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Phil C. Zylla
Dr. Zylla is Professor of Pastoral Theology and holds the J. Gordon and Margaret Warnock Jones Chair in Church and Ministry. Dr. Zylla has served as Senior Pastor in three congregations over seventeen years in three regions of Canada and has been involved in theological education for over eighteen years. His interests are in the theology of suffering, theology of ministry, spirituality, and pastoral care. He is married to Melodie and lives in Ancaster, Ontario.
Dr. Zylla was Lead Pastor at First Baptist, Arnprior, ON (1984-89); Lead Pastor at Greenfield Baptist Church (1990-95); Field Director at Mustard Seed Street Church, Edmonton, AB (1995-1996; and Lead Pastor at Sunshine Ridge Baptist Church, Surrey, BC (1996-2001). He was Principal of ACTS Seminaries of Trinity Western University (2001-2007) and is currently Professor of Pastoral Theology, J. Gordon and Margaret Warnock Jones Chair in Church and Ministry at McMaster Divinity College (2007-present).
Dr. Zylla is an active member of the Society of Pastoral Theology and the British and Irish Association of Practical Theology. His current research is on the topic of spiritual formation in congregational life. He also has research interests in pastoral theology, pastoral care, theology of suffering, and theopoetics.
Accreditations
DTh
University of South Africa Pretoria
South Africa
ThM
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton, NJ
MDiv
North American Baptist Seminary
Sioux Fall, SD
BA
North American Baptist College
Edmonton, AB

Professor of Pastoral Theology, J. Gordon and Margaret Warnock Jones Chair in Church and Ministry
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MS 3P1450/5P1440
Spiritual Formation in the Church
Phil C. Zylla
Fall
2025
CC
PS
In-Person/Livestream (Synchronous)
MS 3P1050/5P1060 NT 3P1020/5P1020 OT 3P1000/5P1000
Pastoral Theology of Preaching
Phil C. Zylla
Fall
2025
BS
CC
PS
In-Person/Livestream (Synchronous)