Ken Neff is founder and director of LeaderQuest. He is an author, teacher, conference
speaker, and former pastor. He authored Hold Fast, Free to Choose, Choose to Live,
Escape, and Rethinking Empowerment and also co-authored A New Testament Blueprint
for the Church and A New Testament Blueprint for Church Leadership. After completing
his seminary training, he served for a number of years on the pastoral staff of a large
evangelical church. Following that ministry, he provided seminars to pastors and actively
served in a number of leadership roles in the local church, with extensive experience in
small-group ministries. He has created materials useful for rethinking and implementing
biblical principles in the local church. He taught for more than a decade at Luther Rice
Seminary, Jacksonville Florida campus, and at schools abroad in association with Greater
Europe Mission. He earned his BS degree from Florida State University and his ThM
from Dallas Theological Seminary.