Mark Labberton
Mark Labberton | |
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5th [[Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair of Fuller Theological Seminary]] | |
Assumed office July 1, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Richard Mouw |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington |
Alma mater | Whitman College (B.A.) Fuller Theological Seminary (M.Div.) Cambridge University (Ph.D.) |
Profession | University administrator |
Mark Labberton is the Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair at Fuller Theological Seminary. Before he became Fuller's president, he served for 16 years as senior pastor of the , California.[1]
Early life and education[]
Having grown up in Yakima, Washington,[2] Labberton states that he was raised in a home that disdained religion. Labberton embraced Christianity during his undergraduate years at Whitman College. After earning his bachelor's degree he went to Fuller for his Masters of Divinity.[3] He earned a Ph.D. in theology from the University of Cambridge. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and served in pastoral ministry for three decades.
Works[]
Books[]
- Labberton, Mark (2007). The Dangerous Act of Worship: Living God's Call to Justice. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830833160.
- ——— (2012). Seeing Others Through the Eyes of Jesus. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830838400.[4]
- ——— (2014). Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830836833.[5]
As editor[]
- ———, ed. (2018). Still Evangelical?. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0830880423.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Mark Labberton". CT Pastors. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
- ^ Mark Labberton, The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2010), p. 33
- ^ "President". Fuller Seminary. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
- ^ Labberton, Mark (November 2010). The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor: Seeing Others Through the Eyes of Jesus. ISBN 9780830838400. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Labberton, Mark (20 August 2014). Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today. ISBN 9780830896943. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Labberton, Mark (February 2018). Still Evangelical?. ISBN 9780830880423. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
Categories:
- Living people
- Seminary presidents
- Whitman College alumni
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Fuller Theological Seminary faculty
- Presbyterian Church (USA) teaching elders