David G. Dunbar, PhD
President Emeritus
Biography
In addition to his gift for teaching, Dr. Dunbar served the seminary as its president for 27 years until 2013. He is actively involved in ministry to local churches and played a leadership role for a local church plant. Dave preaches at a variety of churches and is a popular conference speaker.
Before coming to Missio in 1986, Dave taught at Northeastern Bible College and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Dave and his wife, Sharon, have four grown children and seven grandchildren.
Education
BS, Penn State University
MDiv, Biblical Theological Seminary
ThM, Westminster Theological Seminary
PhD, Drew University
Areas of Expertise
Culture and Theology
Postmodern Christian Thought
Missional Theology
Missional Journal
2007
1:1 Getting a Handle on Missional
1:2 What’s the Big Deal?
1:3 What’s Different About Missional?
1:4 The Missional Congregation, Part 1
1:5 The Missional Congregation, Part 2
1:6 The Missional Congregation, Part 3
1:7 The Missional Congregation, Part 4
1:8 The Missional Congregation, Part 5
1:9 What is the Gospel?
1:10 Hearing the Gospel Again for the First Time
1:11 Narcissism and Materialism
2008
2:1 By the Waters of Babylon
2:2 A New Imagination
2:3 When Missional is Not Helpful
2:4 Missional, Emerging, Emergent, Part A
2:5 Missional, Emerging, Emergent, Part B
2:6 Missional Antibodies?
2:7 Caring for Strangers
2:8 Walls of Hostility
2:9 Following Jesus into the World
2:10 Houston We Have a Problem
2009
3:1 This Country Has Tough Bones
3:2 Everything Changes
3:3 True Truth
3:4 The Old That is Strong Does Not Wither
3:5 Through a Glass Darkly
3:6 Two Good Books
2010
4:1 Theological Hospitality
4:2 The Founder Effect
4:3 That the World May Know
4:4 Sign Me Up!
4:5 Getting Off the Bus
4:6 Does Jesus Love Democrats and Republicans?
2011
5:1 Aliens and Strangers
5:2 Where’s the Beef?
5:3 Where are the Missional Evangelicals?
2012-2013
6:1 The World Goes Missional
7:1 Freedom, America and the Missional Turn