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So Who is the Evangelism Linebacker?

We've all heard about the Evangelism Linebacker and we've laughed with the videos, but who is this passionate Christ follower?

Derwin Gray is a man of great passion. For six seasons in the NFL he played with a contagious passion that led to two Pro Bowl nominations. For the last nine years, he has communicated the Gospel of Grace around America and abroad with an intense passion that is both contagious and inspiring. Dewey is a 2004 graduate of the Billy Graham Institute of Emerging Evangelists and a graduate (with honors) of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he is being mentored by world-renowned theologian, philosopher, and apologist Norman L. Geisler.
Derwin Gray and his wife Vicki founded One Heart at a Time Ministries in September of 1999. The vision of the ministry is to see people transformed--one heart at a time--through the love, grace, and truth of Jesus Christ. Derwin is also on the Pastoral Leadership Team of theGathering, a young, vibrant multi-ethnic church plant in Charlotte, NC .

Monday, October 6, 2008

Last week I went to visit the Koren refugees that now live on the east side of Charlotte. Two women from theGathering (the church I co-pastor) have taken the lead in showing these people the love of Jesus. As a pastor, it is awesome to see theology lived out by the people you lead (see Eph. 4:12). This is why I pastor, not to draw huge crowds, but to equip people to live out the Gospel and bring glory to Jesus as they bless someone else's life.

These Koren refugees have nothing! Many of them have seen their loved ones killed by oppressive governments. Please pray as our little church called theGathering ministers in a big way to the Koren people. We desire to not only meet their physical needs, we want to teach them how to speak English, shop for groceries, balance a checkbook, get jobs, and meet their educational needs.

May they see Jesus in us. May they experience Jesus as we serve them the way Jesus served His disciples by washing their feet. And may our people see that Church is not somewhere you go for a few hours on Sunday, but a community of people that display Jesus to the world. Check this out:http://www.thegatheringnc.org/service-opportunities/refugee-relief-fund-/

humbled by grace,

pastor derwin
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