Neal grew up in Little Rock and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a degree in accounting. He knew even before graduating that God was calling him into ministry leadership and began taking classes at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary satellite campus in Little Rock to prepare.
Neal entered vocational ministry as campus minister at a community college in south Arkansas while finishing his master's degree in seminary. After seminary, he served fifteen years at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, AR as a campus minister before coming to Northstar. Neal also co-pastored at Fellowship Church for ten of the fifteen years. During that time he completed a doctorate in ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Neal and his wife Teresa have six children; Emma, Elijah, Ethan, Nora, Eva and Everett. Teresa works from home teaching the kids everything from math to how to defend themselves from one another.
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We are excited to welcome the Prices to Northstar. Their excitement for Jesus and the church is contagious. After you learn a little more about them by reading over their spotlight be on the look out to welcome them before or after service on Sundays. Tell the church little about yourself and your family: I was born and raised in …
Gabrielle recently attended our February Discovering Northstar Dinner. You may recognize her since she has been a part of the worship team. How encouraging is it that she was already serving the church before she became a member? She will encourage you again when you read her answers below. Tell the church a little about yourself. I love baking and …
You may recognize Lissa Brown as one of the many talented vocalist on Northstar’s worship team. She has also helped lead worship for Northstar’s youth group. Recently she applied and was accepted to serve on staff as an intern. Lissa attended Discovering Northstar & Pizza in early September which was planned because so many college students expressed interest in making …
Let us introduce to you Morgan Smith. He is involved in the BCM at Virginia Tech, loves outdoors and is wrestling through whether he’s “called” to vocational ministry. Take a few minutes to read Morgan’s answers to the Member Spotlight questions, and be on the lookout for him this Sunday so you can welcome him to the Northstar family. Tell …
Cole Berger is a junior studying Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. He came to school in Blacksburg all the way from Erie, Pennsylvania. Cole’s older brother Sean attended Virginia Tech and Northstar so it was an easy choice for Cole when it came time to pick a school and the church he would attend while a student. Cole attended Discovering Northstar …
Not only is Laura Jordan a new member, she is a new Sunday Serve Team volunteer! We love when new members jump into helping get ready for worship. You will enjoy getting to know a little about her through her membership spotlight. What brought you to Blacksburg? I started at Virginia Tech in the fall of 2014, and graduated in …
You will probably recognize Jordan as one of our vocalists on the worship team, so take a few minutes and get to know her as a new member… Hello Northstar! My name is Jordan and I am a sophomore at Virginia Tech (but I’m graduating a year early so I guess I’m a junior?). I am from northern Virginia, and …
Welcome Jackson Smith as a new member! Jackson is involved in one of Northstar’s D28 groups (our discipleship ministry). Tell us a little about yourself (and your family if applicable). I am from Ashburn, Virginia. I am a sophomore at Tech, and I am in Navy ROTC. I’m the baby of my family, but I still stand almost a head …
Rachel is from Abingdon, Virginia and graduated from James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Virginia) in Spring 2013. She moved to the Blacksburg area in August 2016 and currently works at a local IT company, 1901 Group, Inc. What or who brought you to Northstar? I happened to run into a high school friend when I first moved to the area and she …
