Larry Gipson is the pastor and founder of Springs of Life. His calling is to point people to Jesus, whose radical love knows no bounds. He has a Bachelors of Arts in Religious Studies from Yale University and a Master of Divinity from Emory University (Candler School of Theology) with a concentration in Biblical Interpretation. He has also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine. ​​

He first discerned a call to church-planting in seminary in Atlanta. But he also felt the Holy Spirit convict him of the need to prepare himself, so for seven years he served established churches in Boston, Dallas, and Greensboro. After moving to central Texas, he discovered the need for an inclusive faith community that would reach unchurched younger adults and began gathering the launch team for Springs of Life.