Dr. Robert Louis Stephens
1999 - 2001

Dr. Robert Louis Stephens is a native of North Carolina.  Upon accepting God's call to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, Dr. Stephens aggressively pursued his educational training at Virginia Union Theological Seminary.  After completing his educational training, Dr. Stephens trained and taught others entering into the ministry at Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO as adjunct professor.  Also while in Kansas City, Dr. Stephens founded the Peace Baptist Church.  In January 1999, Dr. Robert L. Stephens became the 20th pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church.

Under the pastoral leadership of Dr. Robert L. Stephens, Pilgrim Baptist Church was introduced to several relationship building tools to increase the congregations personal walk with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Dr. Stephens introduced several great process driven solutions to improve organizational effectiveness and develop effective leadership within the Church.  Some of those opportunities include Experiencing God, The Purpose Driven Church, The Coming Church Revolution, The Joy of Discovery, The Joyner Report, Church Reconciliation Meetings, Church Wide Budgeting Process, and the Constitutional Review Committee.

Experiencing God and the Joy of Discovery were wonderful, personal spiritual development tools.  Members were led to a heightened understanding of what God wanted to do within each of their lives.  The Joy of Discovery provided invaluable tools to reading, interpreting, analyzing, and applying the Word of God into their daily lives.

The Purpose Driven Church and The Coming Church Revolution were wonderful church assessment and redefining tools.  They provided the catalyst for positive organizational change and leadership development.

In November 2001, Dr. Stephens resigned as Senior Pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church.

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