Our Staff
Pastor
Rev. Ronald N. (Ron) Johnson
I am excited to serve St. Philip as pastor because I envision what God can do when leadership and the congregation have a heart to join God's vision to help build the Kingdom and to serve Jesus Christ, the Lord of the Church.
I believe God has uniquely qualified me for this role. My core values include hospitality, faithfulness in treating others, the call to be part of God's people on the move, sharing the good news, service and love, compassion, justice, connection, listening and learning, and embracing multiculturalism.
I have been married for more than 40 years to the Rev. Jane Johnson. We are blessed with three adult sons, Joshua, Justin, and Jonathan, a daughter-in-law, and one eight-year-old granddaughter, Avery Hannah. My family resides in Austin, Texas, Brooklyn, New York, and Seattle, Washington.
Director of Music
Pauline Sexton
Pauline Sexton joined the staff of St. Philip as Director of Music in August 2019. She oversees all musical ensembles at the church and assists with worship planning.
Pauline and her husband Brian relocated to DFW in July 2018 after living and raising their family in the Rio Grande Valley, where she was the Director of Music at First Presbyterian Church, McAllen, Texas. In addition to her work at St. Philip, Pauline is the Head Choir Director at Grapevine High School.
Brian, who directs the handbells at St. Philip, teaches music for iUniversity Prep in GCISD. Their two grown children, David and Grace, work in the music field in Boston, Massachusetts.
Pianist/Organist
Dr. Vernon Boyd
Vernon Boyd has served as pianist, organist and occasional choir director at St. Philip Presbyterian Church since 2008. He is a native Texan born in Fort Worth, and apart from school and military, has lived most of his life in the area. “Doc” Boyd holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from Texas Christian University, and a PhD from the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, New York.
Vern has taught music at Tarrant County College for about 38 years, teaching almost everything in the curriculum. He now teaches Music Appreciation for Trinity River Campus downtown. Vern has also played for the Northeast Theater for about 25 years, in addition to teaching classes, private lessons, accompanying vocalists, instrumentalists and choirs. For some time he acted in theatrical productions as well, both at Northeast Campus and at Granbury Opera, where he also played and conducted musicals.
Vern’s appetite to learn new things is insatiable. A friend from high school has been tutoring him in Biblical Greek for several years.
Administrative Assistant
Lisa Robinson
Our Administrative Assistant is Lisa Robinson. Lisa is very excited to join the staff here at St. Philip Presbyterian Church. Lisa has an extensive history of office experience in a number of fields, including working as a legal secretary and a mortgage underwriter. Her last church office position was as administrative assistant for St. Patrick Church in Pennsylvania, where she worked for over eight years.
Lisa and her family moved here from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2015 for her husband's job at American Airlines. They have a daughter who is in her first year of college. Prior to that, she lived in Pittsburgh her entire life, so moving here was quite an adjustment. What she loves most about Texas is the people.
