Randy H. Skinner

As director of Strategic Justice Initiatives, Inc., and consultant to non-profits, government agencies and churches in the arena of urban transformation, Skinner brings a fresh innovative perspective to community transformation for the city of Dallas.

Skinner began studying the proven transformation models initiated by noted pastor Rev. E.V. Hill in the 1970’s and adapted them with his background in criminal justice in the late 1980’s. Working then with noted nationally known crime trend expert Dr. Jack Enter of Georgia (consultant to federal law enforcement agencies and Scotland Yard), Skinner adapted research and analysis as a major phase of his transformation model.

Skinner served as executive director of a national criminal justice task force in the 1990’s and has been recognized as a national expert on organized ritualistic crimes. He served as director of National Conference on Crimes Against Children in Washington, D.C. in 1993 and 1994, and has lectured at major universities and conferences, such as the prestigious National Academy of Forensics. He has served as a consultant to Department of Treasury (ATF & Customs), Naval and Air Force Intelligence, and numerous state and local law enforcement agencies. His coordination of regional law enforcement agencies to tackle crime trends has included the U.S. Justice Department, United States Attorney General, and nationally known investigators and prosecutors in gang violence, child trafficking, and organized ritualistic and drug crimes.

In 1994 Skinner brought together activists from both the Democratic and Republican parties among child advocacy groups to work toward national legislation to protect children. He also began that year working with leaders of civil rights movements in Mississippi and his research and analysis of the state of Mississippi and race relations was acknowledged and used as a prototype for transformation by Fuller Seminary in California. Noted author Dr. C. Peter Wagner and noted researcher George Otis, Jr. acknowledged this work at Fuller where it used as examples for community spiritual transformation

In 1996, Skinner began working in Mississippi and for the next three years traveled over 100,000 miles working on civil rights cases that went unprosecuted in the Civil Rights Era of the 1950’s-1960. As a collaborative effort of various state wide prayer and mobilization groups, Skinner introduced the Five Phase Transformation Model  (Research analysis with report card, casting the vision, implementation of programs, community wake-up call rallies, community mobilization) and Four R’s of community transformation (Repentance, Reconciliation, Restoration, Revival). Noted organizations such as Mission Mississippi, Mississippi Prayer Network, and Women’s Aglow worked with Skinner and by 2000 more than 12 men were indicted and imprisoned for infamous civil rights cases.  Skinner also became a regular invited speaker at the National Juneteenth Celebration in Washington, D.C.

In 2000 Skinner served as a consultant to the National Prayer Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado and published Redeeming the Land, a step-by-step guide to community transformation. He also began serving as a consultant to Pray Texas and local business and church organizations in Dallas, Texas who were concerned about high crime in their city.

In 2002, Skinner became a consultant to the Shelby County Mental Health response to a suicide crisis among high school students in the city of Harlan, Iowa. He also was chosen as a delegate to the state Republican Party convention and implemented his transformation model in the city where widespread spiritual awakening occurred impacting the drug and occult community.

In 2003, Skinner moved to Dallas, Texas where he began working with Hillcrest Church and began the process of research and analysis which eventually resulted in the publication of Why God Created Dallas in 2008. Skinner began working in West Dallas in 2003 when he discovered the historical injustice toward African-Americans, Hispanics, and poor whites that occurred in the 1940’s to 1970’s. Skinner began implementing the Transformation West Dallas model that year. He also served on the steering committee for The Call, where more than 25,000 gathered to pray for the city of Dallas. Skinner also released Cleansing the Land, Praying the Shepherds Heart for Your City in 2003.

In 2004, Skinner joined the Global Day of Prayer 90 Days of Blessing Steering Committee, and begins a series of lectures on the history of West Dallas and its key to redeeming Dallas from its high crime and poverty. A regular participant at Beckett Publishing roundtable discussions begin a coordinated process of bringing West Dallas leaders together with the cities business leadership to discuss the history of West Dallas and injustice.