McClendon, Phillip: - Phillip McClendon D. Min is a pastor, author, and host of motivational minutes. These televised spots have been compiled into a book to help you make time to touch base with the present moment all throughout the day and see the world through the eyes of awe and wonder. McClendon is a former pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Joplin Missouri. He served as presiding commissioner of the mental health commission for the state of Missouri and senior chaplain for the International Fellowship of chaplains. Phillip served as a counselor for the Billy Graham crusades in the US and abroad. Dr. McClendon is insightful, witty, and always biblical.