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
• Richest Person in the World
• Practical Guide to Pastoral Ministry
• The Inspirational Speaker’s Resource
• 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.
(SAT 8-17-11)