Pepper was born and raised in Southern California. He trusted Christ while serving in the Air Force.
A graduate of San Diego Christian College, he then went on to graduate from Mid-America Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in 1994. Next he served on a mission team in Albania for two years. In 2002, Pepper moved to Costa Rica and spent a year learning Spanish. He then served on a church planting team for seven years in Honduras. Pepper has been serving with Downline for more than 15 years.
Pepper leads disciple making conferences in various countries around the world for the purpose of initiating disciple making movements.
He has traveled to all 50 States in the U.S. and almost 65 countries and counting.
He enjoys communicating the gospel, waterskiing and exploring the globe.
Pepper met his much better half Gabriela while serving in Honduras.