Stephen Hayes received a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Grand Canyon University in 1974. He was ordained into the gospel ministry by North Phoenix Baptist Church in 1975. He received a Masters of Divinity at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in 1977 and a Doctor of Ministry from Gateway Seminary in 2018. Currently, Stephen serves as a trustee for the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and as a Pastor on the NPHX Church Pastoral Care team.

The International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention commissioned him for overseas service 1980 – 2007. Stephen and his wife Marcia celebrate fifty plus years of marriage and excellence in ministry together. Twenty-seven years were spent in a cross-cultural context as overseas missionaries and over twenty-three years in stateside local church ministry. Steve’s hobbies include reading, gardening, golfing, fishing and more golfing.