Church Leadership
Lead Pastor, Elder
Austin Roden
Austin graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in 2014 and Malaysia Baptist Theological Seminary in 2022. He married Kate after they graduated from Ouachita and have 3 children; Knox, Blakely, and Ember. They have lived overseas since 2016 and in Cambodia since 2021. Austin enjoys cycling, running, and spending time with his family.
Austin has been serving as the pastor of GCBC since October 2023 and has been an elder since the church started meeting together in January of 2022. He is passionate about expository preaching as well as equipping and encouraging the saints to cherish Christ and walk in obedience.
eric Beck
Elder
Eric and his family lived in South Korea for 10 years planting an international church that’s aim was to train the nations while they were in Korea and send them out better prepared to serve and lead the church. Eric was the lead pastor of the church during that time until transitioning to a new ministry in Cambodia.
Since 2017 Eric has been the field director of Kingdom Development, a non-profit organization that trains Christ-exalting leaders to be impactful in every sphere of influence. Eric has a passion to mentor, disciple, and train the next generation in Cambodia and to serve the expat community to be filled up and equipped so they can better live out their calling in Cambodia.
Joshua
Elder
Joshua graduated from Boyce College with an associate degree in biblical and theological studies and then later, after marrying his wife Katie, graduated from Liberty University with a bachelor's degree in Christian ministry. Two years after they were married, they felt called to serve oversees, and they have been serving in two different countries since 2017.
They are currently serving in Cambodia, where Joshua earned a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies from Malaysia Baptist Theological Seminary. Joshua enjoys running, reading, and writing. He and Katie enjoy spending time together anywhere there are mountains to hike. Joshua has served as an elder of GCBC since the church started in 2022. He enjoys studying, preaching, and thinking deeply about the word of God. He is also passionate about discipleship in the local church.
Our Core Values
Always, ever, only Jesus.
We seek to exalt Christ at all times in all that we do.
Expository Preaching
We desire to equip the saints by faithful, expository preaching of the inspired Word of God.
Intentional Community
We strive for intentional and vulnerable community as the body of Christ through small groups, discussing the word of God, and praying for and with each other.
Prayer
We call upon the Lord in prayer to praise him, confess our sins, thank him and align our will with His.
Be Missional
We encourage, empower, and equip the missional activity of the members of GCBC.