"Doug Fields has been a pastor to teenagers and ministry leader for over 30 years. After graduating Vanguard University in 1984, he received his MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary. He served at South Coast Community Church (now Mariners Church), in Newport Beach, CA for 11 years before he moved to be the youth and teaching pastor for 18 years at Saddleback Church (Lake Forest, CA) of 20,000+ people.
With a growing demand for speaking, writing and leadership/ministry consulting, Doug resigned from Saddleback Church in September 2009. This move allowed him to pursue ministry opportunities that best align with his gift for teaching, relational leadership and yet it still allows him to engage in his first love: “in-the-trenches” ministry (he currently is a volunteer leader for a small group of 10th grade guys & is currently helping out at Mariners Mission Viejo (where the lead pastor is one of Doug’s former youth group kids).
Today, most of Doug’s time is spent speaking at conferences/churches/events, writing, teaching youth ministry at Azusa Pacific University, and providing leadership and resources as a part of the Youth Specialities Team."
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