About Rev. Randy Lewis

Rev. Randy Lewis is a minister, writer, and songwriter whose work is, at heart, about showing up — being present when life is tender or complicated, and helping people feel less alone as they navigate grief, transition, and new beginnings. He currently serves at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, where he supports a wide range of congregational and community efforts through committees, initiatives, and civic engagement — including participation in the Mayor’s Police and Community Coalition (MPACC).

His formation spans multiple communities and seasons, including studies in Oklahoma City and early ministry as a senior pastor in the Oklahoma City area. After relocating to Tulsa in the early 2000s, he continued his education — earning a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership and an MBA from Southern Nazarene University, and a Master of Divinity from Phillips Theological Seminary — and served for several years as a Student Minister at All Souls, grounding his work in pastoral presence, practical care, and the kind of honest conversation that helps people find steadier ground.

He later moved to the East Coast and spent years in North Carolina doing community-based ministry that blended pastoral presence with practical action. During that time, he served multiple Unitarian Universalist congregations and worked as a chaplain at the VA hospital in Durham, NC. He also founded a nonprofit, served on multiple boards, and helped build outreach programs designed to strengthen community and expand who gets to feel safe, seen, and supported.

Justice and advocacy are central to Rev. Lewis’ ministry and one of the ways he practices pastoral care in public, alongside community partners and faith communities. To learn more about this work, visit Justice & Advocacy.

As a writer, Rev. Lewis has a gift for connecting the personal and the public without losing the human scale of either. His upcoming book, Permission, grows directly out of the same pastoral posture that shapes his ministry: steady presence, honest listening, and care that helps people feel less alone. In both the book and his work with communities, he makes space for people to name what’s true, release what was never required, and find a gentler way forward.

Music is another way Rev. Lewis reaches people where they are. As a songwriter and as someone who brings music into spiritual life, he treats songs as a kind of pastoral language: a way to say what ordinary words sometimes cannot, and a way to create belonging in a room full of different journeys. Taken together, his ministry, writing, and music all point in the same direction: toward courage, healing, and a more honest, loving world.