Background
Baker, Phillip was born on February 13, 1938 in Monterey Park, California, United States. Son of Lawrence Aloysius and Edna Beatrice (Cockrell) Baker.
Baker, Phillip was born on February 13, 1938 in Monterey Park, California, United States. Son of Lawrence Aloysius and Edna Beatrice (Cockrell) Baker.
AB, Chico State University, 1964. Master of Divinity, Wartburg Seminary, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Aquinas Institute Theology, 1976.
Assistant pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Dubuque, Iowa., 1968-1970;
pastor, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, La Porte City, Iowa., 1970-1972;
pastor, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Council Bluffs, Iowa., 1972-1978;
pastor, Sychar Lutheran Church, Silver Bay, Minnesota, 1978-1981;
pastor, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Orinda, California, 1987-1993;
missionary, American Lutheran Church, Nigeria, 1981-1987;
pastor, All Saints Lutheran Church, Novato, California, 1993-1996;
assistant professor missiology and evangelism, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina., since 1996. Chair Synod Committee on Global Mission, Oakland, California, 1990-1995. Board directors Pacific S.W. Conference on World Christian Mission, 1990.
Adjunct Professor Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, California, 1987-1994. Lavik lecturer Lutheran Bible Institute, Issaquah, Washington, 1989.
With United States Air Force, 1956-1959. Member Pacific Coast Theological Society.
Married Myra Kay Meyer, June 10, 1967. Children: Janel Renee, Ria Kristine.