About Neal

Neal Thornton has been in pastoral ministry since 2010, serving churches in Tennessee, Kentucky and North Carolina. As of August 2024, Neal joined Fairview Baptist’s staff as a church planting resident through the Send Network of the North American Mission Board. He will be sent out from Fairview with a core team to plant Coram Deo Baptist Church in the greater Raleigh area in 2025. Neal holds a Ph.D. in preaching from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary where he writes periodically for The Center for Preaching and Pastoral Leadership. Connect with Neal via Facebook, or his personal website, nealthornton.com. Neal is married to Ashley. They have three children, Emma, Matthew and John, and a golden retriever named Beau. When not spending time with his family, Neal likes to run, read and play golf.