Bill Peel

Dr. Bill Peel equips leaders to grow God-honoring enterprises and understand the important role of work and business in God’s kingdom. 

He is the Founder of 24Seven Faith and has spent thousands of hours helping Christians bridge the gap between Sunday worship and Monday work. He is an award-winning author/co-author of eight books (in multiple languages) and a recognized leader in the global faith-at-work movement.

Bill is a co-founder of the Faith@Work Summit and Mission2Monday, an international faith-at-work alliance which gathers business, academic, and ministry leaders from around the world to collaborate and learn from one another. He speaks at churches and conferences and consults with individuals, churches, and business leaders—helping Christians bring their faith to bear in every area of life. (See speaking venues here.)

Drawing on experience as a pastor, business consultant, and faculty member, Bill brings theological depth and real-world insight to any conversation or presentation. He earned a doctorate in Workplace Theology, Ethics, and Leadership from Gordon-Conwell Seminary, a master’s degree in Bible Exposition from Dallas Seminary, a B.A. from Southern Methodist University, and a Certificate in Entrepreneurship from the Cox School of Business at SMU. Bill and his wife, Kathy, have three grown sons and eight grandchildren. They are active members of Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas. 

A New Calling

Bill’s journey toward a biblical theology of work began when an elder at the first church he served told him that God’s heroes don’t stand behind pulpits. Ten years later, he stepped from behind the pulpit to guide workplace Christians to discover and pursue their calling at work.

Over the last 39 years, Bill has spent thousands of hours with ordinary workers, business leaders, and professionals to understand their world and formulate solutions to their dilemmas for bringing faith to work. Drawing on experience as a pastor, business consultant, and university and seminary faculty member, he brings theological depth and real-world insight to the conversation. 

Professional Experience

  • President and Founder, Foundations for Living/24Seven Project 1987-present
  • Adjunct Faculty, Grace School of Theology, 2023
  • Founding Executive Director, Center for Faith & Work at LeTourneau University, 2011-2020
  • Adjunct Faculty, LeTourneau University, 2016-2019
  • Pastor of Leadership Development, Fellowship Bible Church, Dallas, 2000-2005
  • Executive Director, Paul Tournier Institute of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations, 1993-2000.

Professional Associations

Publications

Books (Author/Coauthor) See more

  • Workplace Grace, revised edition, co-authored with Walt Larimore (LeTourneau University Press, 2014)
  • Connecting Faith and Work in the 21st Century with Al Erisman and David Gill (Hendricksen, 2016)
  • What God Does When Men Lead (Tyndale House Publishers, 2008)
  • Going Public with Your Faith co-authored with Walt Larimore (Zondervan, 2003, re-released as Workplace Grace by Zondervan, 2010)
  • Living in the Lab Without Smelling Like a Cadaver (Paul Tournier Institute, 1999)
  • Discover Your Destiny co-authored with Kathy Peel (NavPress, 1996)
  • Where is Moses When We Need Him? co-authored with Kathy Peel (Broadman & Holman, 1995)
  • Living in the Lions’ Den Without Being Eaten (NavPress, 1994)
  • What God Does When Men Pray (Promise Keepers/NavPress, 1993)

Editorial/Contributions

  • Working for God: The Story of R. G. LeTourneau and the University He Founded (LeTourneau University Press, 2019)
  • An Employer’s Guide to Faith in the Workplace: Legal Protection for Christians Who Own a Business (Alliance Defending Freedom and LeTourneau University Press, 2017)
  • “It’s Not Just Business: The Proper Worship of God Between Sundays,” co-authored with David Gowdy in Business Ethics Today: The Second Commandment and Business (Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, 2015)
  • “You Didn’t Get Here on Your Own: Honoring God Through Business,” co-authored with David Gowdy and Chad Scruggs, in Business Ethics Today: The First Commandment and Business (Center for Christian Business Ethics Today, 2014)
  • Busy Couples Guide to Sharing the Work & the Joy by Kathy Peel (Tyndale House, 2011)

Video and Print Curriculum:

  • Discover your Destiny with Kathy Peel (Dallas Christian Video, 1997)
  • Celebrate Your Work co-authored with Marcus Goodyear (LeTourneau University Press and The High Calling at the Butt Family Foundation, 2014)
  • Completing Your Call (Paul Tournier Institute, 2007)
  • The Saline Solution Continuing Medical Education Course co-authored with Walt Larimore (Paul Tournier Institute, 1995)
  • Grace Prescriptions Continuing Medical Education Course co-authored with Walt Larimore (Christian Medical and Dental Associations, 2015)

Articles:

Dr. Peel has authored over 300 articles that appeared in magazines and ezines such as Parents of Teenagers, Marriage Partnership, Focus on the Family’s Physician magazine, Today’s Christian Doctor, InTouch, Home Life, Now magazine, Christianity Today, Moody Monthly, and CenterforFaithandWork.com, including …

Awards

Dr. Peel has received three Silver Medallion Book Awards (now called the Christian Book Awards) from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association:

  • What God Does When Men Pray. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1993.
  • With Walt Larimore, Going Public with Your Faith: Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003.
  • With Walt Larimore, Going Public with Your Faith Video Curriculum. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2004.

Christianity Book of the Year Award for Evangelism and Discipleship

  • With Walt Larimore, Going Public with Your Faith: Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003.

Evangelical Press Association, First Place in the Bible Exposition category

  • “Take Your Faith to Work” in Dallas Seminary’s Voice magazine, 2013