I have served as pastor of Mission Fellowship Church in Middletown, DE since 2004. During this time, I led the church to move from an attractional ministry strategy focused on numbers and attendance to a missional strategy focused on personal ministry in the community. The church has sent out over 100 missionaries to all parts of the country ingrained with this mindset. Prior to that, I served as pastor or staff member in the areas of evangelism, youth and music in churches in Alabama and Louisiana. I have also served as a short-term missionary to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and in Panama City, FL. In addition to currently serving as pastor, I assesse church planters and am president of Missional Press, a hybrid publishing company focused on Missional Thought, Theology and Practice.
I have a BS in Computer Information Systems from Athens State College in Athens, AL, a M.Div in Biblical Languages from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry, Leadership in the Emerging Culture from George Fox Seminary where I learned under Dr. Len Sweet. My doctoral dissertation focused on the integration of theology and emerging sciences to discover how people learn and unlearn behavior. I have also done post-graduate studies in the area of Organizational and Mass Communications at the University of South Florida and the University of Alabama.
I have published one monograph, Chaos in the Church and one book, Kept: The Message of Jude. I am nearing publication of Holy Rewired: Science, the Gospel, and the Journey Towards Wholeness and am also writing a book on Missional Theology based on the Trinity called The MIROR Church: The Church Reflecting the Heart of the Trinity. Finally, my first true ebook, Reframing Success: Missional Metrics for Ministry Success is due out in September 2009.
In addition to my ministry-related experience, I am a Microsoft Certified Professional and has seven years of IT development and networking experience for several startup firms in Florida, Microsoft, and a media publishing division of Time Warner.
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Kept: The Message of Jude
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David is an entrepreneur, pastor, coach, and author. He has his doctorate from George Fox Seminary where he studied under Len Sweet, his M.Div. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and has done post graduate work in communications from the University of Alabama and the University of South Florida. He lives with his wife Brenna Phillips in Smyrna, DE. 
