Dr. Debra White Smith is a seasoned author, speaker, pastor, professor, and media personality who has 60 published books to her credit, including re-releases. Debra has been blessed with over 1 million books in print. Her work has appeared on various bestseller lists, and she has been repeatedly voted a reader favorite. Her book titles include: The Divine Romance: Experiencing Intimacy with God, Romancing Your Husband, The Tie that Binds: A Marriage Revolution of Love, The Jane Austen Fiction Series, and the Lone Star Intrigue Series. Debra is also the author of over 400 published short works (articles, devotionals, etc.) as well as the newspaper column, “Ask Debra,” that ran from 2011-2013 and offered biblical wisdom for everyday life.
In 2019, Debra launched her new ministry focus, The Wesleyan Woman: Biblical Concepts from a Wesleyan Perspective. Debra White Smith is The Wesleyan Woman. She is committed to championing small churches and educating small-church pastors and leaders as well as presenting biblical concepts from a Wesleyan Perspective, including scriptural holiness. While her ministry is not focused on women only, she also proclaims the value of women in ministry and is committed to inspiring women to recognize their worth and impact. The Wesleyan Woman is reflective of John Wesley’s theology and is not affiliated with the Wesleyan Church.
Debra has earned a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and an Ed.S. in Leadership and Organizational Management as well as a B.A. and M.A. in English. After finishing the rigorous requirements for ordination in the Church of the Nazarene, Debra was ordained an Elder in 2014. Debra and her husband, Daniel, also an ordained Elder, co-pastored a small Nazarene church in East Texas for over 13 years. For years, Debra’s award-winning writing, entertaining humor, and biblical knowledge made her a much-sought-after conference speaker. Now, she mainly focuses her speaking on educating and equipping small-church pastors and leaders but is still booking other events for churches, retreats, and women’s ministry, as requested. In 2022, Debra began partnering with Rev. Rob Beckett, founder of The Revitalization Network, a grassroots endeavor to engage, equip, and empower small-church pastors and leaders and the communities in which their churches exist.
Debra has been a popular guest on radio and TV across the nation, including The 700 Club, At Home Life, Harvest, Getting Together, His Place, Moody Broadcasting, ABC Radio, Midday Connection, Fox TV, USA Radio Network News, as well as a vast array of regional media spots. She has also been the featured relationship specialist on the Fox News radio show, Plain Jane Wisdom. Her favorite hobbies include fishing, shopping, and attending movies and theater productions with her family. Debra also vows she could eat Mexican food for every meal.