Phil Greenwald is the President of Mid-America Christian University (MACU). He began his tenure at Mid-America Christian University on June 1, 2022 and was officially installed as the institution’s 5th President during an Investiture Ceremony on October 10, 2022.

Since being selected by the MACU Board of Trustees in March 2022, President Greenwald has cast a vision with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community leaders by asking the question, “Wouldn’t it be great if?”

During his first two years as President, Greenwald has met with hundreds of people on campus and in the community to listen and learn, including welcoming students into the family’s home. In his first two years of presidency, Greenwald has led MACU to significant growth, including a 17% increase in enrollment.

For more than 25 years, President Greenwald served as a key executive, non-profit leader, pastor, and administrator. He came to MACU from St. Luke’s Methodist Church in Oklahoma City, where he served as Executive Pastor of Administration and Chief Financial Officer.  He provided strategic leadership to the St. Luke’s Foundation, Meals on Wheels OKC, and the St. Luke’s Children’s Centers.

In this segment, he and talk about MACU and the ways in which it is positioned to serve the needs of the Global Methodist Church and other Wesleyan bodies, equipping this next generation of clergy and Christian leadership for the work to be done.

Link to college website - https://www.macu.edu/

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