Dan Boone is a Nazarene minister, author, and university president.
Biography
Dan Boone is a descendant of the frontiersman Daniel Boone.[1] He has served as the senior pastor of North Raleigh Church of the Nazarene in Raleigh, North Carolina, Trevecca Community Church of the Nazarene in Nashville, Tennessee and College Church of the Nazarene in Bourbonnais, Illinois, which serves Olivet Nazarene University, as well as the Kankakee-Bradley-Bourbonnais, Illinois community.
In 2005, Dan Boone was elected to serve as the 11th president of Trevecca Nazarene University. He finished his first term as President in 2009 and was elected to a second four-year term in the Spring of 2009.[2] Having seen his school's application to join the NCAA rejected in 2010, he announced they would reapply in 2011.[3]
Dan Boone earned his Doctor of Ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary.[4] He is also a 1977 graduate of Nazarene Theological Seminary[5] and a 1974 graduate of Trevecca Nazarene University. In 2009 he was selected to be part of the 34th Leadership Nashville class.[6]
On March 24, 2017, Trevecca announced a partnership with Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Mass., which includes Boone serving as president of both institutions while they worked toward a merger.[7][8] Boone served as president-elect of ENC until 2018. In March 2018, the merger process was discontinued [9] and Boone stepped away from his ENC role as required by Trevecca's accrediting association.[10]
Author
The following books have been written by Dan Boone. They were all published by Nazarene Publishing House/Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City.[11]
- Answers for Chicken Little-A No-Nonsense Look at the Book of Revelation (2006)
- Dirty Hands, Pure Hearts: Sermons and Conversations with Holiness Preachers (2006) Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City
- The Worship Plot: Finding Unity in Our Common Story (2007)
- Seven Deadly Sins: The Uncomfortable Truth (2008)
- Preaching The Story That Shapes Us (2008)
- Dancing With the Law: The Ten Commandments (2010)
- A Charitable Discourse: Talking About The Things That Divide Us (2011)[12]
- The Lord's Prayer: Imagine It Answered (October 1, 2012); Dust Jacket Press
- The Church in Exile: Interpreting Where We Are (October 2, 2012); Dust Jacket Press
- The Dark Side of God (2013); Elevate Entertainment LLC.
- The Way We Work: How Faith Makes a Difference on the Job (July 2014); Beacon Hill Press/Nazarene Publishing House
- Human Sexuality: A Primer for Christians (Trevecca Press, 2015) [13]
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
- ^ "| Church of the Nazarene". Ncnnews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ Boclair, David (2010-07-12). "Trevecca's attempt to join NCAA will have to wait at least a year". Nashville City Paper. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
- ^ "Trevecca's Dan Boone chosen for Leadership Nashville - NCN News". Lillenas.com. 2009-07-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ "Eastern Nazarene College elects Dr. Dan Boone as 14th president, begins exploration of historic merger with Trevecca Nazarene University". Eastern Nazarene College. 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "ENC and Trevecca form joint task force to plan next steps in merger". Eastern Nazarene College. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "ENC - Trevecca Merger Discontinued". Veritas News. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "ENC announces new initiatives in place of Trevecca merger". Church of the Nazarene. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "BeaconHillBooks.com - Contributor". Nph.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ "A Charitable Discourse by Dan Boone | New Releases: Books". Christian Retailing. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ "Human Sexuality: A Primer for Christians from Trevecca Nazarene University Campus Store". Squareup.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-29.