Tom Nelson

VIEW GUEST

Senior Pastor — Denton Bible Church

Tommy Nelson is the senior pastor of Denton Bible Church in Denton, Texas. He has served on staff at Denton Bible for nearly 40 years. One of four boys, Tommy grew up in Waco, Texas, where he played football and baseball. Tom was the quarterback for the North Texas Mean Green and holds degrees from the University of North Texas (’73) and Dallas Theological Seminary (’82). Tommy has taught over 150 Song of Solomon Marriage Conferences nationwide and is the featured teacher for a number of video series and the author of several books including the bestselling Book of Romance, A Life Well Lived: A Study of the Book of Ecclesiastes, and Walking on Water When You Feel Like You're Drowning. He has also been a featured speaker for several national ministries such as Focus on the Family, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and FamilyLife Today. Tom married his best friend, Teresa, in 1972, and they have two sons, Benjamin and John Clark, who are both married and, together, have given Tom and Teresa six grandchildren.

SHOW MATERIALS

View All

God and Country: What the Bible Says About How Christians Should Relate to Government

Tommy Nelson has established his ministry and expansive influence on American Christianity by his clear and penetrating exposition of unvarnished bibl...

Featured on: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Learn More

8c7b94ab robson hatsukami morgan rtkaecgkarq unsplash

Denton Bible – GAP Program

GAP is a holistic discipleship initiative that prepares young adults to build a life of true success by teaching the Bible, Christian worldview, leade...

Featured on: Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Learn More

Walking on Water (When You Feel Like You're Drowning)

Today more people than ever are suffering from emotional distress. Whether they are dealing with depression, anxiety, obsessiveness, fear, worry, or s...

Featured on: Monday, January 22, 2018

Learn More

Viewpoints

View All

August 10, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Apologetics Dinner

Louis Markos invites you to a dinner party in his new book. Over the years this professor at Houston Christian University has invited international students and American students to a dinner. He has c...

Listen

August 7, 2026

Penna Dexter

Flyaway Zone

Since retiring from pulpit ministry 10 years ago, Anglican priest David Roseberry has found creative and practical ways to encourage leaders in his denomination and help them grow their churches and e...

Listen

August 7, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Transgender Common Sense

Common sense is surfacing in many of the policies and programs associated with transgenderism. One illustration can be found in a recent article about “The Long March Out of the Gender Clinics.” The a...

Listen