Our Core Team

Bob Deffinbaugh

Bob Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. in 1971. While in seminary Bob and his family attended Believers Chapel, where New Testament church principles were introduced to them for the first time.  Since then Bob has been committed to following these principles and communicating them to others.  For 35 years Bob has served as a teacher and elder at Community Bible Chapel in Richardson, Texas.  In years past Bob served as a national speaker for Prison Fellowship.  He has traveled and taught abroad, primarily in Asia.  Bob has served on several boards, including two mission boards.  Bob and his wife Jeannette have been happily married for nearly 48 years.  They have five grown daughters and ten grandchildren. Bob has written extensively and has contributed many of his Bible study series for use on bible.org.

David Anderson

David Anderson (Denver Seminary ’05) was born and raised in Minnesota in a godly household and saved at a Christian camp at an early age.  At 21 he began pastoring Calvary Baptist Church in Englewood, Colorado, until returning to his home church in Colorado, Littleton Bible Chapel, as a teaching elder, where he now serves full time.  In addition to the pulpit at Littleton Bible Chapel, David has spoken at conferences throughout the US and internationally.  He resides  in Littleton with his wife, Lonnalee, daughter Mollie, son Ryle Ironside, and daughter Georgia.

Chuck Gianotti

Chuck Gianotti, Th.M. Dallas Theological Seminary, has held elder and leadership roles in a variety of church and Christian organization contexts since becoming a Christian in 1972. He has been serving the Lord full time since 1983 in both the US and Canada, serving in various capacities, including as an elder for over 28 years, most recently with Crossroads Bible Fellowship in Rochester, New York, which he helped plant in 1995. Chuck has taught at Kawartha Lakes Bible College (Canada) and is the founder and former editor of Elders’ ShopNotes (an international bi-monthly ministry letter to elders). His books include A Cosmic Drama: Men, Women & the Church, The Formation of the New Testament, the Day by Day expositional-devotional series, the Elders’ ShopNotes book series (five volumes), The New Testament and the Mishnah, plus numerous pamphlets and blogs. Chuck is vitally interested in discipling men, and he speaks at camps, conferences, and other churches on a regular basis. He has been married to Mary for over 40 years, and together they have two adult children and three grandchildren.

Alexander Strauch

Alexander Strauch was raised in New Jersey and converted to Christ at a Bible camp in New York State. He received his undergraduate degree from Colorado Christian University and went on to earn his Master’s in Divinity degree from Denver Seminary. For over 40 years he has served as an elder at Littleton Bible Chapel near Denver, Colorado. Additionally, he has taught philosophy and New Testament literature at Colorado Christian University. A gifted Bible teacher and popular speaker, Alex has helped thousands of churches worldwide through his expository writing ministry. He is the author of Biblical Eldership, The New Testament Deacon, Men and Women: Equal Yet Different, The Hospitality Commands, Agape Leadership (with Robert L. Peterson), Meetings That Work, Leading with Love, Love or Die: Christ’s Wake-up Call to the Church, and If You Bite and Devour One Another. Alex and his wife, Marilyn, reside in Littleton, Colorado, near their four adult daughters and 11 grandchildren.

Viji Roberts

Viji Roberts serves with New Life Bible Chapel, Mississauga, Canada, where he was part of the church plant team and now as one of the teaching elders. Before entering the Lord’s work, he was employed for over 20 years as a corporate trainer in many countries and across industries. His job involved developing and delivering training programs and processes in strategy and leadership. He presently labors to see spiritually healthy church leaders, lead spiritually healthy churches around the world.
He has recently stepped down from other ministry commitments to focus on his Seminary studies. He has authored two books, ‘My Son: Wisdom of Solomon, Inspiration of God‘, and ‘In His Steps: Walk Where Jesus Walked’. Viji lives in Mississauga, Ontario, with his wife, Joyce, and his son, Daniel.