Dr. Philip W. Calvert was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar to Iceland from 1994 to 1995. In 1996 he received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, where he was a Morris Doctoral Fellow. He was ordained as a Southern Baptist Minister in 2003. He attended Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Philip and his wife, Kristen, were appointed to the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention in November of 2003. They have four children (Nathaniel, Benjamin, Rebekah, and Abigail). Abigail was born on the mission field in Quito, Ecuador.The Calvert family has served in both Ecuador and Peru as church planters, trainers, and, most recently, as the Seminary Connector for Ecuador and Peru.

Dr. Calvert has taught at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary as an adjunct faculty member, at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary as an Assistant Professor of History at the College at Southwestern, and at Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, Georgia, as the Associate Professor of Missions and Associate Director of the World Missions Center.

The Calvert family's passion is discipling believers to become full participants in the Great Commission. The Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God. The role of mankind is to glorify God, our Creator. God loves every human and desires to have a personal relationship with everyone. This relationship begins at the Cross. Christians are commanded to share the Good News of Jesus Christ everywhere in the world.

Keith Durham - Education and Administration

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Keith came to TSBC from San Antonio in November 2003.  He has served different churches in Texas as pastor, youth minister, and Christian school administrator.  He graduated from Wayland Baptist University majoring in Christian Studies and from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership.  He has been married to Terri for 22 years and they have three children (Dustin, Melody and Kelli) and one grandson (Landon).  Keith's greatest accomplishment since being in Arizona is hiking the Grand Canyon! 

Ron Sutton - Ecuador Mission Pastor

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Ron serves as our coordinator of our strategic partnership with the International Mission Board of the SBC.  Our church serves as "the missionary" for the Quito, Ecuador area.  Ron is married to Katherine.