Dr. Donald Ned Hicks has built and pastored numerous churches in New Mexico, Arizona, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas, as well as having served in various other facets of the ministry, including both home and foreign missions. He has authored numerous books, booklets, Bible Courses, and spent seven years as president of American School of the Bible.

He holds the following degrees: a Bachelor's, a Master's and Doctorate of Bible Philosophy, a Doctorate of Divinity, a Doctorate of Literature, a Doctorate of Humanities and a Doctorate of Laws and Letters.

He is a member by invitation of the Order of the Sacred Cup, the American Association of Christian Counselors, the United Association of Christian Counselors, and Epsilon Delta Chi.

Dr. Hicks served as president of American Prison Ministry, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of World-Wide Compassion Missions, and Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Spur (Texas) Housing Authority. Today he is President of Independent Christian Churches, Chancellor of American Bible Training Center, and pastor of Community Bible Chapel.