MVC's Leadership

Our Pastors:

  • Jason Robertson, our preaching pastor, is married to Tasha and they have three children. He was baptized in Milldale Baptist Church (Zachary, LA) in 1980. He began preaching the Gospel in 1985. He attended Liberty University and completed his undergraduate studies at William Carey College and earned his Masters of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate at Golden Gate Seminary. Besides pastoring at Murrieta Valley Church, he enjoys his work as an adjunct professor at California Baptist University in Riverside, CA. Jason planted MVC in 2001. He enjoys riding motorcycles, watching college football, and trying new cuisines. He blogs here.
  • Scott Hill oversees our worship ministries. He is married and is the father of three. He recruits, trains and shepherd’s many men, women and young people who wish to lead God’s people in corporate worship. He can be heard monthly at Worship at the Merc. Listen to some of his music on Youtube.
  • Larry Brooks oversees the administrative staff and the education ministries. He is married and is the father of two and the grandfather of four. He was saved and baptized into Christ in 1974 and has served in churches ever since. He has studied at the Southern California School of Evangelism, Talbot School of Theology, and Bahnsen Theological Seminary. In 2006 he earned a Masters in Theology. Larry’s passion is for MVC to provide a biblical education for all ages that is second to none. He loves playing golf, riding his Harley, and hanging out with friends.

Our Deacons:

  • Mark Bottjer is a business owner. He and Barb have four children and one grandchild.
  • Ted Weist is an engineer. He and Darlene have grown children.
  • Gary Decker is a business owner. He is married to Christine.
  • Matt Sexsmith has been a member of MVC since its first year. He is a widower with three children.
  • Andy Harper He and Debi have five children.
  • Rick Rees and Jenni have three children.

Our Staff:

  • Lisa Hill is our administrative assistant.
  • Debbie Brooks is our director of ministry development.
  • Kevin and Jen Helton are our youth directors. They were married in 2003 and have three children.

Previously...

On Our Pastors' Minds

The Need for a Practical Apologetic


It is the job of apologetics to refute such opposition and to demonstrate the truth of the Christian proclamation and worldview - to "cast down reasonings and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God" (2 Corinthians 10:5). However, apologetics must not be cooped up in the classroom and academy. It must be taken out into the world of daily life...taken to the streets. Christians waste their time if they interact only with academic and hypothetical critics, but not with the man-on-the-street in the flesh. In fact, the majority of interactions we have will be informal and casual encounters with those in need of the gospel.

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Joining a Church the Ancient Way: From Clement to Egeria

How did a person join a congregation in the earliest days of Christianity? From one perspective, the question is easy to answer. Simply put, believer’s baptism was the church’s rite of entry down to the early fourth century. But—and no surprise here—there was more to it than that.

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