Director
Term Ends 2026
South Carolina
Pete Rogers is a graduate from the University of South Carolina and earned a Masters in Divinity degree from Erskine Theological Seminary before being ordained. More than 23 years ago, Pete began merging his love for writing with his love of the outdoors. Pete spends many days a year afield enjoying God’s creation while hunting, fishing, hiking or camping. He has hunted and fished in 17 states and numerous Canadian provinces.
Taking these and other experiences, Pete has published more than 1,000 articles and 4,000 photographs in his career. His stories and photographs have earned more than 60 awards in literary, photographic and videography competitions. He is also the author of 6 books. Pete overcame a severe speech impediment to become a popular speaker for corporate events and men’s conferences across the country. In October 2019, he founded and launched the award winning Christian Outdoors Podcast, where he uses this program to merge his passion for Christ with his passion for the outdoors. The weekly episodes are available on CarbonTV and all major podcast platforms. Christian Outdoors Podcast is rated as a top 1% podcast worldwide with more than 1,700,000 subscribers and growing. More about this can be found at; www.christianoutdoors.org. Combining all of his outlets, his audience reach exceeds 17 million annually. He is serving in his second term as Chairman of the Board of the South Carolina Outdoor Press Association (SCOPe)