| Daniel Whyte III | |
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| Born | Daniel Whyte III 15 September 1960 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Christian Minister, Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable work(s) | Letters to Young Black Men, Letters to Young Black Women, Just Jesus!, Money Under the Car Seat, When Black Preachers Preach Trilogy |
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www.danielwhyte3.com |
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Daniel Whyte III is a minister of the Gospel, president of Torch Ministries International and a bestselling Christian writer.
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Whyte was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 15, 1960 and mostly raised in New Bern, North Carolina. His father, Daniel Whyte Jr, was a pastor, and gospel singer. At the age of seventeen, Whyte left home and started working as a trainer for a restaurant chain across the states of North Carolina and northern South Carolina. On August 15, 1979, he signed up to join the United States Air Force, one month before he turned nineteen years old.
On December 19, 1979, around 8:30 PM, a young man, by the name of Michael Lewis came to Daniel Whyte III's dorm room on Kessler Air Force in Biloxi, Mississippi. Michael Lewis showed him the "Romans Road" to salvation through Jesus Christ from the book of Romans in the Bible. This was the first time Whyte had heard a clear, understandable presentation of the Gospel, even though he was raised in the church.
Three days after his conversion, Daniel Whyte III was on the street corners of New Orleans in the rain and cold, preaching. Since then Whyte has preached in 43 states and in the following countries: Germany, Spain, England, Belgium, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Antigua, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, Ghana, Nigeria, the Philippines, Mexico, Netherlands, Korea, Malta, Togo, and Benin.[1]
On December 19, 1989, Whyte married Meriqua Althea Dixon. Together, they have seven children.
Daniel Whyte III is the author of sixteen books. He is the President of Torch Ministries International, which publishes a magazine titled The Torch Leader (www.TorchLeader.com). He is also the president of Gospel Light Society International (www.GospelLightSociety.com), a worldwide evangelistic ministry. He is heard by thousands each week on his radio broadcasts, The Prayer Motivator Devotional (www.PrayerMD.com) and the Prayer Motivator Minute (www.PrayerMotivatorMinute.com), as well as Gospel Light Minute X (www.GospelLightMinuteX.com), the Gospel Light Minute (www.GospelLightMinute.com), and the Sunday Evening Evangelistic Hour (www.SundayEveningEvangelisticHour.com). He is also the founder and president of Torch Legacy Publications. He has over 200,000 books in print.
Letters to Young Black Men was named a Dallas Morning News Bestseller in August 2006, an Essence Magazine Bestseller (in November 2007, December 2007 and February 2008), and a #1 Amazon.com Bestseller (African-American Category) on September 22, 2007.[2]
Letters to Young Black Women has been named a #1 Amazon.com Bestseller (African-American Category).
7 Things Young Black Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives has been named an Amazon.com Bestseller
Letters to Young Black Men Study Guide has been named an Amazon.com Bestseller
Letters to Young Black Men Leaders Guide has been named an Amazon.com Bestseller
Several of Whyte's books have also been named BCNN1/BCBC Bestsellers[3]
Daniel Whyte III holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theology from Bethany Divinity College in Dothan, Alabama. He holds a degree in Religion from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas. And he holds a Master's degree in Religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, Virginia,