Mark Labberton

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	Washington
Education	Whitman College (BA) Fuller Theological Seminary (MDiv) Cambridge University (PhD)
Profession	University administrator

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]