Dr. Richard L. Gray
Associate Professor of Leadership and Christian Ministries
Expertise:
- Urban Ministry
- Leadership
- Black Religious Studies
Education:
- B.A., Anderson University, 1974; M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary, 1986; Th.M., Fuller Theological Seminary, 1991; Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary, 1996.
Dr. Gray joined the Asbury Seminary faculty in the fall of 1999. He came to Asbury from Taylor University, where he served five years as assistant professor of Christian ministries. He previously taught as an adjunct professor at Fuller Seminary and has worked with the Urban League in both Fort Wayne, IN, and Los Angeles, CA. A leadership and urban ministry specialist by preparation and training, Dr. Gray served as the National Director for Ethnic Leadership Development for the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization and World Vision US Ministries. While with the Lausanne Committee, Dr. Gray co-authored the Ethnic Leadership Development Syllabus in preparation for the Leadership ‘88 National Conference. Dr. Gray is an ordained minister, Christian College Coalition Fellow, Executive Director of The Obsidian Society and a recipient of numerous community service awards, including awards from the United States Congress. He is currently completing a book-length manuscript entitled Beneath the Lode of the Cross. He and his wife, Coral, have two children.