About
Dr. David Nelson
Dr. David Nelson is the founder and president of Crossing Cultures International (CCI), whose mission is to equip Christ followers globally with comprehensive training for effective ministry. CCI conducts Christian ministry in more than 33 countries around the globe. Led by the Holy Spirit, the vision of CCI is to equip Christlike servants who equip Christlike servants to passionately and effectively serve in local church ministry, church planting, and cross cultural missions.
​Throughout the years, Dr. Nelson has also served as a missions pastor, church planter, and instructor. He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at Liberty University and received his Doctorate of Ministry at Luther Rice University. He has authored several Bible commentaries with more projects in the works. He currently resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife, Mindy and is the father of two children and has 6 grandchildren.
Although the ministry was officially founded in 2006, the genesis of the vision for the ministry goes back to 1986 when David began as a Church Planter planting churches in Asia. This has now expanded to six continents and about forty nations.​
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God has used David to be the catalyst in training of more than 20,000 leaders - pastors, lay people and business leaders - who are taught and equipped in the Bible but also to become multipliers in their own nations. David has been at the forefront of teaching and equipping many leaders from their own nations rather than relying primarily on missionaries from the West to advance the Gospel. This strategy bridges huge language, cultural and financial barriers so that the Good News can accelerate.