A High Standard

Tommy Nelson has served at Denton Bible Church for nearly 40 years, much of it as Senior Pastor. One of four boys, he is from Waco, TX and grew up playing football and baseball. He holds degrees from the University of North Texas (where he quarterbacked) and Dallas Theological Seminary. Tommy is the author/teacher of several books and DVDs, and is the Song of Solomon Conference Speaker Emeritus. He still travels as the featured speaker for several ministries, but finds himself most weekends in the pulpit of Denton Bible Church teaching his congregation. Tom married his best friend, Teresa, in 1972. Their two sons, Benjamin and John Clark, are both married and, together, have given them six grandchildren.