Sarah Sumner

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November 1, 2015

Nationally she became known for her advocacy of Christian women leaders. Most thematic to her writing, however, is the matter of integrity in the Church. Sarah Sumner is a change agent, a Christian entrepreneur sparking a grassroots movement for moral courage for the sake of building integrity in the Church. Sarah Sumner writes on a variety of subjects, including moral courage, leadership, Jesus" anger, male headship and a variety of other subjects. Her most recent book is Angry Like Jesus: Using His Example To Spark Your Moral Courage (Fortress Press, November 1, 2015). Although Doctor Sumner clearly states that she does not consider herself an egalitarian, she is sometimes labeled as one by complementarians, such as Wayne Grudem, who do not support Christian women who "preach" the gospel. Secretary The distinctiveness in Doctor Sumner"s theology can be seen in this: While complementarians call for "order" in the Church by prioritizing I Timothy 2:12, and egalitarians call for "justice" by prioritizing Galatians 3:28, she calls for "integrity" by prioritizing the gospel (John 3:16) and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20). Sarah Sumner earned a Bachelor of Education from Baylor University, a Master of Theology from Wheaton College, and a Master of Business Administration from Azusa Pacific University. In 2005, Trinity International University placed her on its list of top twenty alumni. Her book Men and Women in the Church: Building Consensus on Christian Leadership was published in 2003 by InterVarsity Press. She was an associate professor of ministry and theology at Azusa Pacific at the time. She also served as the dean of A.W. Tozer Theological Seminary in Redding, California.

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She is the first woman to graduate from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with a Doctor of Philosophy in systematic theology.

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Nationally she became known for her advocacy of Christian women leaders. Most thematic to her writing, however, is the matter of integrity in the Church. Sarah Sumner is a change agent, a Christian entrepreneur sparking a grassroots movement for moral courage for the sake of building integrity in the Church.

Sarah Sumner writes on a variety of subjects, including moral courage, leadership, Jesus" anger, male headship and a variety of other subjects.

Her most recent book is Angry Like Jesus: Using His Example To Spark Your Moral Courage (Fortress Press, November 1, 2015). Although Doctor Sumner clearly states that she does not consider herself an egalitarian, she is sometimes labeled as one by complementarians, such as Wayne Grudem, who do not support Christian women who "preach" the gospel.

Secretary The distinctiveness in Doctor Sumner"s theology can be seen in this: While complementarians call for "order" in the Church by prioritizing I Timothy 2:12, and egalitarians call for "justice" by prioritizing Galatians 3:28, she calls for "integrity" by prioritizing the gospel (John 3:16) and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20).

Sarah Sumner earned a Bachelor of Education from Baylor University, a Master of Theology from Wheaton College, and a Master of Business Administration from Azusa Pacific University. In 2005, Trinity International University placed her on its list of top twenty alumni.

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

She also served as the dean of A.W. Tozer Theological Seminary in Redding, California.

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