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American pastor and academic

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

**Mark Labberton** was the Clifford L. Penner Presidential Chair at [Fuller Theological Seminary](/source/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Presbyterian_Church_of_Berkeley&action=edit&redlink=1), California.[1]

## Early life and education

Having grown up in [Yakima, Washington](/source/Yakima%2C_Washington),[2] Labberton states that he was raised in a home that disdained religion. Labberton embraced Christianity during his undergraduate years at [Whitman College](/source/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](/source/University_of_Cambridge).

## Career

He was ordained in the [Presbyterian Church (USA)](/source/Presbyterian_Church_(USA)) and served in pastoral ministry for three decades.

In 1983, he co-founded (with [Stephen A. Hayner](/source/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

He is married to Janet Morrison Labberton.[5]

## Works

### Books

- Labberton, Mark (2007). *The Dangerous Act of Worship: Living God's Call to Justice*. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780830833160](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780830833160).

- Labberton, Mark (2012). *The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor; Seeing Others Through the Eyes of Jesus*. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780830838400](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780830838400).[6]

- Labberton, Mark (2014). *Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today*. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780830836833](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780830836833).[7]

### As editor

- ———, ed. (2018). *Still Evangelical?*. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0830880423](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0830880423).[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mark Labberton"](https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/contributors/mark-labberton.html). *CT Pastors*. Retrieved 2019-04-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mark Labberton, *The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor*. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2010), p. 33

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["President"](https://www.fuller.edu/president/). *Fuller Seminary*. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2019-04-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Home page"](https://www.scholarleaders.org/home/). *Scholar Leaders*. Retrieved 22 April 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TTF1_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TTF1_5-1) ["Dr Mark Labberton"](https://ttf.org/teammembers/dr-mark-labberton/). *The Trinity Forum*. Retrieved 22 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Labberton, Mark (November 2010). [*The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor: Seeing Others Through the Eyes of Jesus*](https://books.google.com/books?id=zk6Y4th34VYC&q=mark+labberton+Still+Evangelical%3F). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780830838400](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780830838400). Retrieved April 29, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Labberton, Mark (20 August 2014). [*Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today*](https://books.google.com/books?id=NxtZBAAAQBAJ&q=mark+labberton+Still+Evangelical). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780830896943](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780830896943). Retrieved April 29, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Labberton, Mark (February 2018). [*Still Evangelical?*](https://books.google.com/books?id=DFRHDwAAQBAJ). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780830880423](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780830880423). Retrieved April 29, 2019.

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