Dr. Antonio Neely
Founder • Breathing New Life Outreach Ministries and Center
Professional leader, community advocate, author, and clinical care professional with a distinguished 34-year history of institutional execution, theological teaching, and compassionate public service.
Dr. Antonio Neely
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His life and work represent a rare fusion of academic excellence, clinical expertise, and grassroots pastoral ministry. Having spent decades guiding organizations through structural changes, Dr. Neely stands as a leading voice in modern organizational transformation and community revitalization.
Educational & Academic Credentials
Dr. Neely’s leadership strategies are grounded in a lifetime of rigorous academic study, research, and professional training. His academic foundation includes:
Doctorate Degree (D.Min.)
Prophetic Preaching and Praxis, focused extensively on Organizational Transformation, Leadership Development, and the systemic revitalization of faith-based and community institutions.
Master of Divinity (M.Div.)
Concentrated on leadership disciplines, pastoral counseling, and systemic theology, providing the rigorous exegetical background that informs his current writing and teaching platforms.
Advanced Certifications
Extensive postgraduate training in behavioral health, clinical care systems, and crisis intervention paradigms.
A 30+ Year Legacy in Leadership & Service
Dr. Neely’s diverse professional journey spans multiple states and critical institutional environments, allowing him to understand human behavioral needs across a broad spectrum.
Clinical Care & Pastoral Leadership
Serving as a specialized care professional within major health systems, bridging the gap between clinical behavioral science and deep spiritual intervention.
Institutional Chaplaincy & Counseling
Historically serving as Assistant Lead Chaplain within high-security correctional facilities, developing intensive behavioral rehabilitation programs and providing crisis management for the highly traumatized and institutionalized.
Multi-State Outreach & Revitalization
For five consecutive years, Dr. Neely led major leadership initiatives in Portsmouth, Ohio, before formally resigning his long-term post on April 20, 2026, to relocate his primary operations to establish Breathing New Life OMC and serve as a Pastoral Care Professional at OSF St. Francis Medical in Peoria, Illinois.
Lived Experiences & Literary Platform
Dr. Neely is not an academic theoretician; he is an overcomer who writes and counsels from a place of deep, personal victory. Having walked through profound valley experiences, including navigating major personal relocations and enduring deep family losses (including honoring the lasting memory of his late son, his beloved father, and his older brother), Dr. Neely possesses an authentic, deeply empathetic capacity to counsel those in grief and transition.
Literary Platform & Digital Ministry
He is an active author currently compiling his decades of research into groundbreaking books and curricula. His published works include:
“Transformers”
Dr. Neely’s flagship manual, distilling his decades of research into a powerful framework for personal and organizational transformation.
“52 Weeks of Transformational Preaching”
The highly anticipated series offering a full year of grounded, research-backed proclamation resources for leaders and preachers.
Digital Creator & Global Reach
His work as an official “Digital Creator” on social media platforms allows him to broadcast these essential strategies globally, equipping thousands daily to stand up out of their dry valleys and breathe again.
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