Tod Tanner

Meet Tod

Serving in vocational ministry for the last 25 years, Tod has led both large and small ministries in various roles as a team player and in the corner office. He has served as a lead pastor, associate pastor, church planter, and denominational leader.

Tod sensed a call to ministry while in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University. Upon graduating from A&M, he earned a master's degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminar and a Doctorate from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.



Tod is married to Deborah, and they have a high school daughter named Danielle. The Tanners live in the Nashville, TN area and moved there to help plant a church. Tod is now working as the Vice President for the Tennessee Baptist Foundation. He enjoys Middle Tennessee, but misses Texas Bar-B-Que.

• B.S. in Business Management from Texas A&M University
• Master of Arts from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
• Doctorate of Education from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
• Certification of Professional Education Program from Kaplan College of Financial Planning
  

Areas of Expertise

• Teaching/Preaching
• Financial Planning
• Leadership Development
• Curriculum Development
• Interim Pastor

Ministry & Leadership Experience

• Executive Vice President at The Tennessee Baptist Foundation - May 2021 - Present
• Senior Pastor - 2011 - 2021
• Education Pastor - 2004 - 2011
• Youth Pastor - 1995 - 2004

Favorite Coaching Topics

• Enlisting and training volunteers
• Equipping parents to lead the next generation spiritually
• Equipping adults to steward what has been entrusted to them
• Equipping pastors to lead in their current context
• Equipping church leaders in recruiting a new pastor