In April 1989, Brian Baker and his youngest son, Barnaby Baker who was a youth pastor in the church at the time, travelled to the United States and both spoke at a number of churches, mostly in Texas and California. On their return, Brian Baker's wife Valerie Baker who had been a pastor in the church and leader of the ladies ministry had decided to resign from the ministry. On 30 April 1989, Brian Baker announced that he would also resign from the ministry as their marriage had finally failed. Brian Baker then appointed his older son Philip Baker as the pastor and leader of the church. Philip Baker was well known to the congregation as a teacher in many of the main services and Brian Baker believed that the transition would save the church from disintegration after his and Valerie Baker's resignations. Philip Baker was also a graduate of the Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, and had been the pastor of the children's ministry in the church.