Consulting Staff
Our professional staff is trained and experienced in
serving churches, ministries, pastors, and seminarians. We
are proud to introduce them to you here.
Dr. Philip Douglass, Ph.D.
Dr. Philip Douglass, Ph.D. is the founder of Douglass & Associates and our primary consultant. Dr. Douglass has over 30 years of experience in church ministry and a wide range of training and education.
Dr. Douglass is Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Before coming to Covenant in 1986, he served as a pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) for 14 years, planting three PCA churches during that time. Since moving to St. Louis, he has planted two additional churches and served as an Interim Pastor for revitalization of another church. He has served as Chairman of the PCA's Committee on Mission to North America (MNA), and continues to serve MNA nationally and regionally in an advisory capacity.
Beyond his prolific church planting, Phil Douglass is also a great encourager and mentor to others. As a professor of Practical Theology at Covenant, he has counseled and consulted with literally thousands of students preparing for ministry, thus having influenced a significant portion of the PCA's pastors. Additionally, he is one of the "go-to guys" for answers to today's difficult questions facing pastors and church leaders. He is among the few genuine experts in ministry and church matters from all sides of the equation.
Phil has specific expertise in church planting, intra-church communication, discernment of pastoral calling, and troubleshooting difficult issues, and is unusually gifted for dealing with these concerns. Skill, experience, training, and giftedness combine for a potent readiness to consult in these areas.
Phil received his Bachelor of Arts from Washington and Lee University, a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, and his Doctor of Philosophy in Education from St. Louis University. He has also received certified training with the Myers-Briggs Temperament Inventory (MBTI©). He is married to Rebecca, and they have four grown children.
Ed Eubanks, Jr., M.Div.
Ed Eubanks, Jr., M.Div., brings over a decade of ministry experience from a variety of contexts to Douglass & Associates. Ed's areas of emphasis include youth ministry, educational ministries, pastoral placement, publicity, and church revitalization. Ed also works with Christian schools, guiding them in shaping their vision for education and their vision implementation strategy.
Ed has been researching pastoral placement and transition, and offers reflections on his research and experiences at his web-log (blog), Placement Reflections.
Ed received his B.A. in Philosophy from the University of South Carolina and his Master of Divinity from Covenant Seminary. Ed is married to Marcie, and they have two young children.
Chris Bryan, M.Ed., M.Div. (Candidate)
Chris Bryan is a teacher, media technician, website designer, musician, and seminary student. He is our primary consultant on website design and management. Chris and his wife Cris have taught in Ecuador, Taiwan, and St. Louis, Missouri. Visit Chris's personal website to learn more about his ministry and his web design.
Steve Douglass
Steve Douglass works with Burchett Productions, a Chicago-based video production company. Steve specializes in communicating the particular message of companies and organizations through high-quality video productions. Steve works as our primary consultant for video presentation, handling all of our video production work for the Ministry Consultation Weekends.