Mark Labberton
Mark Labberton | |
|---|---|
| 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 First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, California.[2]
Early life and education
Having grown up in Yakima, Washington,[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
- ——— (2014). Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830836833.[6]
As editor
- ———, ed. (2018). Still Evangelical?. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0830880423.[7]
References
- ^ "President". October 20, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor: Seeing Others Through the Eyes of Jesus". Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today". Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "Still Evangelical?". Retrieved April 29, 2019.