ALPHARETTA (BP) - Joel W. Phillips, one of Southern Baptist's national disaster relief coordinators, died from an apparent heart attack at his home Sept. 29 after returning from attending Wednesday evening services at First Baptist Church in Conyers, where he was a member.
Phillips, 52, was the national offsite coordinator for Southern Baptist Disaster Relief with the North American Mission Board.
Before joining NAMB in 2000, Phillips served for 22 years on staff at four Southern Baptist churches in Georgia as a youth minister, associate pastor and senior pastor.
Phillips, a native of Raleigh, N.C., and veteran of the U.S. Navy, had earned degrees at the Baptist College of Charleston, S.C., and Luther Rice Seminary in Atlanta.
Phillips is survived by his wife, Linda, and four adult children: Leah, Ruth, Andrew and Seth.
Source: The Christian Index, Duluth, Georgia, Obituary, By Lee Weeks; Published: October 7, 2004
