Who is Dr. Phillip Dunfee?

Phil Dunfee is a husband, father, retired pastor (of 18 years) and professionally trained mediator and conciliator. He has been teaching conflict resolution in small and large groups since 1993. His diverse educational and business background contribute significantly to his understanding of conciliation

"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value."
   
Thomas Paine

and mediation. Professional Experience
• Court Accredited Mediator, Licking County Domestic Relations Court
• Certified Christian Conciliator ™, Peacemaker Ministries
• Pro Bono Mediator, Mediation First, a community mediation service
• Faculty Lecturer, Ohio Dominican University, Applied Ethics
• PT Communications Professor, Newark Campus OSU-COTC
• Manager, Stouffer Restaurant Corporation, 1984 to 1988

Ministry Experience
• Church planter and Sr. Pastor (Retired), Newark Vineyard Church, Newark, Ohio, 1993 to 2008
• Administrator, Church of the Gentle Shepherd, 1991 to 1993 Associations & Affiliations
• Vice President and member of the Ohio Mediation Association
Education
• Doctorate of Ministry, Transformational Leadership, Ashland Theological Seminary, 2007.
• Master’s of Divinity, Ashland Theological Seminary, 1991
• Bachelor’s in Philosophy, Kent State University, 1981