Dr. Raymond Heiser

Dr. Raymond F. Heiser holds a PhD in statistics from Oklahoma State University. He taught at two major universities and worked as a research statistician at the R&D center for ConocoPhillips, Bartlesville, OK. He and his wife Lanora, founded and pastored Vine Life Church in Bartlesville, in 1990, retiring in 2005. He taught men’s discipleship groups for a number of years and has used those experiences in developing this book on discipleship.

Dr. Heiser has been involved in church ministries most of his life, having been involved in two church plants and pastoring the latter for 15 years. Much of this time was spent in discipleship ministry. He was also involved with a mission ministry in Oaxaca, Mexico making numerous trips there to equip pastors. He and his wife Lanora recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They are the parents of two daughters and have five grandchildren.