In Season 2, Grace struggles in her position as Interim Pastor while trying to spare Calvary from being mired in scandal. As Grace wrestles with her failure to bring Uncle Mac to justice, she is pursued romantically by Darius Nash, a local journalist following the ongoing threats plaguing the Greenleaf Empire. Charity and Kevin continue to grapple with how to save their marriage as Kevin comes to terms with his sexuality. 

The Greenleaf family is torn apart in Season 3 when the Bishop and Lady Mae's marital strife creates a power struggle within the church. Lady Mae attempts to forgive the Bishop for his affair with her sister but her inability to equate his actions with her own indiscretions leads to the Bishop filing for divorce. Meanwhile, as Bishop attempts to pay a debt in back taxes by accepting Rochelle Cross' investment advice, Mae sets out to use her annual "Day with Lady Mae" to make a case for herself as co-pastor of Calvary, calling in the help of her old friend, world-famous Pastor Maxine Patterson (Patti LaBelle).

The Greenleafs attempt to maintain a united front in the face of losing their church to Bob Whitmore and Harmony & Hope Ministries, but secrets past and present create what could be fatal fractures in the family's fragile foundation. Lady Mae and Grace form an uneasy alliance as they endeavor to reclaim the church from H&H, Grace from within the church, where she's operating as Interim Head Pastor, Lady Mae from without. But Grace's mission becomes complicated when a mysterious phone call sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to reveal her biggest secret yet. The Bishop continues working to mend his rift with Lady Mae while, day by day, Harmony and Hope's grip on Calvary tightens.