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

Instructor icon Phil C. Zylla

Fall

2025

CC

PS

In-Person/Livestream (Synchronous)

MS 3P1050/5P1060 NT 3P1020/5P1020 OT 3P1000/5P1000

Pastoral Theology of Preaching

Instructor icon Phil C. Zylla

Fall

2025

BS

CC

PS

In-Person/Livestream (Synchronous)

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