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PASTOR'S
BIO
The Ross family, along
with a core group of saints from
Holland, Grand Haven,
Muskegon, and Grand Rapids,
Michigan
founded
Grace Life
Bible
Church
in October, 2007.
As the son of a Grace
Minister, Pastor Bryan had the fortunate experience of being raised
under Grace teaching. Upon
graduating from
Bader High School
in Lake Geneva,
Wisconsin
in 1996, Bryan
began attending Grace
Bible
College
in
Grand Rapids,
Michigan. After twice changing his
major,
Bryan
decided to pursue two Bachelor Degrees through a cooperative program
between
Grace
Bible
College
and Cornerstone University.
This decision was motivated by two primary factors.
First,
Bryan
possessed a burning desire to teach and preach the message of Grace.
Second, as the son of a tent making Grace Preacher,
Bryan
possessed a firsthand knowledge of the financial struggle to make
ends meet. Consequently,
the decision was made to pursue a career teaching history at the
secondary level as well as a Religious Education degree. In the
end,
Bryan
was awarded a Bachelors of Religious Education Degree from
Grace
Bible
College
and a Bachelors of Arts in Secondary Education from Cornerstone
University.
While in college, Bryan
met and married his wonderful wife Rebekah.
Shortly after getting married,
Bryan
took a position filling the pulpit at West Side Grace Church in
Muskegon, Michigan.
Upon completing his
undergraduate studies,
Bryan
officially became the pastor of West Side Grace Church, a position he
filled for five years. In
the meantime, Bryan and Becky moved to
Cedar Springs,
MI
where
Bryan
took his first job teaching high school Social Studies at
Creative Technologies
Academy, where he taught until December, 2007.
During this time the Ross Family doubled in size, Andrew
Michael was born in January, 2005 with his brother Daniel Paul
following in December, 2007.
In 2006,
in order to meet the continuing education requirement to maintain
his teaching certification. Bryan
enrolled in graduate school at
Norwich
University
in
Vermont. In
June of 2008,
Bryan
was awarded his Masters Degree in Military History.
Currently, Bryan
is utilizing his degree by teaching in the Social Studies Department
at
Greenville
High School in Greenville, Michigan.
In addition to
attending
Grace Bible
College,
Bryan
also enrolled in Grace
School of the Bible with Pastor Richard Jordan.
This unique experience provided Pastor Ross with two different
perspectives on Grace teaching. Thus
having attended both institutions, Bryan
is able to speak from an informed position on divergent doctrinal
matters, rather than resorting to the hearsay and conjecture that has
all too often dominated doctrinal disagreements within the wider Grace
movement.
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