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Leadership

     
  Ray Hardee  
     
 

Name: Ray McKay Hardee, (College Nickname-Mario)

Staff Position: Lead Pastor

Birth Date: January 14

Birthplace: High Point, North Carolina

Spouse’s Name: Queen Andrea (The Former Andrea Michelle Carrigan)

Children’s Names: Princess Anna, Alexander The Great, Dear Abigail

Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Law (Political Science and History)
Master’s In Human Development and Learning (Emphasis in Counseling)
Additional Master’s Study Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity
Valwood Leadership Coaching Certification

 
     
  Favorites:  
 

Food/Place To Eat:
Hamburgers/Pike’s In Downtown Charlotte
Spaghetti and Meatballs/44th Street Italian Restaurant In Manhattan
Best Hamburgers and Onion Rings Anywhere/BarBQ King In Charlotte
Marinated Beef Tips/Milano’s In Gastonia
Ribeye/The Woodshed In Stanley
Mint Chocolate Chip Frappe With Espresso/Starbucks
Cinnamon Crunch Bagel/Panera Bread
Chicken Strips/ChickFilA Anywhere

Movie:
Field of Dreams
Oceans Eleven and Oceans Twelve
Chariots Of Fire
Hotel Rwanda
End Of The Spear
CARS

TV Show:
24
Magnum PI
American Idol (I know. I can’t help it)

Vacation Spot:
The North and South Carolina Beaches (Especially a hideaway in Cherry Grove where I can swim to an undeveloped island and spend the day)
GB’s In Blowing Rock
Orange County, California
Salt Lake City, Utah

Book:
Autobiographical: Three Weeks With My Brother By Nicholas Sparks
Biographical: Everything Written By John Grisham (The Testament is The Best), Nicholas Sparks, Robert Whitlow, Bodie and Brock Thoene, Gary Smalley and Karen Kingsberry Stuff
Motivational: Everything Zig Ziglar has ever written
Business: Good To Great and Built To Last By Jim Collins
The Tipping Point and Blink By Malcolm Gladwell

Sports Team:
Carolina Panthers
Charlotte Bobcats
Atlanta Braves
Gardner-Webb University

Music:
Sting
U2
Michael Gettel
Chris Tomlin
Casting Crowns
Stephen Curtis Chapman
John Tesh

Scripture Verse: Isaiah 40:28-31

 
 
Unusual Fact About You: Flew An Airplane When I was 8 with my father. Lived in 10 places before I was 11 years old including New Orleans, Indianapolis, Daytona Beach, Columbia, and Charlotte

Most Overused Phrase/Cliché: “Here’s The Deal!”, “What’s The Pointe?”

Dislikes/Pet Peeves: Negative People, Slow Drivers, People Who Cannot Count to 10 in the express lane

What Creeps You Out: Mussels that are still alive and clinging to a bottle

Anything Else You’d Like To Add: I love extreme sports like skydiving, jet skiing, water skiing, knee boarding, long distance running, biking, and swimming. I have completed a marathon and a biathlon and survived, and 150 Mile Bike Ride For MS to the Beach. Next goal is a triathlon.

Favorite Quotes:
“A Leader Knows The Way, Goes The Way, and Shows The Way” John Maxwell

“I Want To Make A Difference With People Who Want To Make A Difference Doing Something That Makes A Difference At A Time That Makes A Difference.” John Maxwell
 
     
 

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