About
Jeffrey Dean is an international communicator, counselor, and author from Nashville, Tennessee. He is 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 more then a decade 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. A believer since the age of eight, Jeffrey heard the call of ministry on his life as a teen. Jeffrey has since spoken to more than 2 million people throughout our nation’s churches, conferences, prisons, and public schools.
Jeffrey has written two books, Between The Lines for Guys and Between The Lines For Girls, published by Multnomah Publishing, a division of Random House Publishing. He is also a writer for 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 2004-05. He has addressed hundreds of local and national ministries, including Creation East and West, the Alive Festival, Newsong, LambJam, and the Ichthus music festivals. Jeffrey has also been commissioned by the United States Army to address military base 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 thousands 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.
Visit Jeffrey’s website at www.JeffreyDean.com.
I am married to Amy. I have two daughters, Bailey and Brynnan. Though we rarely have a winning season, I am a Razorback fan. I am a pastor, author, and communicator. I love teens, ice tea, Mac, and I believe any day is a good day when it is spent on my boat.
