American Christian evangelical (born 1966)
Stetzer in 2017 Edward John Stetzer (born 1966) is an American author, pastor, and Christian missiologist . He is Dean and Professor of Leadership and Christian Ministry at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University .[ 1] Wycliffe Hall at Oxford University .[ 2] Outreach USA Today [ 3] CNN .[ 4]
Early life and education
Stetzer was born in Long Island and grew up Catholic in Levittown, New York , outside New York City .[ 5] Liberty University School of Divinity and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary , a Doctor of Ministry from Beeson Divinity School , and a Ph.D. from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary .[ 6]
Ministry
Stetzer was Executive Director of LifeWay Research ,[ 7] LifeWay Christian Resources , and LifeWay's Missiologist in Residence. He worked as Dean of the Graduate School of Mission, Ministry, and Leadership, as well as Professor, Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College [ 8] Billy Graham Center at Wheaton. He has also served as Director of Research and Missiologist-In-Residence for the North American Mission Board .[ 9]
Stetzer served as interim senior pastor at Moody Church in Chicago from 2016 to 2020, after the retirement of longtime pastor Erwin Lutzer .[ 10]
Stetzer became Visiting Professor of Research and Missiology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in 2019.[ 6]
Published books
Planting New Churches in a Postmodern Age (B&H Publishing Group , 2003)
Perimeters of Light: Biblical Boundaries for the Emerging Church (with Elmer Towns , Moody Publishing, 2004)
Breaking the Missional Code (with David Putman; B&H Publishing Group, 2006)
Planting Missional Churches (B&H Publishers, 2006)
Comeback Churches (with Mike Dodson; B&H Publishing Group, 2007)
11 Innovations in the Local Church (with Elmer Towns and Warren Bird; Regal Publishing, 2007)
Compelled by Love: The Most Excellent Way to Missional Living (with Philip Nation; New Hope Publishers, 2008)
Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and the Churches that Reach Them (with Richie Stanley and Jason Hayes; B&H Publishers, 2009)
MissionShift: Global Mission Issues in the Third Millennium (with David Hesselgrave ; B&H Publishing Group, 2010)
Viral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers (with Warren Bird; Jossey-Bass , 2010)
Transformational Church: Creating a New Scorecard for Congregations (with Thom S. Rainer , B&H Publishing Group, 2010)
Subversive Kingdom: Living as Agents of Gospel Transformation (B&H Publishing Group, 2012)
Compelled: Living the Mission of God (with Philip Nation, New Hope Publishers, 2012)
The Mission of God Study Bible (with Philip Nation, B&H Publishing Group, 2012)
Transformational Groups: Creating a New Scorecard for Groups (with Eric Geiger; B&H Publishing Group, 2014)
Igrejas que transformam o Brasil: sinais de um movimento revolucionário e inspirador (with Sérgio Queiroz; Mundo Cristão, 2017)
Christians in the Age of Outrage: How to Bring Our Best When the World is at its Worst (Tyndale, 2018)
References
^ "Welcome from the Dean: Talbot School of Theology" . Biola University .^ "Dr Ed Stetzer" . www.wycliffe.ox.ac.uk .^ "Search - usatoday.com" . USA TODAY .^ Stetzer, Ed (April 14, 2017). "Why do Christians keep inviting you to church?" . CNN . ^ "God's Mission Has a Church: An Interview with Ed Stetzer by Ed Stetzer" . Ligonier Ministries .^ a b Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Faculty: Ed Stetzer, PhD Archived 2019-05-24 at the Wayback Machine , accessed May 23, 2019.
^ Meyer, Holly. "Ed Stetzer leaves LifeWay, Grace Church for Chicago job" . The Tennessean . ^ Fea, John (February 22, 2023). "Ed Stetzer leaves Wheaton College for Talbot School of Theology" . ^ "About Ed Stetzer" . Lifeway Newsroom . February 1, 2007.^ "About Us: Pastors" , Moody Church Media , accessed March 21, 2024
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