Rick is the President of High Impact Living. A noted author, inspirational speaker and church leader McDaniel has earned three degrees including a masters degree from Boston College and an advanced degree from Duke University.He is the author of eight books including the best-selling "Turn Your Setbacks Into Comebacks" and his latest the devotional book "This Is Living: Daily Inspiration To Live Your Faith" Rick was a trailblazer in the contemporary church movement when he founded Richmond Community Church in 1993 resulting in a growing spiritual impact throughout central Virginia. He pastored it for 27 years. He led the church to significant growth and expansion. Both numerically, spiritually and in facilities. Rick founded three campuses, a preschool, and an after-school academy. He also founded the first online campus in Virginia.He has traveled and spoken at conferences and churches worldwide and is the featured speaker on "Daily Devotions with Pastor Rick McDaniel" on Pray.com. He is the host of the "Point of Impact" podcast. He also has several reading plans on Bible.com and is one of the “Verse of the Day” speakers. As a motivational speaker, Rick has traveled to over 35 countries and spoken at conferences and churches worldwide spanning six continents. He has spoken in corporate environments including fortune 500 companies Bank of America, Target, Capital One and Siemens. His speaking is featured on iTunes, YouTube, Amazon, and Audible.In addition to his eight books Rick has written many articles for magazines, journals and newspapers. He is a regular contributor for FoxNews.com, Beliefnet and other publications as well as writing a weekly devotional. He has written two DVD/Small Group Studies entitled Fear Less and Picture This.