Dr. Stan Toler 2012 & 2013

Dr. Stan A. Toler is a general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene
with an office at the Global Ministry Center in Lenexa, Kansas, USA.

He was chosen for the highest elected office in the church at the 27th General Assembly at Orlando, Florida, USA, in July 2009, after serving for 40 years as a pastor in Ohio, Florida, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.

Stan Toler has written over 80 books, including his best-sellers:

• God Has Never Failed Me, But He’s Sure Scared Me to Death a Few Times

• The Buzzards Are Circling, But God’s Not Finished With Me Yet

• God Is Never Late; He’s Seldom Early; He’s Always Right on Time

• The Secret Blend

• Richest Person in the World

• Practical Guide to Pastoral Ministry

• The Inspirational Speaker’s Resource

• ReThink Your Life

• His popular Minute Motivators series

• If Only I Could Relate To The People I’m Related To

• His newest book, God Can Do Anything But Fail; So Try Parasailing In A Windstorm

For many years Toler served as vice president for John C. Maxwell’s INJOY Leadership Institute, teaching seminars and training church and corporate leaders to make a difference in the world. Recently he was honored with a doctor of divinity degree by Southern Nazarene University.

He and his wife, Linda, an educator, have two married sons, Seth (Marcy) and Adam (Amanda), and two grandsons, Rhett and Davis.

Dr. David W. Graves 2010 & 2011

Dr. David W. Graves is a general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene with an office at the Global Ministry Center in Lenexa, Kansas, USA.

He was chosen for the highest elected office in the church at the 27th General Assembly held in Orlando, Florida, USA, in 2009. At the time of his election, Dr. Graves was the senior pastor of College Church of the Nazarene in Olathe, Kansas, where he had served since 2006.

Prior to College Church he served as director of the Sunday School Ministries Department for the Church of the Nazarene International Headquarters from 2001–2006. He has had pastoral assignments in Kansas, Ohio, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and North Carolina. Graves is a graduate of Olivet Nazarene University (ONU) and received his Master of Divinity degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary. He received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from ONU. He is the author of three books and has written for numerous publications.

Dr. Graves and his wife, Sharon, have four married children, Michael, John, Stephen, and Rachel, and six grandchildren. He is a fourth-generation Nazarene on both sides of his family. His parents are Harold and Bettie Graves.