Ben F. Gray
Founding Pastor of CityHarvest Church Brisbane; Apostolic Leader of CityHarvest International; Chairman - Brisbane citywide association of churches and Christian ministries; Founder and Apostolic oversight of the Australian Prayer Network.
Author of Heaven's Answer to Earth's Dilemma, Obtainable Wisdom and founder of Vocations 4 Life, the innovative and groundbreaking course built around the revelation of Heaven's Answer. His passion is to see the people of God accomplish the eternal purpose of God for all creation.
Ben F. Gray is a leader, pastor, speaker and consultant, who, through travelling the globe in church, mission and business activities, has developed communication and leadership skills to impact a generation for Jesus.
In the position of Senior Associate, Ben's multi-gifted leadership abilities and wide-ranging experience were utilized on a team that grew one of Australia's largest Baptist Churches.
In 1993, he founded the Australian Prayer Network (APN), now the largest prayer network in the South Pacific. He is a known leader in the prayer movement in the region and internationally, and is the apostolic oversight of the APN. Ben is the executive editor of ‘PrayerLink' that has operated as a key publication on prayer, mission and revival in Australia and the region since 1993; leader of strategic Prayer Journey's into 10/40 window nations and beyond since 1993. He has also held regional leadership in the AD2000 Movement and the Evangelical Fellowship of the South Pacific.
In 1996, Ben founded a new apostolic ministry called CityHarvest International, which functions in several local, national and international ministry and mission related roles. In 1998 he pioneered CityHarvest Church in Brisbane Queensland and with another team in 2001, a sister church in Caloundra City, Queensland. These are churches, seeking to position themselves within a strong kingdom paradigm.
In 1999, he commenced CityHarvest Publications promoting and publishing key Australian and international authors. As convener he, with CHI Conferences, holds key events across the nation and internationally, bringing timely and encouraging ministry to the body of Christ.
He has lead pastors' prayer and strategic leadership gatherings across the nation, working with church and community leaders in the City Transformation ministry of the Australian Prayer Network. In 2002, along with a number of city pastors in Brisbane, he pioneered a citywide network of churches and ministries, called BrizNet and is Chairman of the networks Yes! We Care, outreach.
Ben has a deep love for God and a strong commitment to people. His years of pastoral experience, and openness and sensitivity to the work of the Holy Spirit, combine to make his ministry style relaxed and discerning while being relevant, credible and practical. He is well known across the Church in his city, nation and internationally for his strong commitment to the kingdom of God in society and all creation. As one international best selling author and senior pastor recently said, "Ben Gray is a natural when it comes to breaking down biblical concepts and expressing their significance to the world today. His knowledge of the Word and depth of insight define his biblical worldview."
Ben has three married adult children, Cheralynn, Bernadette and Benjamin, and is the proud grandfather of nine grandchildren. |
Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma is a thoughtful look at the current condition of the church with practical and solid recommendations for moving forward. Ben’s insights on the role of work are a fresh contribution to the current faith and work material published to date. 
Ben Gray calls every believer in Christ in our day to recognize and fulfil their God-given vocational calling as kingdom people. I highly recommend Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma. 
Ben Gray has written an excellent book that helps renovate our ideas of what church is and how we were designed to engage in society … Here is an apostolic vision that points the way to a more fruitful future by grounding us in a more faithful past. 
In Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma, Ben Gray lifts our sights immensely. He describes the vast scenario in which God’s people are called to honor and serve Him – not only in church, but also in every realm of life; indeed throughout the whole of creation.