Sarah Sumner

Sarah Sumner
EducationBaylor University
Wheaton College
Azusa Pacific University
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
OccupationPresident of Right On Mission
Notable workMen and Women in the Church, IVP 2003 Leadership Above the Line, Tyndale 2006 Angry Like Jesus: Using His Example To Spark Your Moral Courage, Fortress 2015, Just How Married Do You Want To Be?, IVP 2008
Theological work
Main interestsIntegrity in the Church and Christian Higher Education

Sarah Sumner is a Christian egalitarian[1] theologian based in the US.

Overview

Sumner is known for her articles and books on Christian women in leadership, godly anger, leadership, seminary education,[2] and marriage. Sumner serves as the President of Right On Mission.[3]

Regarding the debate on women in the church, Sumner is an evangelical theologian.[4] who is working to build consensus in Christian Leadership.[5][6] Sumner does not advocate for the ordination of women in Protestant churches.[7]

Education and career

Sumner graduated with a Bachelor of Education from Baylor University, a Master of Theology from Wheaton College, and a Master of Business Administration from Azusa Pacific University. She graduated from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with a Ph.D. in systematic theology, and was the first woman to do so.[8]

Sumner started her career as a National Sales Representative for InterVarsity Press. Following this, she joined the staff at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, as an evangelist.

Sumner served as a core teaching pastor at New Song Church in San Dimas, California.[9]

Sumner then became an associate professor of ministry and theology at Azusa Pacific. She went on to become chair of the graduate ministry department at APU. It was at this time that she published her first book book.[10]

She has also taught as an adjunct professor at Trinity Law School in Santa Ana, California.[11] In May 2011, Sumner was Trinity's Commencement Speaker for the Class of 2011.[12]

Sumner served as dean of A.W. Tozer Theological Seminary at Simpson University in Redding, California from 2010 to 2012.[13]

In 2012, Sumner became President of ‘’Right On Mission’’, a position she has held for over 10 years. The mission’s vision is “to see all Christians faithfully live “on mission” instead of veering “off mission.” ”. It sees itself as an educational entity, and offers ways to support Christians to “learn to think so Christianly that they find the moral courage to act with integrity as Christ followers, even in the face of opposition”.[3]

Books

Sumner has published four books:

  • Men and Women in the Church, IVP 2003.[14]
  • Leadership Above the Line, Tyndale, 2006.
  • Just How Married Do You Want To Be? IVP, 2008.
  • Angry Like Jesus: Using His Example To Spark Your Moral Courage Fortress Press, 2015.

References

  1. ^ Grudem 2006, p. 119.
  2. ^ Kullberg & Arrington 2008, p. 57.
  3. ^ a b "Invite Sarah Sumner". Right On Mission.
  4. ^ Williamson 2009, p. 164.
  5. ^ Sumner, Sarah (2003). Men and women in the church : building consensus on Christian leadership. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 0-8308-2391-3. OCLC 50851652.
  6. ^ "Men and Women in the Church: Building Consensus on Christian Leadership". CBE International. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  7. ^ Fincher & Fincher 2010, p. 231.
  8. ^ Eastman 2014, p. 227.
  9. ^ "Sarah Sumner - InterVarsity Press".
  10. ^ "Men and Women in the Church by Sarah Sumner". Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  11. ^ "Law School Home - Trinity Law School".
  12. ^ "Simpson University Dean Spoke at Trinity International University Commencement". Simpson University. June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  13. ^ "Tozer Dean". Simpson University. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012.
  14. ^ Rump, Linda Hartz (March 1, 2004). "Is Christianity Oppressive to Women?". Christianity Today. Retrieved June 2, 2015.

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