Mark Labberton, Ph.D., is senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. He has a B.A. from Whitman College, a M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminar, and a doctorate in theology from the University of Cambridge, England. His Ph.D. dissertation topic was "Ordinary Bible Reading: The Reformed Tradition and Reader-Oriented Criticism." He was study assistant to the Reverend John Stott, (1980-81). Dr. Labberton has taught classes for NCB on "The Living Word and the Written Word: Interpreting Jesus Today," "Listening for God when Making Decisions," and "Applying Scripture in Everyday Life." At a UC Berkeley Veritas Forum Mark presented a workshop on "Life in Frankenstein: A Theological Exploration of Mary Shelley’s Work." His articles include "Glorious Foolishness: Who Dares Speak for God?" in Leadership Journal and "The Life-Changing Cross" in Radix magazine. Recently he wrote “The Dangerous act of Worship.”