Ed Stetzer

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Edward J. "Ed" Stetzer
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Born (1966-09-02) September 2, 1966 (age 58)
Long Island, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationLiberty University School of Divinity (M.A.); Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div., Ph.D.); Beeson Divinity School (D.Min.)
Occupation(s)Missiologist, author, pastor, educator
Years active1990s–present
Organizations Talbot School of Theology (Biola University); Billy Graham Center (Wheaton College); Lausanne Movement; Outreach Magazine; LifeWay Research
Known forDean of the School of Theology, Biola University (2023–present); former Executive Director of Billy Graham Center & Faculty at Wheaton College; regional director for Lausanne North America; church planter and consultant
Notable workPlanting Missional Churches (2006); Transformational Church (2010); Compelled by Love (2012); Subversive Kingdom (2012); Christians in the Age of Outrage (2018)
SpouseDonna Stetzer
ChildrenThree

Edward John Stetzer (born 1966) is an American author, pastor, and Christian missiologist. [1] [2] He is Dean and Professor of Leadership and Christian Ministry at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. [3] Previously, he served as the Billy Graham Distinguished Chair for Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College. [4] He also serves as Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Wycliffe Hall at Oxford University. [5] Stetzer is Regional Director for Lausanne North America and editor-in-chief of Outreach . Stetzer has written for USA Today [6] and CNN. [7]

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Early life and education

Stetzer was born in Long Island and grew up Catholic in Levittown, New York, outside New York City. [8] [9] He holds master's degrees from Liberty University School of Divinity and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a Doctor of Ministry from Beeson Divinity School, [10] and a Ph.D. from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. [11]

Ministry

Stetzer was Executive Director of LifeWay Research, [12] a division of 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 [13] and Executive Director of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton. [14] He has also served as Director of Research and Missiologist-In-Residence for the North American Mission Board. [15]

Stetzer served as interim senior pastor at Moody Church in Chicago from 2016 to 2020, after the retirement of longtime pastor Erwin Lutzer. [16]

Stetzer became Visiting Professor of Research and Missiology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in 2019. [11]

Published books

References

  1. "Ed Stetzer Inks Two-Book Deal with InterVarsity Press". www.ivpress.com. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  2. Hoop, Larry (2014-11-19). "Ed Stetzer on Statistics and the Church". byFaith. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  3. "Directory | People | Ed Stetzer | Dean, Talbot School of Theology". Biola University.
  4. "Stetzer, Edward | Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion | Baylor University" . Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  5. "Dr Ed Stetzer". www.wycliffe.ox.ac.uk.
  6. "Search - usatoday.com". USA Today.
  7. Stetzer, Ed (April 14, 2017). "Why do Christians keep inviting you to church?". CNN.
  8. "God's Mission Has a Church: An Interview with Ed Stetzer by Ed Stetzer". Ligonier Ministries.
  9. Allen, Bob (2016-05-17). "Ed Stetzer leaving LifeWay for Wheaton College". Baptist News Global. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  10. "Beeson Alum, Ed Stetzer, Appointed to Lead Biola's Theology School". Samford University. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  11. 1 2 Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Faculty: Ed Stetzer, PhD Archived 2019-05-24 at the Wayback Machine , accessed May 23, 2019.
  12. Meyer, Holly. "Ed Stetzer leaves LifeWay, Grace Church for Chicago job". The Tennessean.
  13. Fea, John (February 22, 2023). "Ed Stetzer leaves Wheaton College for Talbot School of Theology".
  14. "Ed Stetzer". International Bulletin of Mission Research. 40 (3): 282–283. 2016. doi:10.1177/2396939316653565 . Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  15. "About Ed Stetzer". Lifeway Newsroom. February 1, 2007.
  16. "About Us: Pastors", Moody Church Media, accessed March 21, 2024