معرفی
Rev. Dr. Phaedra D. Blocker serves as an Affiliate Professor in Leadership & Formation at Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University, teaching in Masters/Doctoral programs including Marriage and Family Therapy. She concurrently leads Word&Wisdom as Founder/Principal and the Center for Clergy & Congregational Wellness as Founder/Executive Director.
Her academic credentials include:
- Master of Divinity from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary (now Palmer)
- Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Transformation from Northern Theological Seminary
- Clinical training in marriage and family therapy at the Council for Relationships
Dr. Blocker's research integrates spiritual formation with leadership development, emphasizing sustainable ministry through emotional/spiritual health. Her work addresses clergy wellness, racial reconciliation, and congregational transformation, guided by Micah 6:8's mandate to 'act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly.' She empowers ministry leaders to become 'whole persons' who facilitate shalom in communities through systemic change and conflict resolution.
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As an Affiliate Professor, Dr. Blocker advises graduate students in leadership and formation programs. Her board service includes the Transforming Center (Wheaton, IL) and Grace & Race Ministries, Inc., focusing on spiritually transforming communities and racial reconciliation. She actively contributes to Spiritual Directors International, the Spiritual Caregivers Network of American Baptist Home Mission Society, and Interfaith Philadelphia's Inter-Seminary Initiative.
Dr. Blocker founded Word&Wisdom to equip clergy/congregations for wholeness and change agency, while establishing the Center for Clergy & Congregational Wellness to address systemic health in ministry contexts. Both initiatives operationalize her vision of leaders embodying justice, mercy, and humility in fragmented communities.
