About Pastors' Posts

The pastors of Tri-City Baptist Church have a wide variety of experience and education. This variety brings a richness to our ministry. Our pastors will post articles on topics near and dear to them. Every few days there will be a new article. Feel free to communicate with the author with any comments or questions. Part of Tri-City's mission is "to assist its members and other fundamental churches...in fulfilling the Great Commission." That is the purpose of this site. It is tied directly to our vision for our ministry. We trust it will be a blessing to you.

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Dr. Michael D. Sproul - Senior Pastor
Dr. Michael Sproul has been the Senior Pastor at Tri-City Baptist Church since 1999. He is also the Wing Chaplain, Lt Col, of the 161st Air Refueling Wing in Phoenix, Arizona. He received a B.A. Degree in Pastoral Studies from International Baptist College, earned a Master of Divinity degree from Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary, and returned to International Baptist College for his Doctor of Ministry degree. He and his wife Elma have two children, David and Sara.

Todd Tjepkema - Executive Assistant
A graduate of International Baptist College, Todd Tjepkema has served as the Tri-City Baptist Church Counseling and Discipleship Pastor since 2002; he has served as Executive Assistant since 2006. He and his wife Barbara have four children: Geoffrey, Timothy, Emily, and Robert.

David Stertzbach II - Music Pastor
David Stertzbach graduated from Bob Jones University with a B.A. in Church Music and has received his Master of Music degree. In 2005 he became the Music Pastor at Tri-City Baptist Church. Dave and his wife Becky have two children: Laura and Davy.

Jim Sproul - Senior Adults Pastor
James Sproul received a B.A. in Bible from Pillsbury Baptist Bible College and a B.D. from San Francisco Baptist Theological Seminary. He had 31 years of experience as an assistant pastor before coming to Tri-City Baptist Church in 2003. He and his wife Kay Lynn have two daughters and six grandchildren.

Bryan Miller - Children's Pastor
Bryan Miller graduated from International Baptist College in 1995 with a B.A. in Pastoral Studies, then accepted an internship on the pastoral staff at Tri-City specializing in small group ministries. In 1996 Bryan became the Children's Pastor. Bryan and his wife Debbie have 3 children: Erin, Emily and Andrew.

Mark Maxwell - Youth Pastor
A graduate of Bob Jones University, Mark Maxwell has 17 years of Christian education experience. He has served as Youth Pastor at Tri-City Baptist Church since the summer of 2004. He and his wife Ali have three sons, Mike, Jeff and Tim.

James Yuen - College Pastor
James Yuen, an alumnus of Tri-City Christian Academy, graduated with a degree in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University. In 2005 he came to Tri-City Baptist Church to serve as IT manager and to teach computer science and Bible at Tri-City Christian Academy. In 2010 he became Tri-City's College Pastor. He and his wife Susie live in Phoenix, Arizona.

David Brock - College President
David Brock received a Bachelor's degree from Bob Jones University and earned a Master of Divinity degree from Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as the College Pastor at Tri-City Baptist Church for seven years until he became the college president in 2007.

Thad Todd - Academy Principal
Thad Todd has a Bachelor's degree in Business Education and a Master's degree with an emphasis in counseling. He ten years of experience in Christian education, both as a teacher and a principal, as well as several years' experience in the business world in financial planning and office management. In 2009 he became Tri-City Christian Academy's principal, and also serves part time as a chaplain in the Air Guard with the rank of captain.