Chris Adams, PhD

Chris Adams, PhD, grew up in a music ministry family in the Nashville area. He is a third-generation pastor’s kid and an ordained minister. He served in full-time music ministry for several years after college, then as an associate pastor at a large church for 5 years during and after seminary. He also provided pastoral care to missionary families while completing doctoral work at Fuller Theological Seminary. Adams recently completed 8 years as the associate campus pastor for pastoral care at APU, and is serving as executive director of the Center for Vocational Ministry, which focuses on cultivating resilience in ministry leaders and students through research and formational resources. He also teaches ministry leadership and pastoral care/counseling courses in Azusa Pacific Seminary. Adams is a consultant to a number of denominations and seminaries in the areas of clergy candidate assessment, clergy health, and pastoral leadership formation, and is participating as a consultant, researcher, and writer with the Duke Clergy Health Initiative, Profiles in Ministry Project for the Association of Theological Schools, and the Flourishing In Ministry project at the University of Notre Dame. Adams is also a frequent lecturer at seminaries, retreats, and conferences.