Tom Nebel

Learn more about me, read my blog, and book me for an event at www.tompnebel.com

I was born in a small town in northeast Wisconsin, and I came to know Christ by reading the Bible during high school. I went to college near Green Bay (St. Norbert College), spent a year in Africa, then went on to Denver Seminary. After that I was married and we moved back to Wisconsin to plant a church. It went well, and then I became part of our regional and national church planting efforts (what we called TeAmerica) in the Baptist General Conference.. I eventually became the first regional director and then the first national director of church planting for our fellowship of churches (now known as "Converge Worldwide"). Together we saw over 600 new churches successfully planted.

I have spent my ministry career learning how to do things better and conveying that to others. That goes for starting new churches (I've published books and spoke on that quite a bit), but it goes for other things as well. I've enjoyed being a coach and encourager for people in all walks of life. I have made good decisions and I have made many mistakes. As I often say, no one gets the life they thought they'd get and no one behaves the way they say they'll behave. That's why we need God. I'm a very good public speaker and presenter. I enjoy teaching from the Bible, and people like my humor, insight, and practical applications. On a Myers-Briggs I'm an ENTJ (but a nice one!). My StrengthsFinder themes are: Maximizer, Context, Activator, Positivity, and Developer. People are very comfortable around me, and they find me to be a practical "how to" communicator.

In August of 2014 my most recent book (co-authored with Steve Pike) was released. It's called Leading Church Planting: Locally, Regionally, Nationally, and it's about the practical aspects of leading a church planting organization.

Running, motorcycling, football (Packers' fan, family season tickets), history, travel.