- Jon Dybdahl
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 andChiangmai Adventist Academy . Dybdahl has Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees in theology fromPacific Union College ,Andrews University andFuller 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.
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 theInstitute 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"External links
* [http://www.wallawalla.edu Walla Walla University]
* [http://www.wwc.edu/350.0.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=206&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=28&cHash=2e788d5f24 Dybdahl to retire]
* [http://news.adventist.org/data/2006/05/1149800560/index.html.en Dybdahl joins Edinburgh 2010 Planning Group]
* [http://empowerministry.com/emc2007/emc2007.htm Empower Ministry]
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