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Dr. Derwin L. Gray (born April 9, 1971) is a former NFL football player and the founding and lead pastor of Transformation Church in Indian Land, South Carolina.

This article is an autobiography or has been extensively edited by the subject or by someone connected to the subject. (July 2016)

Derwin Gray

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Personal information
Born:	(1971-04-09) April 9, 1971 (age 51) San Antonio, Texas
Career information
College:	BYU
NFL Draft:	1993 / Round: 4 / Pick: 92
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (1993–1997) Carolina Panthers (1998)

College and NFL

After graduating from Brigham Young University, Derwin was the 92nd pick in the 1993 NFL Draft. He played for five years with the Indianapolis Colts (1993-1997) and one year with the Carolina Panthers (1998).

Church work

Derwin and his wife Vicki began an itinerant speaking ministry, One Heart At A Time Ministries, in 1999. Derwin went on to graduate magna cum laude from Southern Evangelical Seminary with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree, with a focus in apologetics. Derwin and Vicki founded Transformation Church in January 2010. In 2018, Derwin received his Doctor of Ministry in the New Testament in Context at Northern Seminary under Dr. Scot McKnight.[1]].

Along with pastoring Transformation Church, Derwin speaks at conferences across the country and is referred to as the “Evangelism Linebacker." He has written 4 books: Hero: Unleashing God’s Power in a Man’s Heart, published 2010; Limitless Life: You Are More Than Your Past When God Holds Your Future, published 2013; Crazy Grace for Crazy Times Bible Study, published 2015; The High Definition Leader: Building Multiethnic Churches in a Multiethnic World, published 2015; The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches About Happiness, published 2020, and How to Heal Our Racial Divide: What the Bible Says, and the First Christians Knew, about Racial Reconciliation in 2022.[2]

Personal life

Derwin married Vicki Ensign in 1992, whom he met his freshman year at BYU.[3] They have two children: a daughter, Presley, and a son, Jeremiah.

NFL stats

Team, Year	Games Played	Tackles
Colts, 1993	11	124
Colts, 1994	16	129
Colts, 1995	16	112
Colts, 1996	10	6
Colts, 1997	11	9
Panthers, 1998	3	0

References

External links

• Football Database

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