Hone Phillips has a BD from the Reformed Theological College in Australia. He was formerly a pastor in the Reformed Churches of New Zealand, spent some time working as a second-chance education tutor with a cultural education organization and as a private computer consultant in his home country of New Zealand. Now retired, he lives with his American-born wife in Michigan, USA, accepts preaching engagements for local Churches and supports the local Reformation Society and several Christian groups on Facebook.