Phil Stern is 65, was born in Kenya and raised in Nigeria till he was 18 years old where his parents served as missionaries. At 20 he helped his Father pioneer a church in central Illinois and work beside his dad for 11 years. During this time, he completed Bible school via correspondence and began raising a family. In 85 he and his wife pioneered a church in Tulsa Oklahoma and was the Sr. Pastor of that church for 12 years. He then moved his family back to central Illinois to strengthen the church he and his father pioneered in 73. The church blossomed quickly enabling him to place another pastor there quickly. In 2000, Phil and Linda felt they should move to St. Louis and begin a new work. They followed God’s leading and in November of 2000, Destiny Church of St. Louis was birthed. Phil was the Sr. Pastor for six years until passing it on to his oldest son Jim who is currently the Sr. Pastor. In 2012 Phil planted another church in Tulsa. He now travels full time do apostolic work both nationally and Internationally. Through the years, he has been instrumental in helping dozens of men and women get into the ministry. Phil has also traveled to 63 nations where he mainly speaks to leaders and pastors. Has authored several training manuals and appeared on several national TV programs. He is currently putting much of his ministry efforts into reaching the marketplace leaders in America. His main countries of focus are Bulgaria, Guatemala, Indonesia and India as well as his home, the USA.