The church faces another lawsuit involving a former children’s ministry volunteer who abused children at Relentless Church before taking a position at another church. Late last year, Gray said he would soon announce a new location for the congregation, but that announcement never came. In addition to Gray’s sexual problems, the church faces possible eviction over a dispute with another church, Redemption Church, which owns the property. “Aventer, I am sorry for the pain I have caused you, and my prayer is that the life I live from this moment will be one worthy of the love that you extended…To my church, I am sorry. 30, Gray posted an online video addressing the rumors and offering vague apologies to his wife and his church. However, we hope you will support our work with your prayers and financial gifts. “Mary” claimed she sent Gray nude photos and meals, while he gave her money.ĭays later, The Greenville News reported that Gray’s attorneys said the woman was blackmailing and extorting Gray and called for an FBI investigation.Īccess to MinistryWatch content is free. John Gray’s latest scandal began August 21 when social media and entertainment news websites pounced on claims posted by a Houston woman in a YouTube video. He tried to make things up to his wife Aventer for an earlier “emotional affair” by buying her a $200,000 Lamborghini as an anniversary gift, but the gesture only generated criticism of his lavish spending. Gray, an associate pastor at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, has faced charges of unfaithfulness since he arrived at Relentless Church in South Carolina in 2018, and his family moved into a $1.8 million house the church bought for them. “Is John Gray still the pastor of Relentless Church?” Now, following additional rumors that arose this summer, people are asking a new question. He then added, “But those who have been corrected by humility and adjusted by character are now being redeployed.For years, as rumors of extramarital affairs circulated, people asked, “Did John Gray do it?” When nearing the end of the sermon, the controversial minister issued an ominous word of warning, saying, God is “about to remove people who think they have power.” However, the former associate pastor of Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church is adamant about his readiness to turn over a new leaf, since God has given him “a second chance.” ![]() Integrity still matters”-true statements that he has admittedly failed to live up to. He also pointed out, “Holiness still matters. To reach those goals, he admitted, “I have to stop participating with the enemy.”ĭuring the message, Gray, who is aware that many have been turned off by his unbecoming life choices, stressed, “My issues have nothing to do with God’s holiness, and no one should conflate the two.” Prior to his latest health battle, Gray explained that he had become “bitter at the rat race of contemporary church culture.”ĭescribing himself as “cynical,” he said he had been focused on the wrong things, like, “Who can go viral the fastest? Who can dress the coolest? Who can kill us with some awe-inspiring revelation? When the victory is who can be faithful in their marriage?”Īnnouncing his exit from the rat race, he told members, “My goals have become very small: love God, love my wife, love my kids, serve this church.” “Everything that I do matters,” he told congregants, expressing a fresh perspective. It seems that his July stint in critical care, with his wife making pleas for prayer on his behalf, served as a major wake-up call. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, the I Am Number 8 author had an epiphany: “That’s not how it works when you’re in leadership. “I was looking at my life, and I realized that the life that I was living was antithetical to Scripture in critical areas,” admitted the former OWN reality TV star who periodically sat in a chair during his sermon, as he continues to recover.Īccording to Gray, he had previously been prideful and unwilling to take accountability, characterizing his leadership philosophy as, “Stay out of my business, and I’ll stay out of yours.” The woman had allegedly been communicating and facilitating virtual sex with the husband of Aventer Gray and father of the couple’s two children, Theory and John IV. Contriteness was in order, since he had not too long ago been put on blast by celebrity news blogger, Latasha Kebe, known online as Tasha K.Īccording to Kebe, Gray was involved with a Florida-based adult entertainer who specializes in providing erotic massages.
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