Dr. Dan Boone

Dan Boone became Trevecca’s eleventh president following his election by the Trevecca Board of Trustees in its annual spring meeting, March 18, 2005. He assumed the duties of president on July 1, 2005.

Dr. Boone, a native of McComb, Mississippi, and a 1974 alumnus of Trevecca, was senior pastor of College Church of the Nazarene in Bourbonnais, Illinois, when he was elected. He had served in that position since 1991. He had previously served as pastor in three other churches:  New Salem Church of the Nazarene (Salem, MS),  Raleigh North Church of the Nazarene (Raleigh, N.C), and College Hill Church of the Nazarene (now Trevecca Community Church of the Nazarene in Nashville, TN).  He also served on the staffs of Overland Park (KS) Church of the Nazarene and Old Hickory (TN) Church of the Nazarene. 

In addition to his undergraduate degree from Trevecca, Dr. Boone earned a master of divinity degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary and a doctor of ministry degree from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois. He taught at Olivet Nazarene University from 1995 to 1998, and since 1996 he has been an instructor for the Salvation Army, North Central Region, and the visiting professor of preaching and pastoral theology at Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri.
  
His pastorate, College Church of the Nazarene in Bourbonnais, Illinois, was marked by growth and innovation. During the years 1991-2005, that congregation grew from 880 to 1450 members. As director of a staff of twenty-two, he led the church in a series of innovative changes: the establishment of The Center of Hope, a 501(c)(3) social justice ministry that feeds more than 700 families per week; formed a partnership with a multi-ethnic Church of the Nazarene and helped that church grow from 70 to 180; was active in civic and community organizations; developed two additional congregations, primarily reaching new believers; created Home Groups, a ministry for 600 university students who meet in 45 community homes on Sunday nights; increased yearly giving from $800,000 to $2.5 million; increased Faith Promise giving from $70,000 to $300,000 and helped build six churches in Third World countries; led a $7-million building project; directed a $3-million capital campaign.

Dr. Boone, who has been a featured speaker for many denominational events, is a regular contributor to religious publications. Boone is married to the former Denise Gordon. They have three daughters—Amy Tallman, Ashley Gernand, and Abby Boone—and two grandchildren.