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. 
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.