Mark Labberton

Mark Labberton
Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair of Fuller Theological Seminary
In office
July 1, 2013 – January 21, 2023
Preceded byRichard Mouw
Succeeded byDavid Emmanuel Goatley
Personal details
BornWashington
EducationWhitman College (BA)
Fuller Theological Seminary (MDiv)
Cambridge University (PhD)
ProfessionUniversity administrator

Mark Labberton was the Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair at Fuller Theological Seminary from 2013 to 2023. Before he became Fuller's president, he served for 16 years as senior pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, 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

  1. ^ "Mark Labberton". CT Pastors. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  2. ^ Mark Labberton, The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2010), p. 33
  3. ^ "President". Fuller Seminary. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  4. ^ Labberton, Mark (November 2010). The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor: Seeing Others Through the Eyes of Jesus. ISBN 9780830838400. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. ^ Labberton, Mark (20 August 2014). Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today. ISBN 9780830896943. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  6. ^ Labberton, Mark (February 2018). Still Evangelical?. ISBN 9780830880423. Retrieved April 29, 2019.