Meet The Faculty »
Choose a faculty member:
Rev. Fred Adams
Rev. Fred Adams is the Director of The Rock Bible College, as well as the Church Administrator at The Rock Church and World Outreach Center. He is also an instructor in The Rock Bible College. A graduate from California Baptist University, Fred has a bachelor degree in Science and Business Administration. He has served the body of Christ in ministry for the past twenty five years as a teacher. He is a certified facilitator of dialogue and commutation aptitude; accomplished in course development and design, organizational consultation, classroom facilitation, and hands-on training.
Fred has been a member of University of California Riverside Extension teaching staff, frequently taught aircraft composite repair courses in the San Bernardino Valley College Avionics Department, and has served as consultant and technical advisor for five newly constructed Aerospace manufactures in the United States and Great Britain.
Pastor Joel Alvarado
I am married to my beautiful wife of nineteen years Joanna, an amazing woman of God who has an extraordinary gift of loving people. I have five kids, all gifts from God. Jacob, Colton, Julia, Janae and Jeneva. I grew up in the church. The son of a Pastor who happened to marry a Pastor’s daughter. There’s eighty five years of ministry legacy behind us! I went to Grace Bible Institute in the City of Long Beach, CA. Have service in leadership for youth and men’s ministry and outreach teams and as an Associate Pastor. I have worked with mission organizations in Nicaragua and P.A.R.A church ministries such as Youth with a Mission and Mercy Ships International. I worked along side Hispanic ministries (Hispanic Association of Bilingual Bicultural Ministries) and faith-based organizations that helped with national Latino causes with various Spanish denominations. I am a graduate of The Rock Bible College.
Dr. Hendrick Becker
Dr. Hendrik started his fulltime ministry career in 1984. He graduated from the Apostolic Faith Mission Theological Seminary in South Africa, and earned his Masters degree from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He finished Advanced Leadership Studies through the Southern Baptist Convention in Virginia and was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from Providence Bible College and Theological Seminary in Norfolk, Virginia. He served as Senior Pastor in churches in South Africa and the USA, and is serving as Associate Pastor at The Rock Church and World Outreach Center, responsible for Pastoral Care and Small Group Ministry. His wife Eleanor is serving by his side in ministry, and he has three children who all serve God.
Pastor Eleanor Becker
Born and raised in sunny South Africa, my husband and I moved to the States with our three awesome kids, Yolandie, Niel, and Heinz, almost 20 years ago. Growing up in church, loving the Lord, little did I know I would be called to full time ministry on the other side of the globe. After Hennie completed seminary in South Africa, we permanently left our home and began serving the body of Christ on the east coast in Norfolk, Virginia. Through many years of ministry God has truly developed in me a heart for women and a testimony of the gracious power of restoration God offers us in our time of deepest need and brokenness. While in Virginia I oversaw women’s ministry and helped my husband plant a new church into which we poured our lives and love.
Several years ago, God again called our family away to a new home, the Inland Empire and the Rock Church. I am passionate about seeing transformed lives and equipping women to reach their world with God’s beauty and goodness. In addition, my husband and I have a zeal for healthy relationships and enjoy building the house of God by building God’s people. Serving and loving the Inland Empire has brought so much joy to my life. I look forward to seeing what God is going to do today and in the future.
Pastor Mike Bryan
Pastor Mike Bryan is the Senior Children’s Pastor. He oversees the children’s ministry at The Rock Church with his wife Sue. Mike has been in full-time ministry since 1985 and has served as a missionary, evangelist, and pastor. He is a graduate of Rhema Bible Training Center in Oklahoma.
Pastor Sue Bryan
Pastor Sue Bryan oversees the children’s ministry at The Rock Church with her husband Mike. Sue has been in full-time ministry since 1985 and has served as a missionary, evangelist, teacher, and pastor. She is a graduate of Pepperdine University, California, and is also a graduate of Rhema Bible Training Center in Oklahoma.
Pastor Deborah Cobrae
Pastor Deborah Cobrae is the wife of Jim Cobrae, mother of four children, Miranda, Kimberlee, Jessica and Luke, and the grandmother of many wonderful grandchildren. Deborah has labored alongside her husband as they together Pastor one of the fastest growing churches in Southern California; The Rock Church and World Outreach Center.
Throughout years of ministry, marriage, and motherhood, Deborah has learned important lessons in becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ, walking in His faith, working by His grace, and touching lives with His love. Her commitment to serve the Lord and wear any "hat" He gives her to put on has led her to preach in other nations, the inner city, and prisons. Through positive insights, Deborah’s dynamic and practical teaching on God’s word will equip you with the "how to" on living right in a world gone wrong.
Pastor Jim Cobrae
Pastor Jim Cobrae is a dynamic man of God who has been in the Lord’s service for over 25 years. He is the founder and Senior Pastor of one of the largest and fastest growing churches in the United States, The Rock Church & World Outreach Center. Pastor Jim’s wonderful sense of humor and powerful teachings will inspire and instruct you in Kingdom principles for victorious living. His practical and honest teaching has assisted thousands in coming to Jesus Christ and seeing their lives changed. Pastor Jim Cobrae shares both life and ministry with his wife Deborah. He has four children and many wonderful grandchildren.
Rev. Michael Espinosa, Sr.
Rev. Michael Espinosa is a member of the Board of Directors of The Rock Church and World Outreach Center. He is also an instructor in The Rock Bible College. Michael is a graduate in Ministerial Studies from the National Outreach Bible Institute (NOBI). Michael has served the body of Christ for over 20 years in various ministry capacities, including singles and youth ministries.
Dr. Berin Gilfillan
Dr. Berin Gilfillan holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, a Master’s degree in Communication from Regent University (formerly CBN University), and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Vision International University. Berin also studied missions and church planting for two years at Fuller Theological Seminary. In 1985, Berin married his wife, Lisa, and they have three children. Berin and Lisa worked from 1986-89 with the ministry of German evangelist Reinhard Bonnke. In 1991, they started the missionary ministry of Good Shepherd Ministries, International. From 1992-94, the Gilfillan family were missionaries in the country of Nigeria. There they started 140 video Bible schools and also pioneered a successful preschool. Since 1994, Good Shepherd Ministries, International has been developing the International School of Ministry (ISOM), a project sometimes referred to as "the training equivalent of the Jesus movie".
Rev. Lisa Gilfillan
Rev. Lisa Gilfillan is a missionary and teacher who has been an ordained minister for 25 years. Together with her husband, Berin, she spearheads Good Shepherd Ministries, International, the goal of which is to turn every local church into a training center. She served as an associate pastor in several churches, and began a pre-school in Nigeria which now educates children through junior high age.
Rev. Barbara Harworth
Barbara Harworth has been an active part of The Rock Church and World Outreach Center since its inception in 1988. Barbara joined the staff in 1989 as the financial secretary. After 22 years serving the ministry in the financial department, Barbara is now the Director of Finances, managing three employees and all of The Rock Church’s financial affairs.
Barbara Harworth shares both her life and ministry involvements with her husband, Dennis. Both Barbara and her husband, Dennis are directors of the Greeters ministry, overseeing the 98 volunteers. Between them, they have six children and nine grandchildren.
Dr. Steve Kobernik
Dr. Kobernik is an instructor at The Rock Bible College. He has his Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Azusa Pacific University, a secondary teaching credential in the Physical Sciences from California State University at San Bernardino, his Master of Divinity and his Doctor of Ministry in theology with an emphasis in church growth, both from Fuller Theological Seminary. Dr. Kobernik served as an instructor in Greek and Hebrew while at Fuller and then as an ordained United Methodist Pastor for 13 years. He also has served as a church growth consultant for traveling evangelists, and currently for two missionary organizations. Dr. Steve and Linda Kobernik have been married for over 43 years and have 3 daughters, 2 sons-in-law and 8 grandchildren.
Dr. Paul Ogando
He is the Pastor of the Spanish Ministry at The Rock Church and World Outreach Center (Iglesia la Roca).
He was born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, a Spanish-speaking country in the Caribbean, where he studied at the University of Santo Domingo (UASD) to become a Dentist, subsequently practicing dentistry for about 3 years.
He moved to San Bernardino in 2004 when he accepted a position at the International School of Ministry (ISOM, of Good Shepherd Ministries International), Where he had earned an Associate Degree in Biblical Studies through Vision University. This move led him to The Rock.
Rev. Larry Reynolds
Larry Reynolds is the Founder and President of Reynolds Sports Management. With over 20 years of experience and an impeccable reputation, he is regarded as one of the top baseball agents in the country. A graduate from Corvallis High School in Oregon, Larry was a three-sport star in football, baseball, and basketball. He went on to receive a two-sport scholarship from Stanford University where he graduated in 1979 with a Bachelors degree in Psychology.
Larry has been a Christian for over 35 years as he grew up in a Christian home which was heavily influenced by his Mother and Grandmother. He has been a member of the Rock Church and World Outreach Center since 1998 and was ordained and became Reverend Larry Reynolds in October of 2007. While at the Rock he has served on the Church’s Board of Directors and in various capacities, including the Married Couples Ministry. He has 15 years of Biblical and Clinical counseling experience. Most of his counseling experience is in the area of Marital Counsel and Financial Planning, with an emphasis on biblical principles.
He currently lives in Riverside, California with his wife Dr. Vanessa Reynolds and their three children, Jared, Jenna and Justin.
Dr. Vanessa Reynolds
Dr. Vanessa Reynolds has practiced Emergency Medicine at Kaiser Hospital in Fontana for the last 19 years and currently works there part time. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at Stanford University. She wanted to be an Emergency Physician and completed a 3 year residency at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, after getting her M.D. from Tufts School of Medicine in Boston, MA in 1985.
Dr. Vanessa as she is called by her pastor and church members accepted Christ at the age of 12. She has worked with her husband in youth and marital counseling, and as married couple’s ministry leaders. She has been to Tanzania, Africa as well as the Philippines teaching the word and various health issues to women, and is a teacher in Women of the World Ministries, International School of Ministry. She has been a member of the Rock Church and World Outreach Center for many years where she ministers in the Women’s Ministry and at conferences providing unique insight into women’s health, marriage and family issues.
Pastor Dan Roth
Pastor Dan Roth is the Executive Pastor of The Rock Church. Pastor Dan has an Associates Degree in Music and graduated from Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, OK. He has served in several areas of leadership throughout the church and in missions. Dan enjoys teaching and preaching the Word and has a passion to empower others for the work of the ministry. Together with his wife Pastor Jessica they have three children; Chloe, Micah and Titus.
Pastor Dave Simmons
Pastor Dave Simmons is a husband and the father of three children. He has a passion to see every Christian identify with who they are in Christ Jesus. He has served as a youth minister for seven years in addition to several other ministry positions. Dave is an associate Pastor at the Rock Church and World Outreach Center, where his primary focus is on developing Spiritual Personal Trainers (SPT). Dave is a graduate of The Rock Bible College.
Pastor Richard Villanueva
Pastor Richard is the happy husband to his wife, Michelle, father of two amazing children, and a native of San Bernardino. Together with Michelle, they have pastored the youth ministry of The Rock Church since 2004 as associate and now senior youth pastors. He currently oversees 8 weekly youth services. A graduate of The Rock Bible College himself, he has attended The Rock since 1996 and has a growing passion to see young people rise up to the dreams God has placed in their lives.