55: John Ray

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John Ray is a Youth With A Mission missionary as well as Lead Teaching Elder at Grace Church of Northwest Arkansas. He has almost thirty years of ministry experience in over thirty countries and context as well as a newly minted Masters of Divinity from George Fox Evangelical Seminary. John and his wife Jane have four daughters, Hope, Hannah, Naomi and Olivia. In October of 2009, their youngest daughter Olivia was tragically killed at a crosswalk a mile from their home in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Since then much of the their ministry efforts have been focused on various projects supported through Olivia’s Basket. (Photo credit: Brian Hirschy)

Resources and Links Mentioned:
Ray Family site
Olivia’s Basket
Narrative Lectionary

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Books

• Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places | by Eugene Peterson
• The Unnecessary Pastor | by Marva Dawn & Eugene Peterson
• Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry | by Will Willimon
• Gilead | by Marilynne Robinson
• Home | by Marilynne Robinson
• The Death of Adam | by Marilynne Robinson
• NT Wright For Everyone Commentaries
• Speaking of Sin | by Barbara Brown Taylor

Gear

• Accordance

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