Dale Partridge

Dale James Partridge (born April 10, 1985) is an American Reformed Christian theologian, pastor and author, who serves as the lead teaching pastor at King's Way Reformed Church in Prescott, Arizona. He is also the president of Relearn.org and founder of Reformation Seminary. According to Vivian Yee, writing for the New York Times, Partridge has attracted an online following for his "incendiary commentary". Partridge calls himself an "aspiring general in the culture war".

Early life and education Partridge grew up in Southern California, where he attended high school and started several businesses in his late teens, including a personal training and massage therapy business. In 2018, Partridge enrolled at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, where he earned a graduate certificate in theology.

Career

In his early days, Partridge pursued a baseball career which ended early due to an arm injury. Before entering the ministry, Partridge was a business author. He left the business world in 2017 to pursue a career in ministry.

Ministry

Partridge leads a digital ministry, Relearn.org, that is focused on biblical Christian and theological literacy. In addition, Partridge hosts a weekly podcast, Real Christianity. In 2023, he became senior pastor at King's Way Reformed Church in Prescott, Arizona.

Instances of plagiarism Several plagiarism claims have been made against Partridge, including instances where he allegedly posted content from Martin Luther King Jr., Ricky Martin, Ron Finley, and John Wooden, without proper attribution or citation.

Partridge said that "before I found faith in Christ, specifically between 2010 and 2014, I would thoughtlessly share tweets and social media posts without acknowledging the original source, giving people the impression that their words were mine." He maintains that while he "stopped this blatant form of plagiarism after [his] conversion in late 2014, [he] struggled with more subtle forms of plagiarism until 2018-2019", whereby he would "unintentionally reproduce short phrases without proper citation or add a sentence into a podcast from my research notes without mentioning the source". As of 2023, he maintains that he has "made significant changes to [his] publishing process to ensure proper citations, multiple rounds of third-party editing (especially for books), and the use of plagiarism detection software to catch any unintentional plagiarism".

Women Partridge has been outspoken about traditional male and female roles in the church, He said in 2026 that women should not vote in the United States and the 19th Amendment should be repealed. In 2015, on the TV show Good Morning America, Partridge revealed that his views on women's leggings influenced his wife to discard it from her wardrobe.

Race Partridge opposes interracial marriages, although his wife is Mexican American.

LGBT issues Partridge has spoken out against what he perceives as the influence of what he calls the "transgender movement" on children. In 2022, as an alternative to Drag Queen Story Hour, Partridge hosted "Pastor Story Hour" in his Arizona hometown.

Other religions Partridge has called freedom of religion "a really bad idea". He believes that non-Christian religions, such as Islam and paganism, should be banned from being practiced under US law, stating "there should be no worship of any other gods". He has called Islam "an existential threat to western civilization" and believes that Muslims should be converted to Christianity.

Personal life In 2015, the owner of the land neighboring the property owned by Partridge and his wife filed a lawsuit against them in Deschutes County Circuit Court. She alleged that they "willfully cut down 'ancient' juniper trees on her property to improve their view" and requested $150,000 in damages. The plaintiff's lawyer alleged, "It's not just like they're on the property line. They're 250–300 feet onto my client's property." In a response statement, Partridge said that he was "really shocked" and that "the whole truth [would] eventually come out." He declined to elaborate further, stating that he had been "instructed to keep [his] words for the courtroom". Later, in 2016, the lawsuit was settled out of court.

Partridge is married to Veronica, a Mexican American woman. In January 2026, he stated that interracial marriage is not the "ideal". According to Premier Christian News, his remarks drew a backlash "for perceived hypocrisy".

Publications Partridge, Dale. (2015), People Over Profit: Break the System, Live with Purpose, Be More Successful, Nashville, Thomas Nelson Publishing. Partridge, Dale. (2017), Launch Your Dream: A 30-Day Plan for Turning Your Passion into Your Profession, Nashville, Thomas Nelson Publishing. Partridge, Dale. (2018), Saved from Success: How God Can Free You from Culture's Distortion of Family, Work, and the Good Life, Nashville, Thomas Nelson Publishing. Partridge, Dale. (2019), Real Christianity: How to Be Bold for Christ In a Culture of Darkness, Prescott, Arizona, Relearn Press. Partridge, Dale. (2021), How We Do House Church: The Biblical Doctrines and Convictions of Reformation Fellowship, Prescott, Arizona, Relearn Press. Partridge, Dale. (2022), The Manliness of Christ: How the Masculinity of Jesus Eradicates Effeminate Christianity, Prescott, Arizona, Relearn Press. Partridge, Dale. (2022), The Ground of Good Theology: A Beginner's Guide for the Faithful Study of God, Prescott, Arizona, Relearn Press. Partridge, Dale. (2022), Jesus and My Gender: Affirming Your Child's God-Given Gender, Prescott, Arizona, Relearn Press. Partridge, Dale. (2023), A Cover for Glory: A Biblical Defense for Headcoverings, Prescott, Arizona, Relearn Press.