Dustin and Laurie Ann Neeley are a true ministry team. Dustin has been in full-time ministry for nearly 28 years and they have served alongside one another for the entirety of their 25 year history together.

Dustin has been privileged to be involved in nearly every ministry capacity imaginable. Youth, College, Executive Pastor, Worship Leader, Singer/Songwriter, Church Planter, Pastor, Coach…it has been quite a journey! He has a B.A. in Communications and Religion from Carson-Newman University an M.Div from Southern Seminary and has had the privilege to serve as an Elder/Teaching Pastor at Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, KY as well as the Church Planter in residence at Immanuel Church (Ray Ortlund, Founding Pastor) in Nashville, TN.

Dustin was also the Planter/Pastor of Crossing Church in Louisville where he served for 12 years. In that season of service, the church grew to be in the top 11% sized churches in the SBC and equipped and launched 11 church planters, 6 missionaries and sent out more than 25 senior pastors and staff persons. More recently, planted and Pastored Refuge Church in Franklin, TN, where he has served for 10 years. During that season, Refuge also sent out multiple church planters and staff persons.

He is the author of 3 books, 6 albums of original music and his content has been featured for such well-known ministries as The Gospel Coalition, The Resurgence, Boundless Magazine and Churchleaders.com and his popular church planting video series, Church Planting for the Rest of Us, garnered more than 235,000 views on YouTube and is now featured on LifeWay’s Ministry Grid church training program. 

Laurie Ann has a Masters in Family Therapy from East Tennessee State University and is a wife, mom, counselor, teacher of women, lover of dogs and culinary queen. Just ask anyone who has eaten anything she has ever baked! She been counseling and teaching women the Bible for 25 years and has a long history of success as a women’s ministry pioneer. She is extremely gifted in being able to clearly and daringly bring the Word to bear on the lives of on anyone she works with and a strong track record of building systems and mentoring and deploying women reach their God-given potential. Possessing both a compassionate hear and strong gift of discernment, Laurie Ann excels in getting to the “heart of the matter” while making people feel loved in the process.