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Home » Travel » “God Is Going Use Me Today At American Airlines To Do Kingdom Work”
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“God Is Going Use Me Today At American Airlines To Do Kingdom Work”

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 20, 2019November 14, 2023 11 Comments

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Meet Greg McBrayer. He’s a Chief Flight Controller for American Airlines. He’s also an Anglican priest. He serves both roles each day at American Airlines’ headquarters in Forth Worth.

McBrayer spent many years with US Airways in Pittsburgh before being transferred to Fort Worth after the merger with American Airlines in 2013.

Each work day, he sits at a desk overlooking several monitors, with a ground staff below that resembles the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Apostle Magazine, a publication of the Anglican Church in North America, recently caught up with McBrayer:

This is where it is run tactically every day. It’s also the place where God has called me to serve Him in ministry.

Life changed for McBrayer after 9/11. He had causally attended a Lutheran seminary, but the attacks pushed McBrayer to take his seminary role more seriously.

At that time, we were going through a great deal at US Air and then 9/11 came and there was an even greater need. There was a tremendous amount of anxiety in the profession, in all ranks throughout the industry. And, you know something, I was beginning to be used more in my ministerial role in that setting than I could be in a church.

Colleagues knew he was a minister and began gravitating toward him for wisdom and prayer. McBrayer used the opportunity to form a Bible study.

I went to senior leadership and I said, ‘Look, I’d love to come here on my own time, and if I could be provided space, offer Biblical study.

He began offering a midday gathering, once per week, in a command center used by top AA executives to plot strategy and deal with irregular operations and other issues. Over time, it morphed from more of a Bible study to a full service with liturgy using the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.

Reflecting upon its growth and the tangible results, McBrayer said:

It immediately started to grow. It crossed denominational lines. It really didn’t matter. It was just an opportunity to come together as Christians in a workplace setting on our own time, on breaks.

Management started seeing fruitfulness. They realized people were being more attentive in their jobs, it seemed like there was just a whole different feeling in the office. Attendance improved.

On Call For All AA Employees

McBrayer has become a popular figure. On call 24/7 and well-known beyond AA’s Forth Worth campus (which alone has over 6,000 employees), he has become a resource many turn to in time of need. As The Apostle reports:

The entire company has his contact information to reach him for ministry needs. He has a hotline in which people all over the world can call in to his weekly services to participate from their desk. And, he can be deployed by the company at any time to travel for pastoral needs.

CONCLUSION

Looking back on the unusual development of his career, McBrayer said:

The greatest reward I get is getting up every morning and getting to say, ‘you know what, God is going to use me today at American Airlines to do Kingdom work.’

That quote–taken out of context–sounds like a delusional CEO trying to justify the next round of layoffs or benefit cuts. But in the context of McBrayer’s life and ministry, I’d say the description fits.

image: @The_ACNA / Twitter

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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11 Comments

  1. Ben Reply
    November 20, 2019 at 10:05 am

    Thanks for sharing Matthew. Encouraging to hear this story. Keep it up!

  2. Sexy_kitten7 Reply
    November 20, 2019 at 10:36 am

    Wow. Very inspiring. But let us not forget the 11th Commandment: If you talk to God you’re religious. If God talks to you you’re crazy.

  3. Stuart Reply
    November 20, 2019 at 11:51 am

    I’m sure “Oasis” was god’s will.

  4. Dick Bupkiss Reply
    November 20, 2019 at 12:17 pm

    God proofreads carefully and consistently. Lucifer lazy ass.

    • Johannes Reply
      November 20, 2019 at 6:39 pm

      God didn’t write this post, his apostle Matthew did. Different standard, all is forgiven.

  5. Peter Ould Reply
    November 20, 2019 at 12:59 pm

    Interesting. I am an ordained Church of England priest, spent six years in full-time parish work but now work for a large international analytics firm whilst still being very active on staff in my local church.

    There’s more of us “mixed mode” priests than you’d think.

    • Matthew Reply
      November 20, 2019 at 1:04 pm

      Do you offer any ministerial assistance at your analytics firm?

  6. ValTN Reply
    November 20, 2019 at 11:04 pm

    Very nice story. I am encouraged but also a little surprised that a major corporation would facilitate the role of an unofficial chaplain.

    I am sure that there are many more “ministers”, ordained or unordained, that would testify that “God is going to use me today at XYZ Inc. to do Kingdom work.” I’m aware of at least one well-qualified unordained minister serving as the manager/director of all airport operations for one of the big US3 at one of the largest airports in the USA.

    Thanks for sharing!

  7. Eli Thirsty Reply
    November 21, 2019 at 2:26 pm

    Thanks for sharing his profile. Perhaps if he was more nondenominational, it be more palatable. Your story mentions that he has become so popular that people of other beliefs go to him; yet he follows with “Christians of all backgrounds.” Forgetting atheists for a moment, what about other religions? Corporate should keep a distance, otherwise they run too many risks, and we don’t need another wedge issue debacle going mainstream.

    However, if he can put smiles on their crew, he would be a miracle worker! Lord knows AA can use some help!

    • Matthew Reply
      November 21, 2019 at 2:48 pm

      I hope AA also offers spiritual support to Muslim and Jewish employees, but he’d be nothing more than a motivational speaker if kept Jesus out of his ministry.

  8. Esteban Reply
    November 22, 2019 at 3:15 pm

    ‘Use Me’. *Cringe*

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