Richie Hughes
Richie Hughes is the Executive Director for the Ruach Global Network and serves on the Executive Committee Board of Trustees at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is an author, noted speaker, church strategist, and literary agent.
Serving remarkable church congregations over the years, Hughes is the former CEO and Executive Pastor of Free Chapel based in Gainesville, GA, under Pastor Jentezen Franklin. Additionally and most recently, Hughes served as Executive Pastor for 5 years at Redemption to the Nations Church located in Chattanooga, TN, under Bishop Kevin Wallace. Richie Hughes brings a wealth of expertise in church growth, leadership development, television ministry, commercial real estate, campus expansion, and more.
Prior to full-time church ministry, he was known as "Coach" for 15 years. As a high school basketball coach and NBA scout for Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons, Hughes enjoys every aspect of competitive training and bringing out the best in people.
He resides in Cleveland, TN, with his wife, Stephanie. They are the proud parents of two daughters who are Lee University graduates and one son-in-law.
Start Here Go Anywhere
Unleash Your Full Potential
Start Here, Go Anywhere gives you the tools you need to make good choices and recover from the bad ones you may have already made. With moving stories from his own life, including losing his only brother to AIDS, and testimonials from former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz and Mac Powell of Third Day, Richie Hughes provides a fresh treatment of both failure and redemption.
No matter where you are today, with God’s help you can go anywhere. Poor choices in the past do not destroy your future potential to do great things. God loves you so much that He wants to transform your future for His glory.
Breath & Bones Podcast
You can get access to the exclusive RGN Podcast with Bishop Kevin Wallace. A monthly episode dropped containing behind the scenes of Pastor Kevin with insights into the ministry, hard topics with life, the ministry and the real side of doing the Lord’s work.