Richard Phillips is an Alliance Council Member and chair of the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology. Rev. Phillips is senior minister of Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC, having served previously as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Coral Springs/Margate, FL, and as minister of preaching at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.

He earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan, a master of business administration degree at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, and a master of divinity degree at Westminster Theological Seminary. Prior to entering the ministry, he commanded tank units as an officer in the U.S. Army and later served as an assistant professor of leadership at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.  

Rev. Phillips is the author of numerous books, including Hebrews (part of the Reformed Expository Commentary series) and Holding Hands, Holding Hearts: Recovering a Biblical View of Christian Dating, co-written with his wife, Sharon. 

The Phillipses live in Greenville, S.C., with their five children, Hannah, Matthew, Jonathan, Helen, and Lydia.

Dr. Phillips has also been among the featured speakers at PCRT including PCRT 2006: The Doctrines of Grace as well as PCRT 2003: Christ and His Church