ERNEST D. GRAY JR.

Compassionate professional in spiritual and educational leadership, known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion. Skilled in developing community outreach programs, leading educational workshops, and managing volunteer teams. Excel at communication, empathy, and organizational skills to effectively guide groups towards achieving shared goals. Possess ability to inspire, educate, and lead with integrity and compassion

• Published author in a peer reviewed journal and a textbook.
• Taught over 60 different sections of 8 different courses within higher education.
• Enhanced equity and diversity in the higher education learning environment.
• Mentored dozens of students of color, empowering them to remain resilient in higher education and to persist to completion.
• Integrated research interests and knowledge toward leading and educating groups of individuals in the land of Palestine and Jordan.
• Lectured at various academic conferences within the United States and the Caribbean.

• Society of Biblical Literature
• Institute for Biblical Research

• Book Review: Liebengood, Kelly. The Eschatology of 1 Peter., SNTS 157: in Religious Studies Review, 08/01/15
• Contextual Considerations in a Tension Filled New Testament Text, Say It: Celebrating Expository Preaching in the African American Tradition, Eric Redmond, Moody Press, 2019
• Cain Hope Felder: Life, Ministry, and Thought, Haymanot Journal, UMI, 2021

• Dr. Junias Venugopel, Former Provost, Moody Bible Institute, Associate Dean, School of Missions, Wheaton College, 501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL, 60187, (803) 767-1359, juniasv@aol.com
• Dr. Eric Redmond, Associate Professor, Moody Bible Institute, 820 N Lasalle Blvd, Chicago, IL, 60610, (301) 873-1079, eric.redmond@moody.edu

• Western Civilization, ancient and modern
• Middle Eastern Civilization, ancient and modern including Dead Sea Scrolls
• Ancient and Modern Linguistics
• African and African American history and culture
• Homiletics and Enlightenment epistemology

• Exposing The Aesthetics of Whiteness in Biblical Studies, Center for Pastoral Theologians, Annual Conference, 10/01/21
• Ad Fontes: A survey of NT hymnody and its correlates in Early Negro Spirituals., Society of Gospel Haymanot, Annual Conference, 10/01/21
• Christianity and Soul Work, Crucible Project Annual Meeting, 10/01/21
• Cain Hope Felder: Life, Ministry, and Thought, Society of Gospel Haymanot, Annual Conference, 10/01/20
• A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Petrine Haustafeln: Evaluating Power Dynamics, Midwest SBL Annual Meeting, 02/01/20
• A Brief History of The Black Church in Chicago, Holy Trinity Church, 10/01/19
• Artist in Exile: The Life and Work of Henry Ossawa Tanner, Moody Bible Institute, Black History Lectureship, 02/01/18
• Psalm 133, Moody Bible Institute's President Chapel, 03/01/18
• Why Suffer in Silence? Questioning Mental Illness Stigmas and Empowering the African American Community, Moraine Valley Community College, 02/01/18
• How Language Functions as a Window to our World, Moraine Valley Community College, 11/01/16
• Jesus' Prayer in John 17: The Warp and Weft of Oneness Realized, Moody Bible Institute's Annual Missions Conference, 10/01/15
• The Use of Sarah's Barrenness and its Reversal as a Model for Promise and Fulfillment, Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, 11/01/13
• An Appraisal of Race: A Theological Account, by J. Kameron Carter., Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, 11/01/11