Pastor Spradling was appointed to serve as CrystalRock Cathedral's Senior Pastor June 1990. Prior to that, he served as Senior Pastor of First Assembly of God in Wright City, OK.

The attributes that best describe Pastor Spradling as a pastor are strong preaching, leadership development and counseling. He has expressed a burning desire to lead a church like CrystalRock Cathedral where biblical views are embraced and encouraged, with members who care about the needs of those around them and who want to connect others to the body of Christ. Pastor Spradling takes worship and preaching very seriously, spending the first hours of his day focused on Bible study.

He graduated from International Bible Institute & Seminary with a Doctorate in Theology.

Pastor Spradling has been happily married for 54 years to his wife, Veronica. They have 2 children: Kevan Spradling and Kim Keith.