David A. Davis

David is currently the pastor and head of staff of the Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey. He has served that congregation since 2000. He earned his Ph.D. in homiletics from Princeton Theological Seminary, where he continues to teach as a visiting lecturer. His academic work has focused on preaching as a corporate act and the active role of the listener in the preaching event. Before arriving in Princeton, he served for fourteen years as the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Blackwood, New Jersey. David grew up in Pittsburgh and did his undergraduate work at Harvard University, where he was a member of the University Choir, singing weekly in Memorial Church and listening to the preaching of Professor Peter Gomes. David is married to Cathy Cook, a Presbyterian minister who is currently director of student relations and senior placement at Princeton Seminary. They have two children; Hannah is 16 and Ben is 13.
 
David is a regular contributor to various journals in the discipline of preaching and has recently had published of a collection of his sermons. The book is titled A Kingdom You Can Taste: Sermons for the Church Year.

“My path toward an
enduring Christian faith
has always depended
on educated ministers
preaching powerful
sermons. It has been
my experience that
whenever preaching
is strong in a church,
that church is thriving
and fulfilling its mission
in this world.”
—Joe R. Engle
member of the
Madison Avenue
Presbyterian Church
in New York City

The Rev. Dr. David A. Davis