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Pastor Phil and his wife Becky were college sweethearts. Marrying right after graduation, Pastor Phil and Becky entered full time pastoral ministry the same year. They have three children: Julie, Jonathan and Jennifer. Lakeside is where all three children have committed their lives to Jesus and have grown in Him.
An adventurer at heart, Pastor Phil is an accomplished scuba diver and certified underwater cave diver. Krist family vacations are never boring, and have included white water rafting, mountain climbing, camping, scuba safaris, Mayan ruins and more! Some of Pastor Phil’s most exciting and hilarious sermon illustrations have come from his many adventures.
Pastor Phil’s ministerial studies have taken him across the country and around the world. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Southeastern University, Lakeland, Florida. He received his Masters of Theology degree from Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California and his earned Doctorate from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Boston, Massachusetts. Yet his most exciting educational experience were archaeological studies on a dig in Israel!
Pastor Phil’s ministry background includes being: a student ministries coordinator; a hospital chaplain; a youth pastor; an assistant pastor; a college instructor and a Lead Pastor. He has been a speaker at both national and overseas conferences. But his most important ministry is his family. He often remarks, "My marriage and children will be the most important sermons I will ever preach."
You get a non-boring guarantee when Pastor Phil speaks. His messages offer encouraging, practical insights from God’s Word for significant daily living. Bible truths are made easy to understand. Messages come alive through Pastor Phil’s illustrations, frequent use of props, drama, and video. You will laugh, you will cry, you will be blessed by fresh, uncompromising messages spoken into your life.
Under Pastor Phil’s leadership, Lakeside has relocated to a highly strategic location, experienced consistent building programs, expansions and improvements. Lakeside has grown from being a new church plant to one of the state’s largest Assemblies. Yet Pastor Phil’s most important building project has been people! His vision for people to become disciples of Christ rather than mere decisions has birthed more than 100 Lakeside ministries and the planting of four area churches. His passion for world outreach has taken Lakeside from supporting just six missionaries to over 150 missionaries and ministries around the world!
More than a preacher or a teacher, Pastor Phil is a Pastor. He loves people. Whether it is through his speaking, his counseling, praying or just caring, his consuming passion is to make an eternal difference in peoples lives for the glory of God.
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An adventurer at heart, Pastor Phil is an accomplished scuba diver and certified underwater cave diver. Krist family vacations are never boring, and have included white water rafting, mountain climbing, camping, scuba safaris, Mayan ruins and more! Some of Pastor Phil’s most exciting and hilarious sermon illustrations have come from his many adventures.
Pastor Phil’s ministerial studies have taken him across the country and around the world. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Southeastern University, Lakeland, Florida. He received his Masters of Theology degree from Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California and his earned Doctorate from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Boston, Massachusetts. Yet his most exciting educational experience were archaeological studies on a dig in Israel!
Pastor Phil’s ministry background includes being: a student ministries coordinator; a hospital chaplain; a youth pastor; an assistant pastor; a college instructor and a Lead Pastor. He has been a speaker at both national and overseas conferences. But his most important ministry is his family. He often remarks, "My marriage and children will be the most important sermons I will ever preach."
You get a non-boring guarantee when Pastor Phil speaks. His messages offer encouraging, practical insights from God’s Word for significant daily living. Bible truths are made easy to understand. Messages come alive through Pastor Phil’s illustrations, frequent use of props, drama, and video. You will laugh, you will cry, you will be blessed by fresh, uncompromising messages spoken into your life.
Under Pastor Phil’s leadership, Lakeside has relocated to a highly strategic location, experienced consistent building programs, expansions and improvements. Lakeside has grown from being a new church plant to one of the state’s largest Assemblies. Yet Pastor Phil’s most important building project has been people! His vision for people to become disciples of Christ rather than mere decisions has birthed more than 100 Lakeside ministries and the planting of four area churches. His passion for world outreach has taken Lakeside from supporting just six missionaries to over 150 missionaries and ministries around the world!
More than a preacher or a teacher, Pastor Phil is a Pastor. He loves people. Whether it is through his speaking, his counseling, praying or just caring, his consuming passion is to make an eternal difference in peoples lives for the glory of God.
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