Bill Peel Named to LeTourneau Post

LONGVIEW — LeTourneau University President Dr. Dale Lunsford has named Dallas-based author and ministry leader Bill Peel as executive director of a new university initiative designed to equip, connect and mobilize Christians to live out their faith in the workplace. Peel will assume his new role effective Jan. 3, 2011.

“Bill will launch a new center that will begin implementation of our ‘Every Workplace; Every Nation’ strategic plan,” said LETU President Dr. Dale A. Lunsford. “Our vision is for workplaces led by men and women of professional competence and Christian character.”

Peel has more than 20 years experience helping people discover their calling, sharpen their work skills and become spiritually influential in their workplace settings. For the past seven years he has served as director of 24Seven Faith, a ministry he founded which focused on workplace discipleship, evangelism and leadership development. The ministry created resources and leading initiatives to equip and empower individuals to discover their role in God’s plan and build bridges of influence for God’s Kingdom to the workplace, community and the world.

Peel served as pastor of leadership development at Fellowship Bible Church-Dallas from 2000 to 2006, managing a staff of 80 people and leading the strategic planning process of organizational leadership change.

In East Texas, Peel was the founding pastor of Bethel Bible Church in Tyler, which grew from 40 individuals to more than 400 adults from 1983 to 1987. Peel earned his bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University and his Master of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary.