Nina G. Gunter is a preacher, teacher, author, and general superintendent emerita in the Church of the Nazarene. She was elected as general superintendent at the 26th General Assembly in Indianapolis, Indiana, in June 2005—the first woman to be honored with the highest office in the church. In June 2009, the 27th General Assembly in Orlando, Florida, bestowed upon her the honor of general superintendent emerita.

Dr. Gunter was called to preach at 12 years of age. Upon answering her call to ministry at age 14, her pastor asked her to speak in the next church service. Later, as an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene, she was co-pastor with her husband for churches in the states of Tennessee, Missouri, and South Carolina. 

For 15 years she served the South Carolina District as Nazarene Missions International (NMI) district president. Beginning in 1976 she was also NMI council representative for the Southeast Region, from which office she was elected as global director in 1986. During her 20-year tenure as director, she initiated many missions programs, and annual missions giving increased from $30 million to $62 million, with a total of one billion dollars given to missions. 

Nina Gunter earned a bachelor’s degree from Trevecca Nazarene University (TNU) and a master’s from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. She was honored by her alma mater, TNU, with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree, the first woman to receive this recognition from the school. 

Dr. Nina was elected “Ministerial Alumnus of the Year” in 1990 by Trevecca Nazarene University alumni. In 2005, she was named the T. W. Willingham “Preacher of the Year” by Nazarene Bible College. In 2006, Olivet Nazarene University accorded her the Maggie Sloan Crawford Award for her visionary leadership and example. Trevecca Nazarene University established the Nina Griggs Gunter Servant-Leader Award and Scholarship in order to recognize and support honorable leadership accomplishments and qualities in women. The inaugural award was presented to Dr. Gunter in 2009. Also in 2009, the governor of the state of South Carolina bestowed upon Dr. Gunter the Order of the Silver Crescent. This recognition is the state’s highest civilian honor awarded for significant contributions, leadership, and lifelong influence.

Dr. Gunter has written The Traveler’s Psalm, Our Defining Moment, Christian Perfection, The Cross—Seize It! Share It!, and Holy Leadership in a Hectic World. She was named a contributing editor to the Leadership Journal magazine published by Christianity Today International.

She is married to Dr. D. Moody Gunter. They have two married sons, Dwight and Dwayne, and four grandchildren, all of whom serve the Lord in the Church of the Nazarene. 

Dr. T. Scott Daniels was elected general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene at the 30th General Assembly held in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, in June 2023. At the time of his election, he was serving as senior pastor at Nampa College Church of the Nazarene in Nampa, Idaho.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Scott was ordained in 1992 by Dr. Raymond Hurn. After being an associate pastor in Washington, California, and Oklahoma, he served as senior pastor for three Churches of the Nazarene: Richardson (Richardson, Texas), Pasadena First (Pasadena, California), and Nampa College. Scott also served on theology faculties at Southern Nazarene and Northwest Nazarene Universities and served as the Dean of the School of Theology and Seminary at Azusa Pacific University.

Dr. Daniels received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwest Nazarene University in 1988 and a Master of Divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in 1992. He earned a PhD in Theology and Ethics from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2000. 

Scott’s ministry has bridged the gap between the church and the academy, often teaching and pastoring simultaneously. In addition to his faculty positions at SNU, NNU, and APU, Scott has taught for Nazarene Theological Seminary, Trevecca Nazarene University, Africa Nazarene University, and Fuller Theological Seminary. This background proved useful during his lengthy service on the Nazarene Publishing Board and as a long-term member and chair of the Covenant of Christian Conduct Committee. He served as the chair of the Christian Action Committee at four General Assemblies.

Dr. Daniels has published numerous articles and book chapters, and delivered several academic papers and presentations. He has authored six books including Embracing Exile: Living Faithfully as God’s Unique People in the World; The First 100 Days: A Pastor’s Guide; and Seven Deadly Spirits: The Message of Revelation’s Letters for Today’s Church. His preaching is widely respected throughout the church, making him a sought-after speaker and frequent homiletics teacher and advisor. He has created and maintained a successful podcast – New Creation Conversations – building bridges between the local church and the Christian academy.

Dr. Daniels and his wife, Debbie, live in Nampa, Idaho. They have four adult children (Caleb, Noah, Jonah, and Sophia) and three daughters-in-law.

Collin and Shireen Elliott are Global Missionaries in the Church of the Nazarene since 2000. They served and had oversight as pastors, DS, FSC and ministry coordination in two regions namely Africa and Asia Pacific. Some of their lifetime passion is in the engagement of evangelism, disciple making, church planting, education and counseling.

They have two adult children: Peter and Amy who are faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Rev. Sam Flores was elected District Superintendent of the South Carolina District in July 2018. Prior to that he served as Assistant District Superintendent for the South Texas District, District Missionary (where he was responsible for the coordination of New Church Development and the Multicultural Ministries), and pastoral assignments in Austin Grace, Austin First, San Antonio Central, Houston Southwest and New Vision Community. Sam was influential in the development of 70 new churches in South Texas.

Sam has also served as a Board of Trustees member of Southern Nazarene University and currently at Trevecca Nazarene University. Sam also currently serves the denominational church as a New Church Task Force member, Director of Assessments for New Church Pastors, and has been a workshop presenter at the PALCON, Mid quadrennial conferences, as well as General Assembly.

Sam and Candy have four daughters, a son in law, two granddaughters and two grandsons. They enjoy spending time with family and love to travel and go sightseeing.

A native of Sumter, South Carolina, Steve teaches courses in Christian history and ministry and is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene, serving as church historian for the MidSouth District Church of the Nazarene. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, a national honor fraternity; Phi Alpha Theta history honor fraternity; and the American Academy of Religion. A graduate of Trevecca and Nazarene Theological Seminary, he earned a Ph.D. in public history at Middle Tennessee State University and was the first James K. Huhta Fellow in public history at The Center for Historic Preservation. He also received the Bart McCash Prize for Excellence in History. 

Steve has worked with a number of state and local museums. He was the lead consultant in the creation of the Green-McAdoo Civil Rights Museum in Clinton, Tenn., and he authored the Trevecca Nazarene University Historic Architecture Survey for the Historic Campus Architecture Project, found on the Council of Independent Colleges and Universities website. From 2008-20017, he was the director and instructor of the American Association for State and Local History’s acclaimed Project Management for History Professionals program. Hoskins serves as the president of the Wesleyan Historical Society, promotional secretary of the Wesleyan Theological Society, and editor and director of Publications of the Charles Wesley Society. He was a participant in the Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies in 2018, the third representative from Trevecca. His wife Stephanie and daughter Allison are also graduates of Trevecca.

Alan grew up in the Winnsboro Church of the Nazarene, where he remained active as a layman during a 20-year career in banking.  After serving as President of Community Federal Savings Bank for a number of years, God began to call him and his wife Bonnie into full-time ministry.

Alan graduated the Carolina’s School of Ministry and he and Bonnie planted a NewStart church in Northeast Columbia, Abundant Life Fellowship Church of the Nazarene.  He pastored there for 10 years, leading the church through a building program that would give them a permanent home in the Northeast community.

Alan then moved to the district camp and conference center where he would serve as Manager, and soon after Bonnie came on staff as the Food Service Manager.  Together they served the district there for the next 10 years.

Alan and Bonnie retired in 2020 and moved to Clarksville, TN to be near their daughter Kristen, son-in-law Adam, and two grandsons, Jacob and Joshua.  They continue to remain active in ministry, leading a small group of young adults weekly in their home, helping with a new church plant on the campus of Austin Peay State University, and leading a food service team that provides meals for disaster relief for YAIPAK, a local non-profit organization.

Rev. Jeremy Reese is the Assistant District Superintendent of the South Carolina District Church of the Nazarene and the Lead Pastor at Aiken Ebenezer Nazarene in Aiken, SC. He has spoken at various conferences and workshops, and has previously served as a student and administration pastor, overseas missionary church planter and Christian higher education professor and administrator. He has also served in recovery ministry with both X3Church and Live Free Ministries. Jeremy earned a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Bible/Theology and Pastoral Ministry, and earned a Master of Ministry in Christian Leadership from John Wesley University.

Jeremy is married to his wife of 14 years, Melissa, and they have four children: Neomi (9), Nathan (9), Ezekiel (7) and Shepherd (4).