Author, Speaker, Storyteller
Delton de Armas
Helping people and leaders navigate life’s hardest seasons with honesty, hope, and practical biblical wisdom.
I am an author, speaker, and nonprofit consultant based in Ocala, Florida. Over more than thirty years in financial leadership and ministry, the thread running through everything I do has remained the same: God recycles pain. He takes the hardest chapters of a life and turns them into something that helps someone else get through theirs. I write, speak, and consult from inside that conviction.
Your story does not disqualify you. It is the point. Whatever wreckage you carry into the room, that is the material God is working with.
Five Published Books
Books for people in hard places and the leaders who serve them.
Thrive: From the Inside Out
Forty-seven months in federal prison. Three phases: surrender, survive, and thrive. Not a prison book. A book about what God does when a life falls apart. A ten-session companion extends it into small groups, recovery settings, and prison ministry.
Thrive: From the Inside Out
Forty-seven months in federal prison. Three phases: surrender, survive, and thrive. Not a prison book. A book about what God does when a life falls apart. A ten-session companion extends it into small groups, recovery settings, and prison ministry.
Business Fable
Mo-Mentum Principles
A parable that teaches cash flow, P&L, and balance sheets through the story of Greg and his Uncle Mo. Plain language for anyone who thinks in motion, not columns.
Leadership · Finance
The Backoffice Blueprint
A five-pillar financial framework for nonprofit and church leaders. Co-authored with Adam J. Moffitt. Built for leaders who came up through mission work, not accounting.
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Middle Grade · Enneagram
The Thing That Matters
Nine students, nine Enneagram types, one impossible school project. Written for middle grade readers but honest enough for the adults who work with them.
Bulk copies available for events and board retreats. View the full author page on Amazon for ordering options.
Speaker
He speaks from inside the story, and it shows.
“Delton’s ease in front of an audience and natural storytelling style moved us to laughter and to tears.”
Todd Hamilton
Pastor, Elevation Church, Flower Mound TX
I speak on a wide range of topics to diverse audiences, from the main stage of a large church service to a small leadership retreat or finance workshop. My story has more angles than most speaking bios suggest. What I do is listen to what you are trying to accomplish, then shape something specific for your room.
I am bilingual in Spanish and English, comfortable with audiences from middle school to executive leadership, and available for local, regional, national, and international engagements from Ocala, Florida.
Ministry Work
The work that writing and speaking support.
The consulting, the books, and the speaking are not separate tracks. They are expressions of the same conviction: that God uses people who have been through something to help others get through theirs. These two organizations are where that conviction takes its most concrete form.
Fractional Consulting
ICNU (Inspiring Churches to New Understanding)
Fractional back-office consulting for churches, nonprofits, and small businesses. Financial systems, operational clarity, and the kind of support that frees leaders to focus on mission. Three service tiers: Nearby, Alongside, and At the Table.
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501(c)(3) Ministry
Qavah Ministries
A ministry Pam and I co-founded to mobilize the church to care for families of the incarcerated: the temporary widows and orphans left behind when a loved one goes inside. Named for the Hebrew word meaning to wait with hope.
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Songwriter and Poet
Writing music is how I process what I cannot yet say in prose.
I have written more than 200 worship songs over the years. Most of them have never been formally released. Writing music and poetry is my art: the place where faith, feeling, and language come together in a way that resists category. Some of what I have written has found its way into Thrive. Some of my poetry is published on Medium. My song catalog is not yet on streaming platforms, but that is a direction I am working toward. If music is something you would want to hear, stay connected.