ABOUT DENNIS SWANBERG

If laughter is truly the best medicine, then DENNIS SWANBERG, America’s “Minister of Encouragement,” is just what the doctor ordered! With his down-home charm and heaping helping of hospitality, this Austin, Texas-born pastor-turned-comedian has won the hearts of audiences across the country. Raised in what he calls a “mostly blue-collar, but sometimes ring-around-the-collar” family during the fifties, that old black and white television in the corner of the living room became an important part of making Swanberg the success he is today. “Most moms yell at their kids to go outside and play,” he remembers with a laugh. “But my mom would say, ‘you sit there and watch that TV set—your daddy worked hard to pay for it!’” Her encouragement paid off.
 

Today, “The Swan” takes his lovable impersonations and side-splitting stories of growing up, family life, and the funny side of church to over 200,000 people every year. Swan received his BA degree from Baylor University, and the Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Southwestern Seminary in Ft. Worth. His television show “Swan’s Place” is broadcast over FAMILYNET and Trinity Broadcasting Network. Swan and his wife Lauree live in Monroe, Louisiana, with their two sons, Chad and Dustin.