Pastor Kevin McClanahan graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in Spanish. After studying poverty in South America, he returned to the University of Michigan Law School where he earned his Juris Doctorate. He practiced corporate law before joining a law-related education program in Harlem, New York. In 2001, he was appointed a judge of the Civil Court of New York City. In 2006, he was called to pastor a church that would later become Living Grace Worship Center. He is a published author, husband, and proud father of two children.