Dr. Paul G. Crews is the founder and director of Great Exchange Ministries.

Dr. Crews’s ministry education includes:

  • Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary (Matthews, NC)

  • Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Fort Worth, TX)

  • Bachelor of Science in Religious Education from Gardner-Webb University (Boiling Springs, NC)

  • Advanced Discipleship Training (ADT) through Grace Life International Ministries (Charlotte, NC)

What is GEM’s mission?

Great Exchange Ministries, Inc. is a non-profit ministry that exists to glorify God by empowering ministry and marketplace leaders to fulfill their God-intended potential.

What makes GEM distinctive?

Great Exchange Ministries, Inc. equips your church or organization by providing the following:

  • Proven Approach to Building Christlikeness through the Equipping Profile™

  • Building Christlike Leadership in the home, church, and organization

* The Equipping Profile™ is an evaluation tool founded on biblical principles to assist you and your team in developing greater cohesiveness and fruitfulness in ministry.  It provides insight into 10 Christlike thinking characteristics that impact our lives and relationships. The Equipping Profile™ is based on empirical research done by Christian leader Gary Morais. 

Dr. Paul Crews’s ministry experience includes:

  • 30 years of full-time ministry

  • 24 years as a Senior Pastor and Teaching Elder

  • Published author and speaker

  • Working with churches in the United States, Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba, and Romania training leaders in apologetics, evangelism, leadership, Christian life and biblical doctrine