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]
Mark Labberton | |
|---|---|
| Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair of Fuller Theological Seminary | |
| In office July 1, 2013 – January 21, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Mouw |
| Succeeded by | David Emmanuel Goatley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Education | Whitman College (BA) Fuller Theological Seminary (MDiv) Cambridge University (PhD) |
| Profession | University administrator |
Early life and education
editHaving 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.
Career
editHe was ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and served in pastoral ministry for three decades.
In 1983, he co-founded (with Stephen A. Hayner) the Christian International Scholarship Foundation, now called Scholar Leaders.[4]
He joined Fuller Seminary in 2009 and served as its president from 2013 to 2022.[5]
Family
editHe is married to Janet Morrison Labberton.[5]
Works
editBooks
edit- Labberton, Mark (2007). The Dangerous Act of Worship: Living God's Call to Justice. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830833160.
- Labberton, Mark (2012). The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor; Seeing Others Through the Eyes of Jesus. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830838400.[6]
- Labberton, Mark (2014). Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830836833.[7]
As editor
edit- ———, ed. (2018). Still Evangelical?. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0830880423.[8]
References
edit- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Home page". Scholar Leaders. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Dr Mark Labberton". The Trinity Forum. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ 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.