Sarah Sumner

Sarah Sumner is a theologian (PhD systematic theology, MBA). She is the only female theologian in US history to serve as dean of a conservative seminary. From 2010 to 2012, she was dean of A.W. Tozer Theological Seminary in Redding, California.[1]

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 work
Men 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

Now she is President of Right On Mission,[2] a cutting edge seminary that offers four services: Seminary Services, Mission Statement Services, Speaking Services, and Consulting Services. She is also an adjunct professor at Trinity Law School[3] in Santa Ana, California.

Sarah Sumner is known for her articles and books on Christian women in leadership, godly anger (See You Tube CCV "How To Be Angry"), leadership, seminary education, [4] and marriage. Her May 2011 article in Christianity Today, "The Seven Levels of Lying," drew more responses from CT readers than any other article that month. (To view her talk on the seven levels of lying and the seven levels of truth-telling, see her AMP 2016 keynote on You Tube.)

Regarding the debate on women in the church, Sarah Sumner is an evangelical theologian,[5] said by her complementarian opponents to be a Christian egalitarian[6] and said by her egalitarian opponents to be a complementarian (See Good Reads). Sumner herself attempts to build consensus in Christian Leadership (See subtitle to her first book published by IVP). Nowhere in her sermons or writings does she advocate for the ordination of women in Protestant churches, although some nonetheless claim she does.[7]

Sumner has 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 was formally trained at Harvard to be a global change agent. She is the first woman to graduate from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with a PhD in systematic theology.[8]

Trinity International University has placed her on its list of top twenty alumni. In May 2011, she was Trinity's Commencement Speaker for the Class of 2011.[9]

Her book Men and Women in the Church: Building Consensus on Christian Leadership was published in 2003 by InterVarsity Press.[10] She was an associate professor of ministry and theology at Azusa Pacific at the time.[11]

She has published four books: Men and Women in the Church, IVP 2003. 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.

She has contributed to several dictionaries and books and published articles in Christianity Today, Relevant, and other magazines.

References
  1. "Tozer Dean". Simpson University. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012.
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  4. Kullberg & Arrington 2008, p. 57.
  5. Williamson 2009, p. 164.
  6. Grudem 2006, p. 119.
  7. Fincher & Fincher 2010, p. 231.
  8. Eastman 2014, p. 227.
  9. "Simpson University Dean Spoke at Trinity International University Commencement". Simpson University. June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  10. Rump, Linda Hartz (March 1, 2004). "Is Christianity Oppressive to Women?". Christianity Today. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  11. "Men and Women in the Church by Sarah Sumner". Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Retrieved June 2, 2015.

Bibliography
  • Eastman, Natalie R. Wilson (2014). Women, Leadership, and the Bible: How Do I Know What to Believe?. Wipf and Stock. ISBN 1608999130.
  • Fincher, Dale; Jonalyn Fincher (2010). Coffee Shop Conversations: Making the Most of Spiritual Small Talk. Zondervan. ISBN 0310395658.
  • Grudem, Wayne A. (2006). Evangelical Feminism: A New Path to Liberalism?. Good News Publishers. ISBN 1433518228.
  • Kullberg, Kelly Monroe; Lael F. Arrington (2008). A Faith and Culture Devotional: Daily Readings on Art, Science, and Life. Zondervan. ISBN 0310283566.
  • Williamson, Peter S. (2009). Ephesians. Baker Publishing Group. ISBN 144120671X.
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