David Christian Nelson, M.Div., is a graduate of Bexley Hall Theological Seminary and of the Spiritual Formation Program in spiritual direction with the Dominican Center of Grand Rapids, MI.

He is a man of wide-ranging interests who grew up in the Episcopal Church , majored in philosophy at the University of Chicago (B.A., 1970), and studied psychology at Loyola University of Chicago.  He received his seminary training at Bexley Hall, in the consortium of Colgate Rochester Divinity School / Bexley Hall / Crozer Theological Seminary,  in Rochester, NY (Master of Divinity: 1976-80).

He worked for the Catholic Charities of Chicago as a foster-care caseworker (1970-1973), and after some course-work, for Chicago School and Workshop as a shelter-care workplace floor supervisor (1974-1976).

He has served, mostly in Toledo, Ohio, as a Scripture teacher at Trinity Episcopal Church, as an Education for Ministry mentor, as Provost of the Toledo Deanery of the Diocese of Ohio, and he has served six years on the board of Toledo Campus Ministry (at University of Toledo).

He joined the Toledo Center for Jungian Studies in 1987 and served as its President from 1999 - 2002.   He has led workshops on Music and Psychology, and on Gnosticism.  Through deep study of the Scriptures, the work of C. G. Jung and other spiritual writers, by intense work on his own life, and by companioning other persons he has come to a deep respect for diverse faith paths.  He is the author of A New World for Jon, a fiction novel for teens and young adults.

David has studied historical music extensively with faculty in several countries.  He is a member of Early Music America, the Lute Society of America, and the Historical Harp Society.  He has performed with Musica Antigua de Toledo since 1981 and Jubilatores since 1997, and he has presented papers and performances at the International Medieval Congress.  He sings  many vocal styles and plays guitars, lutes, oud, medieval harp, psaltery & other instruments.

He has designed and managed web sites for the Toledo Deanery, The Toledo Center for Jungian Studies, Musica Antigua de Toledo, and the Historical Harp Society.

He was not ordained to the priesthood when he came to Toledo, but stayed home to raise three children, now adults. He has been married since 1970 to Lois Anne Nelson, an allergist-immunologist in the Toledo area.