Mark Labberton
American pastor and academic
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.
01Early life and education
Having grown up in Yakima, Washington, 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. He earned a Ph.D. in theology from the University of Cambridge.
02Career
He 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.
He joined Fuller Seminary in 2009 and served as its president from 2013 to 2022.
03Family
He is married to Janet Morrison Labberton.
04Works
Books
- 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.
- Labberton, Mark (2014). Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830836833.
As editor
- , , , , ed. (2018). Still Evangelical?. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0830880423.
Sources and credits
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