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GBF Leadership

Cliff McManis

Rev. Cliff McManis has been in pastoral ministry since 1989, where he first began ministering to children at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. He graduated from The Master's College in Newhall, California with a B.A. in Biblical Studies and earned an M.Div. from The Master's Seminary. He has also done post graduate work at Point Loma Nazarene University, California State University, Los Angeles and California State University, Northridge. He went on to earn his Th.M. and his Ph.D. in Ecclesiology from the Bible Seminary in Independence, Missouri.

Cliff and his wife, Debbie, have served in churches in southern California, northern Utah, San Antonio, Texas and central California. He has also taught in several Christian schools. Over the years Cliff has served as a pastor for children, middle school, high school and adults. He is committed to Biblical counseling, personal discipleship, and expository preaching and teaching. He also loves writing and has recently published a book called, Christian Living Beyond Belief (Kress Publications, March 2006). He served as a consulting editor for Charismatic Chaos (by Dr. John MacArthur, Zondervan, 1993) and The Transforming Community (by Dr. Mark Lauterbach, Christian Focus Publishing, 2003), and presented a paper at the annual
meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS). Cliff is currently a member of ETS as well as the Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals (FIRE), the Pre-Trib Research Center and is an adjunct professor at The Cornerstone Seminary in Vallejo, California.

Cliff has partnered with other evangelical organizations over the years, including the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), AWANA, Athletes In Action (AIA), Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), Uncharted Waters Sports Ministries and the Bay Area Sunday School (BASS) annual convention.

In his spare time Cliff enjoys playing basketball, coaching in youth city league sports, playing chess with his elementary age children, listening to good Christian music, wrestling with his dog and collecting NBA basketball cards. Cliff resides with his wife, Debbie, and their four children in central California.

For some of Pastor Cliff's insights, read the Cliff's Notes

Advisory Council

Elder rule is one of the distinctives of Grace Bible Fellowship.  These men are "elders in training", and together with Cliff McManis, provide spiritual leadership for GBF.  Shown from left to right are:  Tim Wong, Sam Kim, Cliff McManis, Walt Heine, Paul Beckmann, and Bob Douglas.  You can learn a little bit about easy of the Advisory Council members below.

Paul Beckmann

Paul became a believer while in MIT where he earned a PhD in electrical engineering. He has taught Bible studies, been Sunday School class president, worked with children's ministry, AWANA, and technical ministries. A small business owner, he has great written and oral presentation skills, and knows his way around a computer. In his free time, he enjoys woodworking, and hiking and traveling with his wife, Chin, and sons, Eric and Timmy. He claims to have no musical skills.

Bob Douglas

Bob grew up in Sunnyvale and Cupertino, where he played baseball and football. He went to Baylor University, where he played Lacrosse and ended up with an MBA in Entrepreneurship. Bob has been involved in church leadership since college, working with Junior High, High School, College and Adult Sunday School. He has served on the FBC Missions Committee and the board of the Altos Foundation. He and his wife Robin have served as Presidents of the LACS Parent-Teacher Fellowship. Bob loves sports, hunting, fishing, golf, and playing with his kids, Grant, Paige and Mitchell. Bob will be the first to tell you that he is not a detail person.

Walt Heine

Walt was born in Alberta, Canada and grew up in British Columbia, Canada. He went to UBC, and eventually came to the US to earn a Phd at Stanford in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. He has taught Sunday school for High School, College and Adult classes. He loves music, playing the bass in worship bands as well as with Sons of
Jubal, a Christian Swing Band. He and his wife Nancy have 5 children, Jason, Adam, Andrew, Eric and Kirstin, 2 daughters-in-law, Caryn and Cindy, as well as 3 grandchildren. Walt has been involved in Survival Camp for 25 years as head "grillman", and has also been the Operations Director for the past 10 years. Walt's family will tell you that he cannot dance.

Sam Kim

Sam was born into a church-planting family. He attended the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, CA, where he received a BSEE. He currently attends Western Seminary. Sam has served in church leadership for many years, as Class President, Adult Sunday School teacher and small group leader. He served at Sacramento Korean Presbyterian Church as Youth Director for 3 years, and at Full Gospel Church of San Mateo as English Ministries Director for 13 years. A sales and marketing executive, Sam and his wife Lily have 3 daughters, Melissa, Jessica and Stephanie. Sam also loves music and sports, but says that he is not handy around the house.

Tim Wong

Tim originally hails from San Francisco. He earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley. Tim was saved while attending a "start up" work called San Francisco Bible Church, where he was grounded in the faith and completed a 2-year Leadership Training program. Other significant training opportunities included classes at Western Seminary in theology and Greek, and practical ministries at First Baptist Church Los Altos as a nursery worker, helper in Children’s Church, Adult Sunday School class officer, co-founder of Asian American Ministries, Membership Class teacher, and deacon. Tim and his wife Donna have three daughters. Searching for words to Christian music, playing Mastermind with his youngest child, and watching, coaching, and playing basketball are favorite pastimes of his. Tim admits to a dislike of maintenance work of any kind.