By the grace of God, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the atoning work of Christ at Calvary, Stanford E. Murrell was converted at an early age. From his youth Stan sensed a call to preach the gospel and made his first attempt at the age of 14 at the Gospel Rescue Mission in Dallas, Texas. By the age of 15 he was licensed to preach by the Coliseum Place Baptist Church in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In June, 1972, after graduating from Sunset High School in Dallas, Texas, he entered the U.S. Army to serve as a Chaplain's Assistant. Following three years of active duty, he attended Ft. Hays State University in Hays, Kansas where he received a teaching degree in secondary education after studying American history.

During his years in college, Stan served as the pastor of a church in Mankato, Kansas where he met and married Marta Leonard. They have two children and seven grandchildren. Their son, Adam, is currently serving as an Officer in the US Navy. He and his wife have four children. Their daughter, Tara, is a registered nurse and married to a surgeon. Together, they have three children.

Stan has been awarded a B.A. and an M.A. in History from Ft. Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, and a M. Div. and Th.D. from Trinity Theological Seminary.

He is author of several books including The Most Glorious Institution: The Church in History (2 Vols.), A New Covenant in Christ: A Survey of the New Testament, The Sovereign Grace New Testament and The Great Tribulation: A Historical Reality.

Stan has also been a Christian schoolteacher, a Christian school administrator of three works in Arkansas and Pennsylvania and the pastor of several churches over a thirty-two year period of public ministry. He now resides in Viera, Florida.

Currently, he travels the world to preach the doctrines of God's sovereign and saving grace. His ministry has taken him to more than twelve foreign nations, and his writing have gone across the United States, as well as into 29 foreign countries. Dr. Murrell is committed to providing free gospel literature to all who request it. To that end, Redeeming Grace Ministries was established in 1998.