Pastors & deacons

Jeff Johnson

Pastor, Preaching & Teaching

Grace Bible Church began in 2000, with Pastor Jeff preaching from a music stand in his apartment. Since then he has married his wife, Letha, and they have three sons — Martyn, Christian and Britain — and a daughter, Evelyn.

Pastor Jeff graduated from Central Baptist College with a B.S. in Bible, and earned his M.Rel. in Biblical Studies and a D.Min. in Systematics from Veritas Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books, including:

• The Fatal Flaw of the Theology Behind Infant Baptism
• Behind the Bible: Introduction to Textual Criticism
• The Church: Why Bother?
• The Kingdom of God
• The Absurdity of Unbelief
• The Failure of Natural Theology

These and other titles are available from Free Grace Press. You can also follow him on Twitter at @1689Jeffrey.

Danny Thursby

Pastor

Danny has been a member of Grace Bible Church since 2011 and was ordained as a pastor in 2017. He received his undergraduate degree in Biblical Studies from Central Baptist College and a Master of Theological Studies in Systematic Theology from Reformed Baptist Seminary.

He served as Executive Director of Grace Bible Theological Seminary from 2016 to 2021, and currently serves on the boards of Grace Bible Theological Seminary and Vessels for Christ. Danny is blessed with a wife and three children.