PBC's staff is available to serve our church and our community by providing consistent leadership to facilitate ministry needs from pastoral care to ministry administration. Staff members include Robert Matthews (Associate Pastor), Larry Murray (Lead Pastor), Jeff Hunt (Youth Pastor), Shane Symolon (Worship Leader), Donna Blackmon (Office Manager), and Jennifer Edmunds (Financial Bookkeeper).

Regular office hours are 9:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday. Stop by, call (972.423.5321), or email our staff at Plano Bible Chapel.

Shane Symolon, Worship Leader

PBC is thrilled to welcome Shane Symolon as our new worship leader. Shane is a current Dallas Seminary student pursing a Masters in Theology Degree with an emphasis in pastoral ministry. He has previous experience as a worship leader at Valley Church in South Hadley, MA where he was responsible for all aspects of planning, preparing, and leading the weekly worship services.

Since trusting in Christ as his Savior after college in 2007, Shane has had a burning fire to proclaim the gospel. Shane says, “I found that fire burned especially hot when serving in the local church as a worship leader.” After careful prayer with his wife, Cheryl, they came to believe that God called him to church ministry because of his spiritual gifts, unique background, and passion for serving the local body of believers.

“Worship is the continuous outpouring in all that we do and all that we are in light of our God.  In other words we continuously love God in our minds, hearts, and actions 24 hours a day - 7 days a week.  We worship God at our jobs during the week, we worship Him in the way we interact with our families at home, and we even worship Him on Sunday through music, prayer, preaching and communion. Corporate worship should not solely be about seeking some kind of emotional experience, nor should believers be looking for a dry reiteration of doctrine, rather I believe music is a special gift by God in which we can sing what words alone cannot say.” – Shane Symolon

Shane and Cheryl met when they attended James Madison University. They married in 2008 and moved to Massachusetts so that he could take a job as a TV reporter in Springfield while Cheryl continued her career as an elementary school teacher. They moved to Dallas in 2011 to begin training for ministry at DTS. Cheryl serves on the board of the Seminary Wives in Ministry organization that supports and equips seminary wives at DTS. She has a deep love for bible study with other women. The Symolons had a baby boy, Ethan, on April 26, 2013.

The Worship Leader is responsible for leading and encouraging the congregation in the worship of God through music, scripture reading, and associated arts. He coordinates ministry with other staff, elders, worship ministry leaders, as well as church members and regular attenders. Click here to download a complete job description.

Larry has served as the lead pastor at PBC since 2004. He and his wife, DeeDee, have three children, Michael, Lauren, and Stephen. Born in 1968 and raised in Austin and Garland, Texas, Larry trusted in Christ as his Savior at an early age and was a member of Reinhardt Bible Church in Dallas as a youth. Larry and DeeDee met at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX and were married in 1991.  A year later, they moved to Mesquite, TX for Larry to pursue seminary work at Dallas Seminary (ThM '96). At the same time, he was hired as a staff member at Lake Ridge Bible Church where he served from 1992-2004.

The Murrays are all actively involved in the church family and in the community of Plano.  Larry is a huge Texas Rangers fan and enjoys playing anything ending in -ball.

Native of Atlanta, Georgia, Robert's first career was as a professional actor. In 1978, Jesus became Robert's Savior and Lord, and two years later, Robert enrolled at Columbia Bible College. After graduation, Robert and his wife Ruthie moved to Texas to attend Dallas Theological Seminary. Robert graduated in 1988 with a Masters of Theology degree and has been at Plano Bible Chapel ever since. He teaches, does Bible counseling, and is very involved in the community as Chaplain for the Plano Police and Fire Departments. Robert and Ruthie have two grown daughters, Ashley and Amanda, who are both married, and one granddaughter.