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.