The concept comes from John 15:5, “abide in Christ.” . In this blog, I want
to help us think about and meditate on the amazing gospel of grace and
leadership in life and the church.
For some reason, God has placed me in positions of leadership at every
level of my life. I was a team captain on each of my middle school, high
school, college, and NFL football teams.
I never wanted to be a lead pastor, yet God has seen fit to gift me,
and sovereignly place me, as founding and lead pastor of Transformation
Church—a multi-ethic, multi-generational, mission-shaped, loving
community. In just four short years, we have grown in spiritual maturity
and influence, and have experienced exponential numerical growth.
Image: Erick Hodge
I want God to use Transformation Church to influence the society towards becoming more Gospel-centered and multi-ethnic.
The Gospel of Jesus has influenced me to believe that the local church should be a community of reconciliation and unity.
The world should look at the church and say, “Wow! So that’s what love, reconciliation, and unity look like? I want in!”
If you’re looking for expert advice, I’m not your guy. But if you’re
looking for a practitioner who is in the struggle with you, who doubts
at times, and who desires to learn and grow in every facet of life, I
think we can help each other.
My family and friends call me “D. Gray,” “Dewey,” or “Pastor Derwin.”
I’ve been married to my best friend, Vicki, for twenty-two years. Vicki
has loved me into being the man that I am, and the man that I am
becoming. I couldn’t imagine life without her.
I have two beautiful children; my daughter is a freshmen in
college—Wow, did I just write that!?—and my son is in eighth grade. we
currently live in North Carolina, although currently all Transformation
Church campuses are in South Carolina—exactly where God wanted to start a
church that reflects the diversity of heaven. (Revelation 5:9-10)
All in all, I thank Jesus for his eptastic (epically fantastic) work in
my life and in and through Transformation Church. I love the gospel of
grace and Jesus’ beloved, His Church.
Thank you for stopping by. Thanks for journeying with me. I look forward to growing together.
REFLECTon that.
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