Stephan was saved by God's grace during his freshman year of college. He graduated from Southwest Baptist University in 2012 and received a Masters in Theological Studies from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2017. Stephan has a desire to preach God's Word and to see people come to a knowledge of Jesus Christ. Stephan and his wife Rebekah have four children, Theodore, Martyn, Sadie & Fredrick.