Mark Labberton
American pastor and academic
About 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.
Early 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.
Career 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.
Family He is married to Janet Morrison Labberton.
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