Phil Baisley was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and has lived from coast-to-coast, spending his last 26 years in Richmond, Indiana, USA. He teaches Pastoral Ministry at Earlham School of Religion, pastors the Greenfield Friends Church (NAoF), and is active in the local theater and music scenes.

Phil is the author of The Same, But Different: Ministry and the Quaker Pastor (2019, Friends United Press) and a memoir, Tales of a Canarsie Boy, published serially on his blog: www.philbaisley.com/talesofacanarsieboy. His story, “Black Friday” can be found in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas (2024) He is a frequent contributor to Illuminate and Fruit of the Vine.

Phil resides just west of Richmond on a mini-ranch with his wife, Jennifer Brokamp, stepson, Thomas, and a menagerie of horses, dogs, cats, reptiles, and spiders.