In 2008, MINE is proud to have Reggie McNeal, author of the best selling books

The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church

and

Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders  

as our guest speaker.

Reggie McNeal

Dr. McNeal will be presenting "Going Missional: Three Shifts for Joining the Movement" as his topic for MINE 2008

Dr. McNeal is the Director of the Leadership Development Office at the South Carolina Baptist Convention. His past experience involves twenty years in local church leadership, ten years in various staff roles and ten years as a founding pastor of a new church. Reggie has lectured or served as adjunct faculty for multiple seminaries, including Southwestern Baptist (Ft. Worth, TX), Golden Gate Baptist (San Francisco, CA), Fuller Theological (Pasadena, CA), Trinity Divinity School (Deerfield, IL), and Columbia International (Columbia, SC). In addition, Reggie has served as a consultant to local church, denomination, and para-church leadership teams, as well as seminar developer and presenter for thousands of church leaders across North America. He has also resourced the United States Army Chief of Chaplains Office, Air Force chaplains, and the Air Force Education and Training Command. Reggie’s work also extends to the business sector, including The Gallup Organization.

 Reggie has contributed to numerous denominational publications and church leadership journals, including Leadership and Net Results. His books include Revolution in Leadership (Abingdon Press, 1998), A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders (Jossey-Bass, 2000), The Present Future (Jossey-Bass, 2003), Practicing Greatness (Jossey-Bass, 2006) and Get a Life! (Release date – Spring 2007).

Reggie’s education includes a B.A. degree from the University of South Carolina and the M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees both from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Reggie and his wife Cathy, have two daughters, Jessica and Susanna, and make their home in Columbia, South Carolina.