Pastor Terrance Kearney
Met at: Los Olas Beach Club & Seafood Grill area, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Met date: July 27, 2025 Role(s): Pastor, Spiritual Advisor to Dr. Lael Alexander Last interaction: July 27, 2025
Contact Information
- Role: Pastor and spiritual brother/advisor to Dr. Lael Alexander
- Ministry focus on biblical teaching and spiritual discernment
- Provides spiritual counsel for business and personal matters
Personal Background
- Licensed pastor with deep biblical knowledge and teaching ability
- Serves as one of Dr. Lael Alexander's spiritual brothers and advisors
- Has gifting in spiritual discernment and character assessment
- Louisiana connections (referenced Lord Ward as "by way of Louisiana")
- Provides personal pastoral care and spiritual guidance during challenging times
Professional Background
- Senior pastor with extensive biblical teaching experience
- Spiritual advisor to high-level business leaders and executives
- Ministry experience includes counseling Fortune 500 executives
- Specializes in applying biblical principles to business and leadership situations
- Provides spiritual oversight and guidance for complex business relationships
Expertise
- Biblical teaching and exposition
- Spiritual discernment and character assessment
- Pastoral counseling and spiritual guidance
- Leadership development through biblical principles
- Business ethics and spiritual integrity
- Crisis spiritual counseling and support
Current Projects & Interests
- Spiritual Advisory to Dr. Alexander: Providing ongoing biblical guidance and counsel
- Biblical Teaching Ministry: Preaching and teaching biblical principles for leadership
- Character Discernment: Helping assess business relationships through spiritual insight
- Executive Spiritual Counseling: Ministering to business leaders and high-level executives
- Kingdom Business Principles: Integrating biblical values with business operations
Connections
- Dr. Lael Alexander (Primary spiritual advisory relationship)
- Joseph Lasante (Fellow advisor in Dr. Alexander's circle)
- Lord Ward (First African-American CEO of Fortune 500 company, Detroit/Louisiana)
- Gary Sheng (Strategic advisor to Dr. Alexander, met July 27, 2025)
- Executive and ministry networks across business and spiritual communities
Transcripts
| Transcript ID | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-27-gary-sheng-joseph-lasante-pastor-terrance-kearney-spiritual-teaching | 2025-07-27 | Biblical teaching session on Joseph's story, divine purpose, and spiritual discernment in leadership |
Teaching and Ministry Philosophy
Biblical Foundation for Leadership
Core Message on Divine Purpose:
"God has sent you to the world that you may save lives."
Character Assessment Principle:
"Can't nobody attach themselves to him if it's about you... If it ain't about saving lives. Then you're not going to be his bitch."
Spiritual Discernment in Business
Discernment Gifting:
"I'll be able to discern a conversation... I ain't got time for you to be sitting here. Wasting your time. Talking to somebody that ain't dealing with us."
Character Revelation Principle:
"There is nothing you have... that you will never reveal upon the face of this man... Everything that a person experienced in life has been told by that person. Ain't no hidden secret."
Pastoral Care Philosophy
Personal Care Over Circumstances:
"I heard about all that stuff. I don't care about that... How you doing? I got you. They need to know that somebody cares."
Strategic Spiritual Role
Pastor Kearney serves as a crucial spiritual anchor and discernment filter for Dr. Alexander's expanding ministry and business operations. His role includes:
Biblical Guidance and Teaching
Provides comprehensive biblical framework for understanding Dr. Alexander's calling and circumstances, particularly through the lens of Joseph's story - rejection leading to elevation for the purpose of saving lives.
Character Assessment and Discernment
Utilizes spiritual gifting to evaluate potential business partners and relationships, helping protect Dr. Alexander from people with wrong motives or character issues.
Crisis Spiritual Support
Offers personal pastoral care during challenging periods, focusing on the person rather than circumstances or public perception.
Kingdom Business Integration
Helps integrate biblical principles with business operations, ensuring that spiritual values guide practical decision-making.
Key Biblical Teaching: The Joseph Paradigm
Pastor Kearney's central teaching revolves around the biblical story of Joseph, applying it to Dr. Alexander's journey:
The Pit to Palace Pattern
- Rejection as Divine Positioning: Family rejection (pit) → Testing period (Potiphar's house) → Character development (prison) → Elevation for purpose (palace)
- Seed Metaphor: Being "put down" like a seed that must be planted before it can grow
- Divine Orchestration: "God orchestrates and manipulates situations" to create need and position the right person to meet that need
The Saving Lives Purpose
- Ultimate Calling: Leadership elevation is not for personal benefit but to "save lives"
- Character Test: Those who attach themselves for selfish reasons will not be able to stay
- Divine Recognition: "I don't know where you come from. But God, at this time. Now. God has sent you to the world. That you may save lives."
Notes
Pastor Kearney represents the spiritual foundation and biblical framework supporting Dr. Alexander's expanding influence and business operations. His teaching provides both theological context for understanding Dr. Alexander's journey and practical wisdom for navigating complex business relationships.
His emphasis on the "saving lives" purpose serves as a powerful filter for evaluating partnerships and opportunities, ensuring that Dr. Alexander's elevated position serves Kingdom purposes rather than merely personal advancement.
The pastor's ability to provide personal care regardless of circumstances, combined with his spiritual discernment gifting, makes him an invaluable advisor for someone in Dr. Alexander's position of increasing influence and responsibility.