Randy Neal is a part-time minister who also worked nearly nine years as a house manager in a group home with adults who have disabilities. Currently he works with Nashville Metro Public Schools. His wife, Kim, is a graduate of MTSU and an elementary school teacher. They have three adult children (the oldest works for a nonand the other two are in law school). Randy has been preaching since high school (1982) and has worked various public jobs as well as taught college. <br>Randy grew up on a dairy farm (along with his dad, mom, brother, and two sisters) in Middle Tennessee and still enjoys the rural life. His dad also preached part-time for rural congregations over 55 years. He has earned a BA, MA, and completed a PH.D. in August 2019. Randy has several works in the pipeline that he wants to publish and looks forward to working with draft2digital.