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 WebsterDick 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 LewisRobert 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

Bill MarshallBill Marshall - Bible Baptist Temple

For 16 years Bill Marshall was used of the Lord in local church evangelism, serving out of Bible Baptist Church of Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2007, Brother Marshall was called to Bible Baptist Temple in St. Joseph, Michigan as the pastor, where he continues to serve. E-Mail

Mario MonetteMario 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

Kerry NanceKerry Nance - Southside Baptist Church

Kerry Nance served on the staff at Calvary Baptist Church in Mannington, West Virginia for several years before being called to serve as the senior pastor there. In August, 2003 Pastor Nance and his family moved to Tampa to start Southside Baptist Church under the ministry of Westgate Baptist Church. E-Mail

Larry OberoLarry 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

Chad SpenceChad 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

Bruce Turner - Westgate Baptist Church

Dr. Turner founded and pastored Baptist Temple in Holbrook, MA from 1974 until 1988. He became the pastor of West Gate Baptist Church in 1988. Under his leadership West Gate has experienced phenomenal growth over the last 18 years and has planted numerous independent Baptist churches nationally and internationally. E-Mail