Grace Group Leaders

John Stevens

John Stevens and his family have been attending Sovereign Grace Church since the first Thursday evening meeting in August of ’06. Through leading small groups, prayer and building friendships in the body, his heart and desire to shepherd continues to grow. Laura and he have been married for 25 years and have 4 children; Keith, David, Carolyn and Abigail, ranging from 21 to 9 years old. His family loves the truth of Scripture preached at Sovereign Grace every week and the passion for Jesus Christ that is evident among the believers. He has a BS/MS degrees in Chemical Engineering, is a Professional Engineer and works as a technical consultant for an oil company. 

Jason Faber

Jason Faber is one of the original four men whom God called to co-plant Sovereign Grace Church of Bakersfield. The son of a pastor and church planter, Jason grew up planting churches alongside his father and has been doing ministry most of his life. He attended BIOLA University for two years and went on to graduate from Fresno Pacific University in 2006. His desire is to be used by God to “bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of His name among all the nations.” (Romans 1:5).  

jason@sgcb.org

Rob Linder, along with his wife Beth, have an insatiable passion to serve Christ and His church. Rob currently serves by co-leading a small group with Tim Paulsen and by helping weekly with our Sunday morning set up and tear down crew. He is also going through Sovereign Grace's rigorous 18 month leadership training in order to learn how to better shepherd those whom God has entrusted to his care. No matter how great or small the task may be Rob and Beth are always more than willing to serve. Rob works in the oil fields for Baker Hughes, Inc. Beth currently works as a speech pathologist and loves her work.  

Dan Cestone

Dan Cestone, a Landscape Designer and Contractor, met his wife, Deb, at Cal Poly SLO. They moved to Bakersfield in 2002, and God has blessed them with three children.  They have been growing and serving at Sovereign Grace since 2007. They absolutely love the close knit, grace-filled fellowship they experience at Sovereign grace along with the gospel-centered teaching they receive from the pulpit and small groups.