Dr. Tony McNeill, affectionately known as "Dr. T.,"is a sought-after
workshop clinician, lecturer, consultant, mentor, and choral conductor.
"Dr. T." served as Director of Choral Activities and Chairman of the
Department of Performing Arts at Clinton College in Rock Hill, SC, from
2019-2022. Dr. McNeill also served four and a half years as the Director
of Worship and the Arts at Atlanta's Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church,
“America's Freedom Church.”  In February 2022, Dr. McNeill was Artist-
in-Residence for Covenant Presbyterian Church (Charlotte, NC). He later
served as Interim Minister of Worship at Myers Park Presbyterian Church (Charlotte, NC). During the first quarter of 2023, he was Interim Minister of Music at Myers Park Baptist Church (Charlotte, NC).
 
In addition to his work in church worship ministry, he spends significant time in the academy. During the 2022-2023 year, He was an adjunct professor of music and worship at Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC), Clinton College, The Interdenominational Theological Center (Atlanta, GA), and Union Presbyterian Seminary (Charlotte, NC). Dr. McNeill has lectured for Duke Divinity School, Hampton University Ministers Conference, The Hymn Society of the United States and Canada, American Choral Directors Association, Shaw University Ministers Conference, and The Association of Partners
in Christian Education (PCUSA). Dr. T. led music for the 2022 Montreat Youth Conference (Omega, Weeks 5 and 6) and was a service musician and workshop leader for the 2023 Worship and Music Conference sponsored by the Presbyterian Association of Musicians. He has curated and led worship
for the American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ Space for Grace Conference, the Forum for Theological Exploration, The Black Theology and Leadership Institute at Princeton Theological Seminary, Faith Coordinating Center at Wake Forest School of Divinity, The Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference, The National Children’s Defense Fund, and The Montreat Conference Center. He is a former member and assistant director of the renowned recording group Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers.

Dr. Tony earned a bachelor of music education degree from Appalachian State University, with an emphasis in piano and choral music; a master's  degree in choral conducting from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL); and a doctorate of worship studies from The Robert Webber Institute for Worship Studies (Jacksonville, FL). His dissertation is entitled, “From Funeral to Feast: Renewing The Celebration of Holy Communion Through Congregational Singing in African American Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina.” His article “Lift Every Voice and Sing: Forming Congregations for Justice” is featured in the Augusts 2021 edition of CALL TO WORSHIP: LITURGY, MUSIC, PREACHING, AND THE ARTS, a
journal published by the Presbyterian Church USA. He published “Hiding in Plain Sight: A Reflection on Leading Worship” for INSIGHTS: THE FACULTY JOURNAL OF AUSTIN PRESBYTERIAN SEMINARY (Austin, TX). He also contributed to “Going to Wait: African American Church Worship Resources—Pentecost through Advent” and “Waiting to Go: African American Church Worship Resources—Advent through Pentecost,” by James Abbington and Linda Hollies (Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 2002 and 2003). In 2016, Dr. McNeill was also profiled in the acclaimed BET.com documentary, “Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church,” curated by Clay Cane.

He is a member of the Presbyterian Association of Musicians, American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity. He is the Founder/Curator of THE CALL 2 WORSHIP GROUP, an online community of musicians and clergy.