Adam Phillips is project consultant for Covenant Kids Congo powered by World Vision. The first of its kind partnership, this new development initiative will focus on broad-based locally identified community development in the Equateur province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, including water and sanitation, agriculture and nutrition, healthcare, education and micro-enterprise.
He most recently worked as a senior manager of Faith Mobilization at ONE, an international nongovernmental advocacy organization committed to help end extreme poverty and preventable diseases. Since 2004, he has helped mobilize faith communities to advocate for development policies to end hunger and fight global disease through roles in organizations such as Bread for the World, Covenant World Relief, Micah Challenge USA, One Day’s Wages and The New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good.
An ordained Covenant pastor, Phillips co-led the revitalization of Resurrection Covenant Church in Chicago. He served as a delegate to the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Cape Town, South Africa. He lives in Baltimore with his wife, Sarah, an urban educator.