Jeffrey Dean

Biography

Print: JD Faith Bio JD Generic Bio

An Ordained Pastor, Teen Evangelist, Counselor, and Author from Nashville, Tennessee, Jeffrey Dean is also the founder of Jeffrey Dean Ministries, whose mission is "to communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ to teenagers and their families, and to engage, empower and equip followers of Jesus Christ to pursue a committed relationship with Him."

Author and communicator Josh McDowell says,

"Jeffrey Dean has a way of zeroing in on today’s culture. He knows how to communicate the love of Jesus in a way that captures their attention and convicts their hearts."

As an authority on teens and teen culture, Jeffrey tackles everyday issues by applying biblical solutions. Exhibiting a unique combination of humility and boldness, Jeffrey empowers people to live in ways previously unimaginable.

With almost two decades of experience as a compelling storyteller, Jeffrey has been propelled to the forefront as one of the nation’s most relevant and sought after communicators to both teens and adults. Jeffrey accepted Christ as a child and heard the call of ministry on his life as a teen. Jeffrey has since spoken to more than 2 million people throughout our nations churches, conferences, prisons, and public and parochial schools.

Jeffrey is currently a writer for Multnomah Publishing, a division of Random House Publishing. He is the author of The Fight of Your Life, Watch This: A Getting There Guide To Manhood For Teen Guys, and This Is Me: A Teen Girl's Guide To Becoming The Real You. Jeffrey is also the author of Between The Lines for Guys and Between The Lines For Girls, both also published by Multnomah Publishing. Additionally, Jeffrey is published by Serendipity House Publishing, having written a multi-volume DVD driven curriculum entitled FLOOD, which is distributed by LifeWay.

Jeffrey is currently a Compassion International speaker. He was the speaker for the national Christ in Youth Believe Tour. Jeffrey Dean has addressed hundreds of ministries, including Creation East and West, the Alive Festival, Newsong, LambJam, and the Ichthus music festivals. Jeffrey has also been commissioned by the Unites States Army to address military schools in the country of Panama, and throughout the nation. In recent years, Jeffrey has toured with Dawson McAllister, a national Christian youth speaker and radio host. Additionally, Jeffrey Dean has partnered with such ministries as Youth for Christ, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Josh McDowell Ministries, Teen Serve Ministry, and hundreds of local Boys and Girls Clubs and crisis pregnancy centers across the country.

Jeffrey has served on the Strategic Stakeholders Committee for the Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. He presently serves on the Advisory Board of the National Abstinence Clearinghouse.