Gary Bulley, Senior Pastor
The one quality that stands out most in Pastor Gary is authenticity. He is real. His honest and humble approach to ministry is refreshing and shines through in his messages, relationships and leadership. He is likewise passionate about Jesus Christ and lives to help people develop a deep, authentic and passionate relationship with Christ.
His motto, which has become the vision of Living Stones Church, is that we know Christ as true worshippers, seek Christ as true disciples and serve Christ as true missionaries. Gary’s teaching is thoroughly biblical, practical and challenging. We love it! God has a way of using Gary to draw us closer to Him.
Gary is a graduate of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, husband to Cindy, and father to Amanda, Cameron, Jenny, and Jessie. Gary enjoys cooking, reading, staying fit and sports (especially football). He also has an amazing ability to cross-reference trivial knowledge in light of Scriptural truth.
Randy Grimes, Associate Pastor
Randy is pretty cool
He is a guy who does stuff.
Ryan Messer, Connections Pastor
Ryan is a native of Forsyth, MT, and serves as our Connections Pastor. Prior to his arrival at Living Stones, Ryan served in the military where he came to know Christ and sensed a call to ministry. In obedience to his calling, he separated from active service to pursue further education and ministerial training. Ryan completed his undergraduate degree with Luther Rice University and earned his M.Div. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Ryan has a broad array of ministry and professional experience, and he loves getting to know others and learning about their background. He is passionate about discipleship and spiritual development. Ryan’s goal is to walk alongside and assist both members and newcomers in their spiritual growth. He is married to Megumi, and they are the proud parents of Steven and Genesis. Ryan enjoys spending quality time with his family and working in the garage and around his house.
Drew Smyser, Associate Pastor of Worship & Students
Drew’s hope at Living Stones is to help promote a real lifestyle of worship within the body of Christ, one that exists both on Sunday morning gatherings and outside the church building. As a student pastor, Drew seeks to develop and facilitate students growing in their knowledge of Christ through intentional relationships, challenging students to think critically, having a ton of fun, and adult mentorship. As a worship leader, he sees worship as more than a gathering of people to sing songs, but the coming together of believers in Christian community to enter into the Lord’s presence for the purpose of being built up in Him to do the work of His Kingdom.
Drew is a multi-instrumentalist who loves collecting vinyl records, coffee, Auburn football, Predators hockey, and always loves to learn more. He graduated from Belmont University in Nashville, TN with a degree in Music Business but was called into the ministry in the years that followed. Drew and his wife Marion are both passionate about foster care & adoption – they have 2 children, Dalton and Lillian.
Joshua Sunderaj, Indian Ministries Pastor
Joshua’s mission is to share the good news of Christ’s salvation with every people group and to minister to the emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of the Indian community. He has also served as a missionary in India for 15 years and was involved in leading teams to evangelize the unreached people groups by partnering with regional churches in India. Later he became Director for Evangelism in South India giving leadership, training & challenging people to commit for missions.
Joshua has a Bachelors of Ministry degree and Masters in Public Administration. He is married to Aruna and father to Jaden and Abigail. He likes cooking, driving, fishing and enjoys playing with his children.
