Mario Phillip hails from the Spice island of Grenada. He is an ordained minister who has pastored in several countries, including Grenada, Trinidad, the Philippines. He completed a Masters degree in the area of Missiology from Andrews, and a second Masters in Philosophy from Tilak University in India. He also holds a PhD in New Testament Biblical Studies, from AIIAS. His area of specialty is the heavenly sanctuary motif in the Pauline epistles, as well as apocalyptic eschatology of the Pauline epistles. He is also currently completing doctoral work in clinical pastoral counselling at the National Christian Counselling Association (USA). He has also started his training as a clinical pastoral chaplain (to be completed at the end of 2022).

He has taught at both the graduate and undergraduate levels at the University of the Southern Caribbean, and as an adjunct professor for the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS), currently he serves as the senior pastor for the Willesden SDA church in the South England Conference, UK. He also serves an adjunct professor of Andrews University, extension campus in Romania.

He has published several articles, and is currently one of several authors of the New Seventh-day Adventist International Bible Commentary (soon to be released) by the world church. He is the author of the volume on 2 Thessalonians for the New Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary.

He is married to Dr. Krystal Phillip (a molecular biotechnologist), and together they have two children, Kairós and Kardía. As a family the Phillip’s enjoy doing missionary work, travelling and experiencing different cultures, but most importantly, following the will of God wherever He leads them.