David Bowden is from Oklahoma City where he lives with his wife, Meagan, and two boys, Ezra and Eli. He has a BA in Bible and Biblical Languages from Oklahoma Christian University and an MA in Theological Studies from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. David first discovered spoken word poetry during his undergraduate years while serving as the Preaching Minister for a small church. Between 2009-2011, David crossed several milestones, performing poetry at his first conference for over 10,000 people and releasing his first video to reach over 1 million views. 

After graduation, David helped found a non-profit called Give a Goat. This organization provided the gift of a free pregnant goat for poor families in the Philippines. After living in the Philippines for a season, David and Meagan felt God’s call to move into full-time teaching ministry. In 2013, David founded The Poetic, Inc., a non-profit dedicated to equipping the church with the Gospel of Jesus. 

Between 2013-2018, David published two books—“When God Isn’t There” and “Rewire Your Heart.” Focusing on reaching a generation with the Gospel, God allowed David to release poetry videos and speak at youth conferences, reaching over 2 million people with the beauty of the Gospel. 

In 2019, God led David to transition The Poetic, Inc. in order to co-found Spoken Gospel. Spoken Gospel is dedicated to speaking the Gospel out of every corner of the Scripture in every corner of the world. This ministry has shared the gospel over 70 million times since its founding. During this season, David’s poetry, public speaking, and book writing took a backseat to establishing Spoken Gospel. 

In 2024, God called David and Meagan to step back into public speaking and book writing while continuing to lead Spoken Gospel. Founding the Bowden Family Foundation allowed David and his family to raise support for missionaries going to unreached people groups by contributing 100% of speaking and writing revenue to the Foundation. If you are helping to bring the Gospel to the unreached of the world, you can submit a grant request to the Bowden Family Foundation here.