Joey R. Peyton, D. Min.

Joey R. Peyton received his A. S. from the University of Alaska (1990); B. S. and B. A. from Wayland Baptist University (1998); MTS (2005) and M. Div. (2006) from Urshan Graduate School of Theology; and a Doctorate of Ministry from Eden Theological Seminary (2013) with an emphasis in Practical Theology and Pastoral Care. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on providing pastoral care at the time of death. He has completed four units of Clinical Pastoral Edcuation, served on the St. Louis Cluster ACPE Board of Directors for seven years, and on the Christian Hospital Advisory Board for five years. He has also completed three Pastoral Care Fellowships in 2011, 2012, and 2013. He completed a second doctorate in 2022, a PhD from the Assembly of God Theological Semminary, in Intercultural Studies with an emphasis in pastoral care. He wrote this doctoratal dissertation on providing pastoral care to diaspora populations. He has been ordained with the UPCI since 1994 (Lic. 1988), he has pastored churches in Illinois, Alaska, and Maine for a total of 20-plus years. He also served four years as a missionary to the Yupik Eskimos on the Bering Sea of Alaska, five years as Sunday School Director for the Maine District, and several years as an evangelist. He is a disabled Army Veteran after serving over 5 years in the United States Army and 4 years in the Alaska National Guard. J. R. Peyton is currently doing church consulting, evangelizing, pastoral counseling, teaching, and working to bring awareness to the needs of the least of the Kingdom of God. His interests are his wife Karen, five children, two sons-in-law, one daughter-in-law, thirteen grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, the 2nd Commandment, Chaplaincy, and teaching/mentoring new ministers of the Gospel.
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Second Commandment Ministries Clinical Chaplaincy Borderland Ministries
For Letters of Recommendations, Click on the Name:
Dr. David K. Bernard, PhD, General Superintendent of the UPCI
Dr. James Littles, PhD.
Dr. Ann Ahrens, PhD.
Dr. Daniel Segraves, PhD.