Our Leadership

As a church seeking to become fully devoted to following Jesus Christ, Jesus is our one and only leader. Our goal is to learn His teaching, apply it to our lives, and follow His mission for the world. Therefore, in order to insure that Jesus remains the leader of our community we have elders, who are volunteers, and we have ministry leaders (paid and volunteer staff). The elders act as overseers and shepherds and the ministry leaders acts as coaches.

Pastoral Staff

« Dr. Douglas Peake, Lead Pastor (BA, MA, DMin)

Pastor Doug is our community architect. Simply meaning, he wants to create a culture where people are completely engaged in their faith. He wants every person who is a part of the community to be spiritually healthy, growing in faith, connecting with Jesus and His family and making a significant difference in the world. In his own words:

“I see myself like a head coach. My role is to establish a culture where everyone gets in the game. I am not here to play the game for you, but to help you to experience Jesus and live the one and only life you have been given. People who know Jesus and know His purpose for life have better marriages, stronger children, meaningful lives, deeper relationships and perseverance. There is not a better way to know what you were made for than by knowing the One who made you.”

Pastor Doug has been in the full time ministry since 1987, been married to Kim since 1988 and has 3 children: 2 teenagers and a caboose!

« Pastor Mark Strecker, Adult Ministries (AA, BA, MA)

Mark Strecker, gifted in organization and administration, joined the Pastoral leadership team at Foothills to build the Adult and Small Group Ministry. Mark and his wife, Melissa (married 1995), have two daughters, Hannah and Emily. He has been in pastoral ministry since 1988.

Mark has a Bachelors of Arts in Christian Education from Vanguard University and a Masters of Arts in Christian Education from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University.

« Pastor Nate Fowler, Student Ministries (BA)

Nate has a heart for teens and loves to see them strive for their full potential in the eyes of Christ. He began his ministry in YWAM (Youth With A Mission) and traveled to Argentina, South America at the age of 17 sharing the message of Christ through music and also toured West India at 19 with the same mission organization.

Upon returning from India 5 years ago, he took on an internship position in the middle school ministry here at FCC. Nate became an ordained minister on November 8th, 2009 at FCC and moved into the full time role as Pastor of Student Ministries. He graduated from Boise State University with a Bachelors of Arts in Communication and Psychology in 2008. He also received certification in Dispute Mediation and Conflict Management through Boise State.

« Pastor Travis Jacob, Community Groups (BS, MBA)

Before moving to Idaho in 2008, Travis spent nine years in administrative ministry and four years in organizational behavior/leadership training for churches and business organizations. He joined the pastoral ministry team in 2010 on a part-time basis to build the Community Groups Ministry. He also serves full-time at Boise Bible College as the Dean of Students. Travis and his wife Kippy have one daughter, Lauren.
Travis has a B.S. from Florida Christian College and an M.B.A. from Belhaven College.

Elders

Foothills Christian Church is an independent Christian Church. This means we are not a part of a denomination. Therefore, we follow the New Testament teaching of appointing elders to oversee the community of faith (Acts 14:23 and Titus 1:5).

Elders are volunteers who commit themselves to the ministry and care of the church. They regularly pray for the church, shepherd the church and keep the church focused on the Bible. They are the final step of accountability and authority in the community of faith. The qualifications for elders can be found in Titus 1 and 1 Timothy 3.

Larry McGhee, Chairman

Stan Fuller, Vice-Chairman

Mike Scott, Secretary

Leon Simmons

Wayne Thompson

Stephen LaFontaine

Pat Duffel

Steve Johnson