Born in Kisumu, Kenya to Canadian missionary parents, Philip Bowler grew up in Africa. He later returned to Canada where he pursued degrees in Science, Education and Religious studies, earning his Doctor of Ministry degree from TEDS in Deerfield, IL. He is currently a missionary in West Africa where he teaches in various Biblical Colleges. He is married to Judy and has two adult sons and one daughter-in-law. He calls Abbotsford, British Columbia home.