{"id":100231,"date":"2023-09-11T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracechristian.edu\/?p=100231"},"modified":"2023-09-11T09:00:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T13:00:30","slug":"alumni-spotlight-joe-kaylee-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gracechristian.edu\/blog\/alumni-spotlight-joe-kaylee-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlight: Joe &#038; Kaylee Johnson","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am eternally grateful\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joe and Kaylee Johnson both graduated from Grace Christian University and got married in the fall of 2013. They now live in Holland, MI along with their four children, Norah, Soren, Eisley, and Audrey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joe and Kaylee have been in ministry together since 2013. After graduating from Grace, Joe went on to seminary and graduated with a Masters in Divinity from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. Since then, they have been serving at Parkside Bible Church in Holland, MI, where Joe is the associate pastor and Kaylee leads worship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joe shared about his experience at Grace, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of the theology classes at Grace were incredibly formative for me. I was surprised how prepared I was for my Seminary experience as well. I took Dr. Loverin\u2019s ethics class, which prepared me most for the trenches of ministry.\u201d He continued,\u00a0 \u201cI often return to the material, lectures, and discussion from that class as I interact with many different types of people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When asked about his college years, Joe said, \u201cPeople always say that \u2018college is what you make it,\u2019 and Grace is uniquely equipped to fulfill that. If you give yourself to the community, longing to grow closer to Christ, you will be transformed. I am eternally grateful for the support system I gained from Grace and the growth I experienced.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you, Johnsons, for sharing your story!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Are you interested in being featured as an alumni? 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