Randolph W. Sly
Phone: (703) 404-0754
Fax: (703) 404-0432
Email: rws@slynet.org
Randolph W. (Randy) Sly is a freelance writer and the Washington correspondent for Catholic Online News. Prior to being received into full communion in the Roman Catholic Church, he spent over thirty years in pastoral ministry, serving churches in Michigan, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Virginia. Most recently he had served as an Archbishop in the Charismatic Episcopal Church and head of their Office of Communications.
During his more than three decades of ministry, he has been a popular speaker for churches and Christian organizations, both nationally and internationally, in the areas of life, family, leadership development, communications, liturgy, pastoral ministry, worship, and spiritual renewal. He also served as a teacher and consultant for the National Center for Fathering.
Sly is a graduate of Spring Arbor University (B.A.), Asbury Theological Seminary (M.Div. with honors), and pursued Ph.D. studies in Education at Kansas State University in Media and Technology. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity Degree (Honorarius Causa) from Holy Trinity Theological College and Seminary. Prior to his call to ministry, he worked in radio and television broadcasting.
Continuously involved in the field of journalism, communications and the media since 1969, he has produced radio, TV, film, video, and multi-image presentations for many national Christian and secular organizations. He is also a published author, has written for a number of national periodicals, and was a major contributing editor and author for the multi-volume series
The Complete Library of Christian Worship by Robert Webber. As a communications specialist, he also has over 50 multi-media and film scripts and hundreds of radio/TV commercials to his credit. He has been named three times as one of the "Outstanding Young Men of America," appears in "Who's Who in Religion," and elected to be included in "Who's Who" 2005 and subsequent years. He has also been a licensed Amateur Radio Operator since 1964, heavily involved in public service and emergency communications activities.
Sly and his wife Sandy have three children: Dena, Deborah, and David, all of whom are married. They live in Potomac Falls, VA, a suburb of Washington D.C.