Leadership & Core Values
Meet our church staff, and learn about our mission as a church.
Our pastors and staff
Tom Morris | senior pastor
Tom Morris has been leading as senior pastor at FBC since 1996 along with his wife, Karin; they have three children. tom@fbcslo.org
Aaron Porter | executive pastor
Aaron has served at FBC since 1997, and leads at Vintage Community. He and Jenny have four children. pastoraaron@fbcslo.org
Ben Barczi | pastor of spiritual formation
Ben has been on staff at FBC since 2003, and recently graduated from Cal Poly with a degree in Philosophy. Ben also leads the college ministry and missions. ben@fbcslo.org
Phil Steckling | worship director
Phil has been serving in various ministries at FBC since 1998. He and his wife Karyn have a baby daughter. phil@fbcslo.org
Charles Burleson | youth director
Charles has been working with youth at FBC since 2007 with his wife, Lauren. Lauren works with Family Care Network. charles@fbcslo.org
Glenn Ahern | children’s director
Glenn has been serving with kids at FBC since 2009. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children. glenn@fbcslo.org
Lisa Mayer | office administrator
Lisa has managed the church office since 2005. lisa@fbcslo.org
Kate Laymon | nursery director
Kate serves coordinating and training our nursery and childcare volunteers. kate@fbcslo.org
Sally Weltner | missions director
Sally leads our missions team, helping our church family support and send missionaries. sally@fbcslo.org
Our elders.
FBCSLO is an elder-led church. Our elder body is a community of men who have been equipped by God to provide leadership, prayer, teaching, guidance and care for the FBCSLO family. The elders are staff and lay pastors, and together share responsibility for the health and care of our church.
Our elders are: Tom Morris, Aaron Porter, Phil Steckling, Pat Nugent, Mark Minnoch, and Luke Gies.
Our core values.
God is growing in us a love for Him, a love for His church, and a love for His world.
To download a copy of our statement of beliefs and core values, click here.
To download a copy of our purpose statement and vision, click here.
