maintains an active role in missions, traveling frequently to various fields and serving on the board of several missions organizations. E-Mail