The terms elder, pastor, and bishop all describe the same role in the church.  Elder describes the office, whereas pastor and bishop describe functions of the office.  The term pastor literally means to shepherd or feed.  The term bishop means to oversee.  All qualified Elders must be able both to feed (teach) and lead (oversee) the church (1 Pet 5:1-4; Acts 20:17,28; 1 Tim 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9).  Some are specially gifted as pastor/teachers and called vocationally to devote their lives to the preaching and teaching ministry (Eph 4:11-13), but are co-equal within a plurality of elders.

GTCC currently has two elders. Rick Hensley and Billy Rosano have both served as Elders and Pastor/Teachers before starting GTCC. Rick Hensley served two years as an Assistant Pastor with weekly preaching responsibilities and six years filling the role of Senior Pastor in the same church.  Billy Rosano served five years as an Assistant Pastor with weekly preaching responsibilities.  Rick is married to Kari, and they have been blessed with nine children.  Billy is married to Traci and the Lord has blessed them with five children.