Mark Labberton

Mark is president and professor of preaching at Fuller Seminary. Before he joined Fuller’s faculty, he served for 16 years as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, California, with his wife, Janet.

Mark is the author of The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor, The Dangerous Act of Worship, and Called.

Will There Be a Church That Matters?

Watch this Free Webinar with Steve Norman and Dr. Mark Labberton

A Mighty River or a Slippery Slope?

Examining the cultural and theological forces behind the new interest in justice.

Elemental Preaching

The irreducible qualities of gravity, light, and air give life to a sermon and to those who hear it.

How to Pray for Obama

What should we ask of God for this new administration?

What to Pray for a New President

Seeking God’s blessing for a pluralistic, conflicted, and divided nation.

Betty’s Secret Ingredient

Is magnanimity the reputation of your church?

Between “Failure” and “Fraud”

I hear two voices—assessing, accusing. Which will I listen to?

Want to Be Wonder-full?

We really like our Vaseline tubes. That’s what makes us less likely to follow Jesus to the margins.

Wrestling with God

We find our identity and value in God when we are honest enough to wrestle with him.

The Real Worship War

Forget about choruses versus hymns—what about justice?

The Art of Dying

Leading by Naming

Name Calling

How we label others and ourselves gives life and takes it away.

Nothing But Time

Pastor of Desperation

Combining Conviction and Compassion

Homosexuality is not God’s design or will, but a reflection of the broken sinfulness of humanity.

Our Daunting Hope

Can preaching really change anyone?

Foundations Glorious Foolishness