Pursue A Life Of Godliness – 2 Peter 1:5-8

Pursue A Life Of Godliness – 2 Peter 1:5-8

2 Peter 1:5-8 LSB

5 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, 6 and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, 7 and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. 8 For if these things are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

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Kyle Kearbey
Kyle Kearbey

I have served as the Pastor of Preaching at Grace Fellowship Church in Albion, Southeastern Illinois, for the past eight years. Grace Fellowship is a Reformed Baptist congregation holding to the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. I remain humbled and thankful to my risen Lord for calling me to the ministry of the Word and entrusting me with the high privilege of pastoral service. I love the flock the Lord has given to me and my fellow elders.

From 2010 to 2016, I served as a bi-vocational pastor while working full-time in higher education. In 2017, I transitioned to full-time pastoral ministry while continuing part-time work in higher education. That same year, I began serving with Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary (CBTS), helping to establish and oversee institutional effectiveness, accreditation, and academic quality. By God’s grace, the seminary received its initial accreditation in 2019, and I later led it through reaffirmation in 2024. I have also worked with several other Reformed seminaries in similar roles. I served with CBTS until July 2025.

From 2019 until July 2025, I was blessed to serve as Vice-Chairman of the Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries – Commission on Accreditation (ARTS-COA). In that role, I helped evaluate and uphold accreditation standards for Reformed institutions across the United States, participated in site visits, and assisted many schools in achieving accreditation.

In 2024, with the Lord’s help, I established the Christian Heritage Center. I am eager to see how He will continue to use this work in the days ahead.

Beyond ministry and academics, I enjoy reading and studying church history, working out when I can, playing video games with my son, and walking the fairgrounds here in Albion. Above all, I am most thankful to God for saving me and for the privilege of being used—even in a small way—for His glorious Kingdom.

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