Fil Anderson

Fil Anderson is executive director of Journey Resources, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. He’s a frequent conference speaker, spiritual director, and directs retreats and workshops nationally and internationally. A member of the pastoral staff of St. Mark’s Church, he provides on-site soul care to their staff and volunteers. Fil is also a member of the Board of Trustees at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology.

He is the author of Running on Empty: Contemplative Spirituality for Overachievers (Waterbrook) and Breaking the Rules: Trading Performance for Intimacy with God (InterVarsity). He also contributed to Transformation of a Man’s Heart: Reflections on the Masculine Journey (InverVarsity). He co-authored Blind Spots: What You Don’t See Can Hurt You, due for release May 2019.

A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and Fuller Theological Seminary, he also completed the Graduate Program in Christian Spiritual Guidance at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation and completed the Enneagram Spectrum of Personality Styles Training and Certification Program. Fil worked with Young Life for twenty-five years, serving as area director and regional director before becoming national director of training.

He and his wife, Lucie, live in Greensboro, have three adult children and two granddaughters. Avid beach lovers, they frequent Wrightsville Beach, NC as often as possible.