Daniel Whyte III is a minister of the Gospel, president of Torch Ministries International and a bestselling Christian writer.

Biography

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.

On December 19, 1989, Whyte married Meriqua Althea Dixon. Together, they have seven children.

Writing

Daniel Whyte III is the author of twelve books He is the President of Torch Ministries International, which publishes a magazine titled The Torch Leader www.TorchLeader.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.

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

Bibliography

Non-fiction

• 2005 - Letters to Young Black Men
• 2006 - Letters to Young Black Women
• 2006 - Letters to Young Black Men Study Guide
• 2006 - Letters to Young Black Men Leaders Guide
• 2006 - When Black Preachers Preach Volume 1 (Compiled and Edited)
• 2006 - When Black Preachers Preach Volume 2 (Compiled and Edited)
• 2007 - When Black Preachers Preach Volume 3 (Compiled and Edited)
• 2007 - 7 Things Young Black Women do to Mess up Their Lives...And How to Avoid Them
• 2007 - Just Jesus! The Greatest Things Ever Said AbOUT the Greatest Man Who Ever Lived (Compiled and Edited)
• 2007 - Money Under the Car Seat And Other Things to Thank God For
• 2008 - Mo' Letters to Young Black Men

Fiction

• 2008 - The Little Wise Girl

Education

Daniel Whyte III holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theology from Bethany Divinity College in Dothan, Alabama. He also holds a degree in Religion from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas.