Elders and Deacons

Elders and Deacons

Fairview is served by a plurality of elders who exercise oversight and deacons who steward some of the physical needs of the church.

Tim Stephens

  • Senior Pastor
Tim Stephens is the senior pastor of Fairview Baptist Church, Calgary, Alberta. Tim grew up on a farm in Eastern Ontario, graduated with a Computer Engineering degree from Queen’s University, a Masters of Divinity degree from Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching from The Masters Seminary. He is happily married to Raquel and they have been blessed with nine children.

Joshua Poffenroth

  • Pastor
Josh is a husband, father, and farmer who loves the Gospel and is enjoying its fruit and power as the Lord is so merciful to unfold its richness through His Word and Spirit. Josh and Jocelyn, his wife of twenty years, along with their five children find it a rich blessing to work together on their tree farm and have been excited to watch Christ build His church over the last several years. One of Josh’s passions is encouraging and…

Rob Barriault

  • Deacon of Operations
Rob serves as the Pastoral Assistant and Deacon of Operations at Fairview Baptist Church. He has a wide educational background, he received his Bachelors of Religious Education and Masters of Divinity at Tyndale University, his Masters of Theology Studies from Reformed Baptist Seminary, and he also received Diplomas in Marketing as well as Fitness and Health promotion from Algonquin College. He has worked as a personal trainer, teaching fitness classes, and training athletes at Carleton University.