Ray Sutton
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The Rt. Rev. Ray R. Sutton is Bishop
Coadjutor in the Diocese of Mid America of the Reformed Episcopal Church
as well as Rector of the Church of the Holy Communion in Dallas, Texas
, professor of scripture and theology at Cranmer Theological House in Houston, Texas
and headmaster of Bent Tree Episcopal School.http://www.benttreeschool.org/content/view/13/30/#Bishop_Ray_Sutton.
He is currently head of the Ecumenical Relations Committee of the Anglican Church of North America.http://www.allsaintsshreveport.org/web_documents/july_crozier.doc
of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Tyler, Texas
, which was a prominent church in the Christian Reconstructionist movement. Other members included Gary North and David Chilton
. The Church belonged to the Westminster Presbyterian Church
of the Association of Reformation Churches in America. North praised Sutton for uncovering that Meredith G. Kline
's five-point covenant model applied to the whole Bible, and that it applies to three covenant institutions of family, state and church.
Tyler, Texas also hosted the Institute for Christian Economics which published North, Gary DeMar
and numerous others.
Sutton served as Dean and Associate Professor of New Testament at the Reformed Episcopal Seminary
in Philadelphia from 1991 until 1995; and Dean and Professor of Theology at Cranmer Theological House in Shreveport, Louisiana from 1995 until 2001.
Sutton was ordained a Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church in 1999, and arrived at the Church of the Holy Communion in 2001.
They have seven children and three grandchildren.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Coadjutor in the Diocese of Mid America of the Reformed Episcopal Church
Reformed Episcopal Church
The Reformed Episcopal Church is an Anglican church in the United States and Canada and a founding member of the Anglican Church in North America...
as well as Rector of the Church of the Holy Communion in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, professor of scripture and theology at Cranmer Theological House in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
and headmaster of Bent Tree Episcopal School.http://www.benttreeschool.org/content/view/13/30/#Bishop_Ray_Sutton.
He is currently head of the Ecumenical Relations Committee of the Anglican Church of North America.http://www.allsaintsshreveport.org/web_documents/july_crozier.doc
Education
- Bachelor of Fine Arts [B.F.A.] - Southern Methodist UniversitySouthern Methodist UniversitySouthern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
in (1972) - Master of Theology [Th.M.] - Dallas Theological SeminaryDallas Theological SeminaryDallas Theological Seminary is an evangelical theological seminary located in Dallas, Texas. It is known for popularizing the theological system known as Dispensationalism...
(1976) - Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D.] - Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University, in association with Coventry UniversityCoventry UniversityCoventry University is a post-1992 university in Coventry, West Midlands, England. Under the terms of the Further and Higher Education Act of 1992, the institution's name was changed from Coventry Polytechnic to Coventry University...
(1998) - Doctor of Theology (hon.) - Central School of Religion
- Doctor of Divinity (hon.) - Cummins Theological Seminary
Career
Bishop Sutton served in parish ministry from 1976 until 1991. He was a co-pastor with James B. JordanJames B. Jordan
James B. Jordan is a Protestant theologian and author. He is director of Biblical Horizons ministries, a think tank in Niceville, Florida that publishes books, essays and other media dealing with Bible commentary, Biblical Theology, and liturgy.-Education:Jordan attended the University of Georgia,...
of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Tyler, Texas
Tyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
, which was a prominent church in the Christian Reconstructionist movement. Other members included Gary North and David Chilton
David Chilton
David Harold Chilton was a Reformed pastor, Christian Reconstructionist, speaker, and author of several books on economics, eschatology and Christian Worldview from Placerville, California...
. The Church belonged to the Westminster Presbyterian Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church may refer to:*Westminster Presbyterian Church of Australia*Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States*Westminster Presbyterian Church *Westminster Presbyterian Church...
of the Association of Reformation Churches in America. North praised Sutton for uncovering that Meredith G. Kline
Meredith G. Kline
Meredith G. Kline was an American theologian and Old Testament scholar advance in Archeology, both Assyriology and Egyptology.-Academic career:...
's five-point covenant model applied to the whole Bible, and that it applies to three covenant institutions of family, state and church.
Tyler, Texas also hosted the Institute for Christian Economics which published North, Gary DeMar
Gary DeMar
Gary DeMar is an American writer, lecturer and the president of American Vision, an American Christian nonprofit organization. The think-tank has a vision of "an America that recognizes the sovereignty of God over all of life and where Christians are engaged in every facet of society".-Family life...
and numerous others.
Sutton served as Dean and Associate Professor of New Testament at the Reformed Episcopal Seminary
Reformed Episcopal Seminary
The Reformed Episcopal Seminary was founded in 1887 in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with support from a trust created by Harriet Benson in 1886. The seminary offers a Master of Divinity program as well as programs leading to certificates in a variety of theological fields. A diploma program...
in Philadelphia from 1991 until 1995; and Dean and Professor of Theology at Cranmer Theological House in Shreveport, Louisiana from 1995 until 2001.
Sutton was ordained a Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church in 1999, and arrived at the Church of the Holy Communion in 2001.
Works
Bishop Sutton has authored several theology works:- Signed, Sealed and Delivered: A Study of Holy Baptism, Classical Anglican Press, Houston, TX (2001). ISBN 1-893293-54-8
- Captains and Courts, a Biblical Defense of Episcopal Government.
- Second Chance: Biblical Principals of Divorce and Remarriage, Biblical Hope for the Divorced, Biblical Blueprint Series Vol. #10, The Institute for Christian Economics, (1988).
- That You May Prosper : Dominion by Covenant, The Institute for Christian Economics, (1987).
- Who Owns the Family? : God or the State? Biblical Blueprint Series Vol. #03, Dominion Press, Ft. Worth, TX, (1986).
- Ray Sutton, David ChiltonDavid ChiltonDavid Harold Chilton was a Reformed pastor, Christian Reconstructionist, speaker, and author of several books on economics, eschatology and Christian Worldview from Placerville, California...
, Gary DeMarGary DeMarGary DeMar is an American writer, lecturer and the president of American Vision, an American Christian nonprofit organization. The think-tank has a vision of "an America that recognizes the sovereignty of God over all of life and where Christians are engaged in every facet of society".-Family life...
, Victoria T. deVries, Michael Gilstrap, Power for LivingPower for LivingPower for Living is a Christian evangelistic book distributed free of charge by the Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation in various countries around the world. It was heavily advertised in the US in the mid-1990s as a seemingly secular self-help book.- Overview :...
, Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation, (1983).
Articles
- Sutton, Ray R. "Oath and Symbol." Covenant Renewal 3 (1989) 4: 1-4.
- Sutton, Ray R. "Clothing and Calling." in The Reconstruction of the Church. Christianity and Civilization Vol 4. ed. James B. JordanJames B. JordanJames B. Jordan is a Protestant theologian and author. He is director of Biblical Horizons ministries, a think tank in Niceville, Florida that publishes books, essays and other media dealing with Bible commentary, Biblical Theology, and liturgy.-Education:Jordan attended the University of Georgia,...
. Tyler, Texas: Geneva Ministries, (1985).
- Sutton, Ray R. "The Saturday Night Church and the Liturgical Nature of Man." in The Reconstruction of the Church. Christianity and Civilization Vol 4. ed. James B. JordanJames B. JordanJames B. Jordan is a Protestant theologian and author. He is director of Biblical Horizons ministries, a think tank in Niceville, Florida that publishes books, essays and other media dealing with Bible commentary, Biblical Theology, and liturgy.-Education:Jordan attended the University of Georgia,...
. Tyler, TexasTyler, TexasTyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
: Geneva Ministries, (1985).
- Ray R. Sutton, "The Church as a Shadow Government," Christianity and Civilization III: Tactics of Christian Resistance, Geneva Divinity School, (1983).
- Ray Sutton, "The Baptist Failure", Christianity & Civilization, James B. JordanJames B. JordanJames B. Jordan is a Protestant theologian and author. He is director of Biblical Horizons ministries, a think tank in Niceville, Florida that publishes books, essays and other media dealing with Bible commentary, Biblical Theology, and liturgy.-Education:Jordan attended the University of Georgia,...
, ed., Geneva Divinity School, (1982).
Editor
- What is Anglicanism?, Latimer Press (2004), by Mark F.M. Clavier, co-edited by Dr. Ray Sutton and Dr. Peter C. Moore.
Personal life
Bishop Sutton is married to Susan Jean Schaerdel of Dallas.They have seven children and three grandchildren.