Rev. Dr. Phaedra D. Blocker is dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations to move toward wholeness and  actualize their potential as agents of change and shalom in the world. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the  Center for Clergy & Congregational Wellness, a nonprofit organization that empowers ministry leaders to facilitate  health and wholeness in themselves, their ministry contexts, and their adjacent communities. She also does similar work  for other types of organizations through her consultancy, Word&Wisdom. In addition, she serves as Affiliate Professor in  Leadership & Formation Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University, where she teaches in the Seminary’s Masters and Doctoral programs. Her 20-plus years of pastoral ministry experience includes serving in both large  and small congregations, and she has more than 30 years’ experience in management, community relations,  communications and marketing, and program and organizational development.