Phone: (626) 815-5647
Email: ssumner@apu.edu
Office Location: Duke 237
Office Hours: By appointment
Personal Home Page: http://home.apu.edu/~ssumner/
Curriculum Vita: Download Full CV (PDF)
Meet the Faculty
Sarah Sumner, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Ministry; Special Assistant to the Dean for Strategic Development
Graduate: Department of Theology & Ethics
Profile
Sarah Sumner, Ph.D., serves as professor of theology and ministry, and as special assistant to the dean for strategic development in C.P. Haggard Graduate School of Theology. She is the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Her published books include Men and Women in the Church: Building Consensus on Christian Leadership (2003), Leadership Above the Line (2006), and Just How Married Do You Want to Be? Practicing Oneness in Marriage (slated for release in July 2008). Dr. Sumner also serves as a regular teaching pastor at New Song Church in San Dimas California, and as an aerobics instructor at Bally Total Fitness. In 2007, she founded www.sumnerconsulting.com and now travels internationally to do speaking and consulting. She has appeared on shows such as The Early Show for CBS News, and Lee Strobel’s Faith Under Fire. Sarah and her husband, Jim, have been married for eleven years and are in the process of adopting an older child.
Education
Ph.D. – Systematic Theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1996
MBA - Azusa Pacific University, 2003
M.Div. equivalent- Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1991
M.A. – Theology, Wheaton College, 1986
B.A. – Elementary Education, Baylor University, 1985
MBA - Azusa Pacific University, 2003
M.Div. equivalent- Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1991
M.A. – Theology, Wheaton College, 1986
B.A. – Elementary Education, Baylor University, 1985
Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Honors, Awards, Recognition
Who's Who for American Teachers, 2004-07
Top 20 Teds Alumni, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2005
Dean’s Accomplished Scholar Award, 2002-2003
Dean’s Accomplished Scholar Award, 2000-2001
CMR article selected for "Best of CMR" online feature
Second place in age group at Paavo Nurmi Marathon, August 1990
Associations, Boards, Committees
Evangelicals & Catholics Together
Wesleyan Theological Society
Evangelical Theological Society
Board, Reaching Indians Ministry International
AAR-SBL
Editorial Board, www.preachingtoday.com
Editorial Board, Gifted for Leadership
Beeson Divinity School Committee for Best Christian Biography
Board of Reference, Damaris Project, Dallas, TX
Who's Who for American Teachers, 2004-07
Top 20 Teds Alumni, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2005
Dean’s Accomplished Scholar Award, 2002-2003
Dean’s Accomplished Scholar Award, 2000-2001
CMR article selected for "Best of CMR" online feature
Second place in age group at Paavo Nurmi Marathon, August 1990
Associations, Boards, Committees
Evangelicals & Catholics Together
Wesleyan Theological Society
Evangelical Theological Society
Board, Reaching Indians Ministry International
AAR-SBL
Editorial Board, www.preachingtoday.com
Editorial Board, Gifted for Leadership
Beeson Divinity School Committee for Best Christian Biography
Board of Reference, Damaris Project, Dallas, TX
Expertise
Intellectual Power of Christianity
Leadership
Marriage
Men and Women in the Church
Righteous Anger
Theology in Everyday Life
Special Interests and Activities
Theology, Leadership, Politics, Men and Women in the Church, Righteous Anger, Faith Integration
Courses Taught
Christian Life, Faith, and Ministry (CMIN 108)
Topics in Christian Ministry (CMIN 426)
Theology for Spiritual Formation (GDMN 720)
Contemporary Issues in Ministry (GMIN 528)
Women and Men in Ministry (GMIN 558)
Philosophy of Ministry (GMIN 618)
Seminar in Ministry (GMIN 628)
God, Creation, and Humanity (GTHE 504)
Christian Ethics (GTHE 505)
Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Church (GTHE 514)
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Theology (GTHE 534)
Church and Society (GTHE 615)
Humans and Ethical Behavior (HDEV 404)
Ethics in a Changing Organizational Environment (LDRS 529)
Current Issues in Leadership (LDRS 597)
Fitness for Life: Aerobics (F, S) (PE 117)
[Multiple Courses] (PHIL 496)
Topics in Christian Ministry (CMIN 426)
Theology for Spiritual Formation (GDMN 720)
Contemporary Issues in Ministry (GMIN 528)
Women and Men in Ministry (GMIN 558)
Philosophy of Ministry (GMIN 618)
Seminar in Ministry (GMIN 628)
God, Creation, and Humanity (GTHE 504)
Christian Ethics (GTHE 505)
Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Church (GTHE 514)
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Theology (GTHE 534)
Church and Society (GTHE 615)
Humans and Ethical Behavior (HDEV 404)
Ethics in a Changing Organizational Environment (LDRS 529)
Current Issues in Leadership (LDRS 597)
Fitness for Life: Aerobics (F, S) (PE 117)
[Multiple Courses] (PHIL 496)
Note: This information is current for the academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for the most current and controlling information. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
