Doug Peters is the Executive Director for Heritage21. Prior to accepting this position, he was a “second career” minister who started out in the world of electrical engineering at a nuclear power facility. Sensing a call from God to focus on church ministry like his dad, Doug left the utility company to pursue degrees in Bible and Ministry from Abilene Christian University (BA, MS, DMin). Doug and his wife, Sheryl, are blessed with two daughters and a son-in-law.
With diverse experience in congregational ministry (mostly in Abilene, Arlington, and Houston, TX), Doug also served as a professor in the College of Biblical Studies at Oklahoma Christian University. His doctoral work focused on “Communal Spiritual Discernment and the Selection of Church Leaders.”
Doug has a special interest in helping churches and their leaders think through how they may be more spiritually discerning as they prayerfully live out their God-given mission, vision and values in their unique context.