Jon Dybdahl
Encyclopedia
Jon L. Dybdahl is a professor of theology and a college administrator. Inaugurated in 2002, he is the immediate past president of Walla Walla University
in College Place, Washington
. In 2006, he announced his retirement from that position, effective the end of the 2005–2006 academic year.
Prior to his presidency, Dybdahl spent six years as a pastor and evangelist in Thailand
, where he founded an adult education center and Chiangmai Adventist Academy. Dybdahl has Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees in theology from Pacific Union College
, Andrews University
and Fuller Theological Seminary
. Dybdahl is considered one of the Seventh-day Adventist church's
foremost experts on world mission.
Walla Walla University, Pacific Union College, and Andrews University are all Seventh-day Adventist institutions of higher education.
Walla Walla University
Walla Walla University is a University offering liberal arts, professional, and technical programs located in College Place, Washington, just a few miles from Walla Walla. The current President is John McVay. It was founded in 1892 and is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church.The...
in College Place, Washington
College Place, Washington
College Place is a city in Walla Walla County, Washington, United States next to Walla Walla, Washington. The population was 8,765 at the time of the 2010 census.College Place is the home of Walla Walla University, a Seventh-day Adventist college....
. In 2006, he announced his retirement from that position, effective the end of the 2005–2006 academic year.
Prior to his presidency, Dybdahl spent six years as a pastor and evangelist in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, where he founded an adult education center and Chiangmai Adventist Academy. Dybdahl has Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees in theology from Pacific Union College
Pacific Union College
Pacific Union College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Angwin, California, United States. It is the only four-year college in Napa County, California....
, Andrews University
Andrews University
Andrews University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College in Battle Creek, Michigan, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists, and is the flagship university of the Seventh-day...
and Fuller Theological Seminary
Fuller Theological Seminary
Fuller Theological Seminary is an accredited Christian educational institute with its main campus in Pasadena, California and several satellite campuses in the western United States...
. Dybdahl is considered one of the Seventh-day Adventist church's
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
foremost experts on world mission.
Walla Walla University, Pacific Union College, and Andrews University are all Seventh-day Adventist institutions of higher education.
Books
- Missions: A Two-Way Street (1986)
- Old Testament Grace (1989)
- Exodus: God Creates a People (The Abundant Life Amplifier series) (1995)
- Hosea-Micah: A Call to Radical Reform (The Abundant Life Amplifier series) (1996)
- Passport to Mission (1999) [co-authored with Erich Baumgartner, Pat Gustin, and Bruce Moyer, on behalf of the Institute of World Mission]
- Adventist Mission in the 21st Century (1999)
- A Strange Place for Grace: Discovering a Loving God in the Old Testament (2006)
- Hunger: Satisfying the Longing of Your Soul