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 Dr. Keith Phillips is President of World Impact, a Christian missions organization dedicated to ministering God’s love to the inner cities of America. The Urban Ministry Institute of Chester is a ministry of World Impact, Inc. Dr. Phillips is a dynamic Christian leader and a forceful, thought-provoking speaker who has appeared on “The 700 Club,” the Trinity Broadcasting Network, “Focus on the Family,” “The Haven of Rest,” “The Heaven and Home Hour” and James Kennedy’s radio program. He is a Conference Speaker with Promise Keepers.Dr. Phillips is the author of They Dare to Love the Ghetto, The Making of a Disciple, No Quick Fix and Out of Ashes, which chronicles the history of the urban poor in America and explores their present needs and future hope. It explains how middle-and upper-class Christians from all races can cross social, economic and racial barriers to walk in the footsteps of Jesus.For 42 years, Keith has ministered to people from all walks of life. For six years, he served as a club director for Los Angeles Youth for Christ. He currently supervises World Impact’s inner-city ministries in 11 cities and four camps.Dr. Phillips received his Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA and his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary. He received the Doctor of Humane Letters from John Brown University, and the Doctor of Humane Letters from Sterling College.A nationally-recognized authority on inner-city ministries, Dr. Phillips serves on the Board of the Christian Community Development Association. A distinguished and inspiring speaker, he delivered the Commencement Address to the 1969 and 1991 graduating classes of Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas, the 1990 graduating class of John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and the 2002 graduating class of Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas.2001 S. Vermont Avenue • Los Angeles, California 90007(323) 735-1137 • FAX (323) 735-2576
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• www.worldimpact.org Ministering God’s Love In America’s Inner Cities Dr. Keith Phillips President, World Impact. 
As an approved Staley Lecturer, Dr. Phillips has preached at numerous colleges and universities including Azusa Pacific University, Biola University, Christian Heritage College, Columbia International University (South Carolina), Criswell Bible Institute, Dallas Baptist University, Eastern College, Pacific College (California), Friends University, George Fox College (Oregon), Gordon College (Massachusetts), Grace College (Indiana), John Brown University (Arkansas), Miami Christian College, Moody Bible Institute, Multnomah School of the Bible (Oregon), Nyack College (New York), Occidental College (California), Pepperdine University (California), Point Loma Nazarene College (California), School of the Ozarks, Seattle Pacific University, Simpson College (California), Sterling College (Kansas), Tabor College (Kansas), Taylor University (Indiana), Warner Pacific College (Oregon), WestmontCollege (California) and Whitworth College (Washington); in Canada, Canadian Bible College, Columbia Bible Institute and Winkler Bible Institute. He has addressed several seminaries including Dallas, Denver, Fuller, Gordon, Trinity, Western Conservative Baptist and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.Dr. Phillips has preached in many great churches of America including The Church on the Way, Mariners, Voyagers, The Church at Rocky Peak, Calvary Community Church (Westlake Village, California), Menlo Park Presbyterian, Danville Presbyterian, Walnut Creek Presbyterian, Moraga Valley Presbyterian, Eastminster Presbyterian (Wichita), Lake Avenue Congregational (Pasadena), West Angeles Church of God in Christ (Los Angeles), Skyline Wesleyan (San Diego), Los Gatos Christian Church, Cedar Mill Bible Church (Oregon), Overlake Christian Church (Washington), Central Christian Church (Lancaster and Wichita), St. James Episcopal (Newport Beach, California), Sunset Chinese Baptist Church (San Francisco), Sun River Church (Sacramento), Wheaton Bible Church, Long Hill Chapel (North Carolina), Church of the Savior (Pennsylvania), First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem (Pennsylvania), Park Street Church (Boston), Lexington Chapel (Massachusetts), Community Baptist Church (Manhattan Beach, California), Grace Baptist Church (Santa Clarita, California), Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church (Los Angeles), Victory Outreach (California), Emmanuel Faith Community Church (Escondido, Califiornia), Bethel Gospel Tabernacle (Jamaica, New York) and the Evangelical Free Churches of St. Louis, San Jose, Huntington Beach, Fullerton, Minneapolis (Crystal), Wichita and Fresno. He has spoken at the Association of Christian Missions Committees (ACMC) Conferences and the Association of Christian Schools International (ASCI).Keith is the youngest son of Dr. Frank C. Phillips, a founder of Youth for Christ International (YFC), who, for 12 years, directed YFC in Portland, Oregon, and later co-founded World Vision International. Keith was ordained to the Gospel ministry at the First Baptist Church of Van Nuys and is listed in Who’s Who in Religion, Who’s Who in the West, and Who’s Who in America. He is Chairman of the Los Angeles Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast. Keith lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Katie. They have three sons, Joshua, Paul and David; and five grandchildren.
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