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Dr. H. Douglas Peirce
**** ***** **., *.*. Box **5 Henderson, NE 68371
402-***-**** Email: ************@***.***
Personal Information (
Date of Birth: October 24, 1944, Louisville, KY
Marital Status: Married to Ruth A (Koenigshof) on September 17, 1966
Children: H. David Peirce - Married to Linda, together have four
children: Davis, Cana, Sam and Eli
Debra R. (Peirce) Jordan - Married to Dan, together have three
children: Peirce, Mitchell
and Kirsten
Licensed: Calvary Baptist Church, South Bend, Indiana, September 9, 2001
Ordained: Calvary Baptist Church, South Bend, Indiana, January 3, 2002
EDUCATION (
Doctor of Ministry Trinity Theological Seminary Newburg, Indiana
Sept. 2009
Doctor of Philosophy Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort
Worth, Texas Sept. 2006
Doctor of Theology Andersonville Baptist Seminary Carmilia, GA June
2001
Master of Theology Andersonville Baptist Seminary Carmilia, GA June
1999
Bachelor of Theology Andersonville Baptist Seminary Carmilia, GA June
1997
Attended Detroit Institute of Tech. Detroit Michigan 1962 - 1965
Pre-law received draft notice
Biographical Information (
I gave my life to Christ in 1971 at the age of 26, as a result of a
neighbor caring about me. I have served the Lord since that time as a lay
leader, mentor, teacher, counselor and pastor. I love the Lord and want to
serve Him until He takes me home. I have been blessed in this life. God
allowed me to build a Land Surveying and Professional Engineering business
while serving under some very godly men and learning how to minister to
others.
PERSONAL STATEMENT(
I did not grow up in a Christian home. I attended church all of my life
and can honestly say that I had never heard the Gospel of Christ until I
was in my mid-twenties. My first exposure to the gospel came from a
neighbor who after dinner one night asked me the all important question,
"Doug, if you were to die tonight would you go to heaven or hell?" After
thinking about it for several minutes I replied, "Well Norm, I'm sure I'll
go to heaven. Look at all the good things I've done in my life: gone to
church all of my life, taught Sunday School and even sung in the choir." He
then showed my through scripture that I need a personal relationship with
Jesus by asking Him to forgive me of my sins through His shed blood and
then asking Him to be my Savior. I thought about what Norm had said over
the next couple weeks and then one evening asked my Jesus to forgive me and
to be my Savior. My life has never been the same. What an exciting
adventure!
I have now served Him for over thirty-nine years and it just gets better
and better.
Philosophy of Ministry (
My heartbeat is evangelism. I have a passion to see people become
committed followers of Christ. The church must seek to invest in people's
lives, win them Jesus, and integrate them into fully committed partners
with Christ. This passion and hunger to see people become followers of
Christ will be the heartbeat of any ministry I am involved.
I also have a passion for preaching and teaching the Bible. There is a
tremendous need for relevant Biblical preaching in today's culture. My
objective is to be involved and use my talents in a relevant church or
organization.
These 6 characteristics describe ministry for me:
> Evangelism-a witness for Christ, sharing the gospel.
> Equip-the process of growing spiritually more mature believers.
> Exalt-the worship of God for who He is and what He has done.
> Encourage-loving and helping those who are a part of the body of
Christ in grace.
> Enlist-helping believers discover who God has made them, and what He
wants them to do.
> Engaged-building meaningful relationships with God and with others.
Another way to say this would be: Belong, Believe, Become, Bring, & Bless
Life Verse-6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer
and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the
peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts
and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7 NIV)
Ministry Verse-19Even though I am free of the demands and expectations of
everyone, I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all in order to
reach a wide range of people: 20religious, nonreligious, 21meticulous
moralists, loose-living immoralists, 22the defeated, the demoralized-
whoever. I did not take on their way of life. I kept my bearings in Christ-
but I entered their world and tried to experience things from their point
of view. I've become just about every sort of servant there is in my
attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life. 23I did all this
because of the Message. I didn't just want to talk about it; I wanted to
be in on it! (I Corinthians 9:19-22 THE MESSAGE)
Hobbies and Interests (
Some of my hobbies and interest include reading, golf, computers, studying
God's Word and spending quality time with Ruth.
Ministry Experience (
Solo Pastor Community Bible Church, November 18, 2008 to September 13,
2010
205 Gilbert St., P.O. Box 685, Henderson, NE 68371
God increased the Sunday morning attendance from 45 in January, 2009 to 87
in September of 2010. We developed a men's and women's ministry as well as
began a Young Married Sunday school class. The Lord allowed me to have a
very effective ministry at several nursing homes in the area and be able to
lead several folks to the Lord over the last year and eight months.
Associate Pastor Church counselor assimilutation pastor
Granger Baptist Church 2003 to 2008
Brick and Gumwood Roads, Granger, Indiana 46530
. Assimilate new members into the church as well as assimilate and train
SS and Small Group leaders
. Marriage Counselor - have counseled 37 couples over the past 5 years
. Took three mission trips to Hungary to teach English as a second
language
. Trained Pastors in the South Bend area in Discipleship
. Headed the Small Group Ministry
. Deacon
. Taught Adult Sunday School (ABF's)
. Taught small groups for five years
Associate Pastor Church counselor assimiltation pastor
Calvary Baptist Church - October 1994 -December 2003, South Bend, IN
. Pastor of Adult Ministries
. Assimilated new members into the church as well as assimilated and
trained SS and Small Group leaders
. Wrote all adult small group and Sunday School materials
. Took five mission trips to India to teach pastors in Disciplemaking
. Trained Pastors in the South Bend area in Discipleship using the T-NET
process
. Stephen Ministry - trained Stephen Ministers and ministered to others
. Deacon Chair
I retired in 1995 from my Land Surveying and Professional Engineering
business. The Lord allowed me the best of both worlds, having a business
and being in ministry. When I retired I became an associate pastor with
Calvary Baptist Church. My ministries included writing the Sunday School
lessons as well as heading up the adult ministries which included the ABF
(Sunday School) hour and small groups. During this time my wife and I took
all of the coursed offered by the Stephen Ministry and became Stephen
Ministers. We also spent five years in the T-Net process learning
Disciplemaking and training others.
Associate Pastor/Minister of Education
Grace Baptist Church June 1976 - October 1994
South Bend, Indiana
Volunteer - Associate Pastor - Deacon
. Children's Church Director, taught children's church with my wife Ruth
for 9 years
. Chairman Board of Deacons
. Prayer Ministry
. Greeter with my wife Ruth for 20 years
. Trained Pastors in the South Bend area in Discipleship
I was able to sit under the leadership of one of the most biblically
knowledgeable pastors I have ever met. For over twenty years Pastor Wood
mentored me. I was able to learn experience and practice ministry from the
bus ministry to the shut-in ministry to preaching to being chair of the
Deacons Board under this man.
Secular Work (
. United States Marine Corps 1963 - 1972
Operations chief for 6th Engr. Bn.
Rank of WO4
Honorable discharge
. Peirce & Associates, Inc. 1972 - 1994
God allowed me to build a Land Surveying and Professional Engineering firm
to three offices and 74 employees. Our firm did work in sixteen states.
While we were building this firm, God allowed me to sit under some very
fine men in ministry.
Goals for ministry (
To have meaningful relationships within the church (Acts 2)
The Bible will be taught accurately and relevantly (2 Tim
4)
People will actively pursue the Christian disciplines (1
Tim 4)
To cultivate a heart for evangelism (Matt 9, Matt 28)
To offer opportunities for people in the ministry to serve
(1 Pet 4)
For leaders and participants to seek to build godly
character
(1 Tim 3)
Other Ministry Highlights (
. Taught in a variety of situations from small groups, seminars,
preaching to 50-700+
. Developed and led in outreach events in India and Hungary, as well as
locally
. Counseled and worked with adults, youth, and families
. Revamped a student ministry to go from person-centric to team and
growth oriented
. Discipled and mentored men and families not directly in my ministry
. Implemented much of the technical side of ministry, sound, video, etc.
. Been a member of 3 church Deacon boards
. Helped churches go through 3 building and stewardship campaigns
. Developed and led multiple leadership programs
. Developed and led a 12 week theology course
. Developed and started a young adults ABF and college ministry, as well
as small groups
. Attended several conferences and seminars for greater ministry
development
. Created the vision for and led multiple ministries at the same time
. While leading several ministries been able to intimately work with one
specific ministry and its leaders
continuing education (
. The Equipping Church - Church Assimilation
Sue Mallory
. Training Network (T-NET) intentional discipleship infrastructure
Bill Hull & Bob Gilliam
. Stephen Ministry - Laity Christian care-giving
Kenneth Haugk
. Freedom in Christ - Personal and Addiction freedom
Neil Anderson & Mike Quarles
. Setting Your Church Free - Church wide weekend experience
Paul Travis
. Church Effectiveness - Master Planning - 1, 3, & 5 year forecast and
plans Bob Gilliam
. Renovare - Spiritual disciplines seminars
Richard Foster
. TheoPhostic - Healing for damaged emotions training conferences
Ed Smith
. PREPARE/Enrich - Marriage preparation and counseling
David Olson
Ministry boards (
. Life Action Ministries - Advisory Board, 1989 - 2001
Personal References of Dr. H. Douglas Peirce
Name: Relationship Contact Information
Reed Anderstrom, Pastor Former Associate Pastor 3001 Cleveland Road,
with me at Calvary South Bend, IN 46628,
Baptist Church Church phone:
Eugene Enns, Director Friend and Mentor 1311 11th Street
Grace Missions, Inc. Henderson, NE 68371
Home Phone: 402-***-****
Office Phone: 402-
Byron Paulus, Exc. Ministry Associate, 112 Bridle Path Lane
Director Board Member and Mentor Niles, Michigan 49120
Life Action Ministries Home Phone: 269-***-****
Office Phone:
Norm Wiggers Business Man/Friend - 501 Wedgewood Way,
led me to the Lord in Naples, FL 34119
1971 Phone: 239-***-****
After 10/1/10 till
06/01/11
*********@***.***
Jody Martinez Friend/Deacon at Grace 2520 Wildflower Cove.,
Church/ Coach at Bethel Mishawaka, IN 46545
College Phone 574-***-****
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Lee Jost Friend/Former Chairman 817 Parkview Lane
of the Board of Board, Henderson, NE 68371
Tabor College and Home Phone: 402-***-****
Seminary
Mike Fink, Pastor Pastor, FEBC Church, 1520 Lampshire Dr.
Henderson, NE P.O. Box 122
Henderson, NE 68371
Home Phone: 402-***-****
Office Phone: 723-5888
J. Epp, Pastor Pastor, Henderson 1240 10th St.,
Mennonite Brethren P.O. Box 188
Church/Friend Henderson, NE 68371
Home Phone: 402-***-****
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