Pastor Daniel grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and lived in Chicago, Illinois, before settling down in Louisville, Kentucky. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Studies from the Moody Bible Institute, and his Master of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Pastor Daniel served at churches in Chicago and Louisville before becoming the pastor of Harvest Community Church Louisville.
He is married to Debbie and they have two sons, Josh and Josiah (who they adopted from the People’s Republic of China); and are the proud grandparents of Boyce and Anna.