Meet Diane Nix
director and Founder of Contagiousjoy4him.com
Diane has been a Pastor’s wife for almost 41 years. She married her husband, pastor/professor Dr. Preston L. Nix, a professor of evangelism and evangelistic preaching at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1983. They have two biological daughters (ages 26 & 28), two spiritual daughters (41 & 42), two special grands, and two sons-in-law. She and her pastor/professor husband served as lead pastor and wife in Texas and Oklahoma for 21 years. During the last 20 years, she and Preston have served in 15 interim Pastorates. The two of them love the local church.
Diane’s life bears the scars of addiction, abuse, loss, and dysfunction. She remembers being drawn to spiritual things. Searching for the One who could bring peace, she found her Savior, Jesus Christ! And soon after her salvation, she surrendered to ministry. She has never looked back!
Diane has lost all material possessions on two different occasions. Once by a house fire and another by Hurricane Katrina. She has survived a life-threatening illness, with after effects that still impact her today.
For the past 14 years, she has hosted the SBC Women’s Expo, and for 19 years, Diane has served on the board to help plan the SBC Women’s Monday Morning session held each year at the SBC annual meeting.
A speaker and author of the book, When God’s Woman Wants to Give Up! Diane sheds light on “never giving up” amid trials. She is also a contributing author to LifeWay’s Ministry to Women blog, and most recently Broadman and Holman’s Daily Devotional for Women and The Psalms and Proverbs Devotional for Women. Find her latest podcast @ “Coffee Chats with Diane Nix” or her YouTube Channel, Contagious Joy, or connect with her ministry Facebook: contagiousjoy4him.com, Instagram & X: @contagiousjoy4him, or cj4h.org.
Statement of Faith: We Believe.
suggested reading
When God’s Woman Wants to Give Up
Nearly every woman has experienced the kind of day where she wants to throw her arms in the air and shout, “I give up!” Through sharing her own personal experiences, the Word of God, and lessons to consider, a pastor’s wife provides inspiration to others as she explains the book of Job, it’s origins, and how ancient concepts still apply to women of today’s world. Diane Nix has personally walked down a road lined with many trials – the loss of a child, a painful church experience, the death of her father, the care and death of her mother, the loss of all material possessions and the near loss of her own life. She has emerged with a deeper understanding of Job’s wife and why a woman who trusts God implicitly might ever feel like she’s lost all hope. By exploring the hardships that Job and his wife face, Nix is able to inspire others to examine the suffering in their own lives, ultimately encouraging women to analyze their hearts and move forward through life’s unexpected hurdles. Nix examines the value of true friendships, the daddy/daughter relationship and how to heal a broken heart as she gently guides women to renew joy and faith, regain strength, and learn to live again with hope.
