Bio
David has been a pastor, evangelist, and department director during his nearly 30 years of ministry. He currently serves as the Evangelism and Church Growth Director for the Chesapeake Conference in Columbia, Maryland, and speaker for the Forecasting Hope series, which airs on Christian television networks around the world, including 3ABN and the Hope Channel. Previously, David served as the resident evangelist for the St Louis Metro area in the Iowa MissouriConference, where he worked with local churches in developing an effective cycle of evangelism. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Washington Adventist University, where he teaches a class on evangelism.
He has shared the keys to understanding Biblical prophecy across four continents and nearly 40 countries by taking complex Biblical revelation and simplifying it into easy-to-understand ideas. Pastor David conducts training seminars for pastors and lay leaders in the areas of evangelism, principles of decision-making, soul-winning, and developing a culture of evangelism in the local church. His favorite seminar is Uplifting Christ in the Doctrines, teaching people how to present the doctrines and prophecies in a Christ-centered, positive, and relational way. His desire is to see a passionate, mission-minded, lay-driven church where each member is looking for opportunities to plant seeds for Jesus. David’s passionate style of speaking has engaged multi-cultural and inter-generational audiences across the world.
David has been married for nearly 30 years to his wife, Marquita, who is a women’s ministries and prayer ministries speaker. (See www.momentswithjesus.org) They have two precious daughters, ages 20 and 17.
David loves traveling, hiking, spending time with his family, and he’s always ready for a good game of basketball.
David’s Sermon Series and Evangelism Training Seminars
Living an Evangelistic Life (6-session training seminar for lay leaders)
- Principles of Personal Evangelism
- Everyday Evangelism
- How to Visit People
- How to Give a Bible Study
- How to Have a Devotional Life
- Getting Decisions
Getting Decisions, Making Appeals, and Recognizing Conviction — This class teaches the principles of working with people one-on-one and equipping the soul winner to learn how to reach the heart and invite people to make decisions.
Preaching Christ in the Doctrines (making evangelistic sermons Christ-centered, positive, and relational)– This is a full-day or half-day seminar teaching pastors and lay preachers the principles of how to take the typical topics of an evangelistic series or a set of Bibel studies, and present in a Christ-centered, positive, and relational way without compromising the message. Often, we present messages that reach only the mind, but we must also connect with the heart.
Principles of Evangelistic Preaching — This seminar teaches the powerful principles of how to connect with an audience when preaching and how to craft messages that engage the hearer and touch the heart.
How to Have a Visitation Strategy During Evangelistic Meetings (this involves role plays) — This special class teaches participants how to visit people during an evangelistic series. It covers the key lessons to know about visiting and connecting with different kinds of people. We cover what questions to ask and why we ask those questions. This seminar may involve role plays and watching videos of recorded visits.
Creating the Culture of Evangelism in the Local Church — In order for a church to grow and make a difference in its community, it must develop a culture of evangelism and passion for souls that reverberate throughout the local congregation. Learn the principles of how to change culture and how to shift a culture towards being focused on mission.
Developing a Cycle of Evangelism in the Local Church — For a church to be effective in its outreach efforts, it must develop a cycle of evangelism, which includes planting seeds, nurturing people, and inviting them to follow Jesus. Learn how to develop a 12-month calendar and a master strategy of evangelism that incorporates multiple types of evangelistic outreach.
How to Make Appeals — Learn how to make both personal and public appeals that reach the heart and connect with people in a practical and powerful way.
God, I Don’t Want to be a Pastor Anymore (pastoral burnout and discouragement) — This seminar involves the principles of dealing with pastoral burnout, discouragement, and depression. David shares his own story of this journey while incorporating encouraging principles to help others regain their joy, peace, and passion for ministry again.
What Every Pastor Wants Their Spouse to Know (My wife and I do these three together)
What Every Pastor’s Wife Wants Her Husband to Know
What Every Pastor’s Kid Wants Their Parents to Know
Take a look at some of David’s websites below
ccosda.org/forecastinghope (This is David’s Forecasting Hope series airing on 3ABN and Hope Channel)
ccosda.org/pastorevangelistsbootcamp (This is a teaching/training page filled with various evangelistic resources and training)
David’s wife, Marquita, is a women’s ministries and prayer ministries speaker. You can reach her through her website at MomentsWithJesus.org.
If you’d like to ask David to speak at your camp meeting, pastors’ meeting, lay training convocation, or other church function, you may contact him at dklinedinst@ccosda.org or 402-304-5603.