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Pastor Brady was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. He was saved early in life. He attended Baptist Bible College in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania where he met his wife, Kristen. Upon graduating in 1999, he travelled on a ministry team for the summer, and eventually moved to Brownsburg, Indiana where he served as an intern for nine months. From there, he moved to Springfield, Ohio to serve as youth pastor. Shortly after this move in July, 2000, Brady and Kristen were married. They continued to serve in Ohio until God called them away from their church to another youth ministry in Brighton, Michigan. The Cortner's enjoyed nine years of ministry before receiving the call to join Bethel's staff in September, 2010.

Pastor Brady is pursuing a Masters of Arts in Ministry from Moody Theological Seminary in Chicago. He loves music, golf, sports of most kinds (both playing and watching), reading, learning, and more. Spending time with his wife and daughters is a top priority. He enjoys watching movies with them, playing, reading, talking, watching them dance and sing, and pretty much anything else they do.

Pastor Brady and Kristen are blessed to have two beautiful daughters. Emersyn is in first grade, and Abby is in pre-school.