Phil Schroeder
Associate Director / Church Consultant
Connectional Ministries
(678) 533-1444
pschroeder@ngumc.org
Phil Schroeder is Associate Director of Connectional Ministries for the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church.
With a focus on existing church development, Phil serves as a consultant on all aspects of local church life. He provides empowerment and guidance to the ministry areas: Outreach, Parish Life and Witness.
Phil has served at North Georgia churches Grayson, Peachtree Road, Gainesville First, Stark and Lowell. He and Elizabeth have been married for more than 23 years and have three children, Daniel, Kathryn and Paul. Phil graduated from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania and the dual degree program in business and theology at Emory resulting in both an MBA and an MDiv.
During his Doctor of Ministry work at the United Theological Seminary, he completed three books with Abingdon Press entitled Using the Five Senses to Tell Gods Story: Children's Sermons for the New Common Lectionary - Years A, B & C. He has taught Religious Leadership and Administration as adjunct faculty at the Candler School of Theology in both the MDiv. and Course of Study for the past 13 years.
Phil is a national DISCIPLE Bible Study trainer and has chaired the Equitable Compensation Commission for North Georgia. For fun, Phil enjoys a challenging game of Scrabble or a thoughtful film. Check out his contributions to our conference blog at www.ngumc.org/blogs!