Cornerstone University Alumni Journal 2021

CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI JOURNAL 2021
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BRAD GRAY
(B.A. ’02)
Advancing God’s Kingdom
Every morning, Brad Gray wakes up and asks God, “What can we create today?”
His attitude toward faithfully listening to God and using his passion for storytelling has led him across the country and around the
world as he seeks to help people better understand the Bible in its original context.
Gray’s path to becoming a teaching pastor and creator of resources for learning about Scripture began unconventionally. As
a business major and basketball player at Cornerstone University, Gray originally planned to help his father in his exercise
education and physical rehabilitation business. But, as Gray likes to say, “Following Jesus is always an adventure. Buckle up, and
hold on tight because you never know what will happen next.”
After three years of working for his father, Gray felt prompted to change professions, attend seminary and become a pastor—
something his grandmother knew all along. “I talked to her on the phone after I made the decision,” Gray laughed. “She said, ‘I
always knew you were going to be a pastor.’”
After receiving his Master of Divinity and spending an additional year studying in Jerusalem, Gray became a teaching pastor at
Solomon’s Porch church in Jenison, Mich., and three years later for Central Wesleyan Church in Holland, Mich. Four years later,
Gray sensed God had a new plan for him.