Bio
Ed Piorek, known as Eddie to his friends, is a Pastor Emeritus, Speaker and Author who helps people connect with the Father’s Love.
With 50+ years in ministry, Eddie has a deep connection to the Father’s Love and the enormous impact it can have in people’s lives, including his own. He and his wife Janet (who has been his partner in ministry for the past half century) embody and live out the message of the Father’s Love in their lives.
In the mid-80’s, Eddie had a dramatic encounter with God as Father. After years of intense labor in planting the congregation which would become the Mission Viejo Vineyard, and speaking at the Signs and Wonders conferences with John Wimber (the founder of the Vineyard church movement), Eddie became increasingly aware of a deep-seated fear of failing to perform up to public expectation.
In the midst of a palpable experience of that fear, God revealed himself to Eddie as a loving Father. That experience forever changed him, his life message, and ministry.
Eddie and Janet have traveled throughout the United States, and to many nations of the world bringing the message of the Father’s Love. Rich deposits of that love have continued to bear fruit in Canada, South Africa, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, and Cambodia.
Eddie has written numerous books including his best selling The Father Loves You, which was originally published in 1999, and re-released in 2022.
In 2017, Eddie wrote and published Classic Vineyard, a book that shares many intimate and informative stories chronically his exciting seventeen years of traveling the world with his mentor John Wimber.
In recent years, Eddie has discovered the treasures of monastic contemplation, which has shown him how to find rest in the Father’s love amidst the ongoing rigors of kingdom ministry. His new book The Eclectic Contemplative (2020) shares his adventures on this ancient path.
When he isn’t preaching, speaking or writing, Eddie can be found surfing, gardening, reading, or spending time with his wife Janet in sunny San Clemente, California.
Eddie knows first hand about the Father’s Love, and wants to share it with you.
To connect with Eddie and his ministry, sign up for his newsletter, check out one of his books, or follow him on Instagram @edpiorek