Douglas L. Fagerstrom

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Douglas L. Fagerstrom is currently serving as a Senior Discipleship Fellow with The CEO Forum, Flower Mound, Texas (www.theceoforum.org). Fagerstrom was the former President and CEO of Marketplace Chaplains (Marketplace Ministries, Inc.) serving from August 2015 until April 2021. He was previously the senior vice president of Converge in [[Orlando, Florida], and previously served as the president of Grand Rapids Theological Seminary of Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author of 15 books on Christian ministry. Married to Donna, they have one daughter, son-in-law and two granddaughters.

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Ministry and Teaching Positions

Served in full-time ministry positions since 1973 as a youth pastor, minister of music, single adult pastor, pastor of adult ministries and executive pastor. Churches served: Dalton Baptist Church, MI; Mission Hills Baptist Church, CO; Wooddale Church, MN; Calvary Church, Grand Rapids, MI.

Participated as a keynote speaker and workshop leader at many conferences, retreats, church ministries and Sunday school conventions. Served as adjunct professor at three colleges and one seminary, teaching: discipleship, education, leadership, church planting and creative communication courses. Trained and/or coached over 50 church planters since 2000. Led the Network of Single Adult leaders as Executive Director for 12 years.

Adjunct Faculty, Cornerstone University, 1991-1997; Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, 1999-2003. President of GRTS, 2003 - 2010

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References

  1. Douglas L. Fagerstrom, D.Min. - Grand Rapids Theological Seminary Archived May 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine