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Rick Randall is the Executive Director of Christ Together Greater Austin. Rick began his ministry career serving with John Hagee Ministries in San Antonio in 1976. Over the 19 years he served there, Rick was the Director of Pastoral Care and Counseling, Minister of Christian Education, and Associate Pastor for Church Leadership and Administration.
In 1994, Rick and his wife Faye moved to Austin, Texas to plant a church. Rick pastored that church plant, the Austin Cornerstone Church, which was intentionally located in East Austin, for 22 years before passing the baton to the next generation and retiring to take on full time responsibilities with the Austin Police Department.
In addition to serving as the Senior Chaplain for the Austin Police Department, he also served as the Health and Wellness Division Director for APD, overseeing the physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing of the officers and civilian employees of the Department.
Rick retired from APD after 23 years of service in January of 2022 but continues to serve as a spiritual and mental health resource for the employees of the Department.
Rick is the founder and CEO of The Randall Group 911 and currently provides instruction for first responders across the state of Texas in becoming more resilient and mastering the trauma of the emergency services professions.
Rick holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration, both from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He also has a Master’s Degree in Biblical Theology from Abilene Christian University. He holds basic instructor certification from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and is a certified instructor for the QPR Suicide Prevention program. Rick is also certified as a Myers-Briggs consultant and interpreter, an ADW facilitator, and as a Critical Incident Stress Management specialist. Rick is also a certified Dispute Resolution Specialist.
Rick and his wife Faye have been married for 53 years and were blessed with 2 children and 7 grandchildren.
Rick Randall- Interim Pastor
Richie Heussner- Worship Pastor
Melissa joined AMBC in 2008 and became the administrative assistant in 2015. She received an accounting degree from Cedarville University in Cedarville, OH.
In her free time she enjoys reading and watching sports.
Dean grew up in Maryland on a dairy farm. She attended Business College in Virginia and worked 10 years for the government at Germantown, Md. She moved to Pittsburgh, Pa., where she was a stay at home mom. Then she moved to Brandon Ms., then on to Austin, Tx. She was employed in the office at Callahan’s General Store for 15 years. In 2007 she started working for Anderson Mill Baptist Church.
In her free time she enjoys spending time with her 2 dogs, Ace & Sadie. She also enjoys cooking and hosting her family.
Melissa Atkinson- Admin Assistant
Dean Kolb - Financial Secretary