Phil Bischoff, Outreach
My Heart: I have a deep passion to relate to those different from me. I love learning about people’s lives and discovering how we are connected. We are all sinners but we have a God who gave us the gift of heaven and the promise to never leave us in this life. I’m a sucker for social interactions, gatherings and parties. Teamwork is one of my deepest values and optimism is the fuel and keeps me going. I love teaching and performing, especially if the subject matter is expressing the truths of God’s love.
My Story: God blessed me with amazing Christian parents who had me baptized as a newborn. I attended Grace Lutheran Elementary School in Glendale, then Arizona Lutheran Academy in Phoenix for high school. I shot off to Martin Luther College for two years after high school, then finished up my college studies at ASU with a bachelor’s degree in Human Communication and a minor in Business. I developed an interest in Hispanic Culture and the Spanish language and studied abroad in Argentina and Chile. I lived in Torreon, Mexico for six months as I taught English as a Second Language and did missionary work for a Lutheran church. I then taught high school Spanish and coached basketball, baseball, and speech club at Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Milwaukee, WI for three years. I received a call to be Director of Outreach at CrossWalk and have been here since July of '08.
In Milwaukee, I met my now fiancée, Rachel, who is an amazing, creative, beautiful Christian woman. God has really blessed me!
On My iPod: Rachel picks out good music and then I listen to it.
Favorite Books: Good to Great, The Greatest Salesman in the World, Prepared to Answer.
Favorite TV Shows: Scrubs, The Office, any sports game, Frasier, SNL, Dirty Jobs.
Favorite Movies: Braveheart, Forrest Gump, Ocean’s Eleven, Goonies, Shawshank Repemption, Dumb and Dumber.
Favorite Foods: My mamma’s Italian sauce, street tacos, beef stew, scallops, grape tomatoes.
Weird Fact About Me: I have a skin condition that allows me to write on myself.