Fuller Seminary is thrilled to announce that David Emmanuel Goatley,
an accomplished theologian, missiologist, and academic administrator,
has been named as Fuller’s sixth president. On January 3, 2023, Dr.
Goatley will become Fuller’s first Black president and the first to have
led a major global missions agency. He will succeed Mark Labberton, who
announced this planned transition in October 2021.
The Board of Trustees unanimously selected Goatley from a
considerable pool of highly qualified candidates, with enthusiastic
confidence in his ability to lead the seminary into the future based on
his impressive career that uniquely reflects Fuller’s values and major
fields of study, as well as his proven ability to execute strategic
plans as a leader in both higher education and other organizations. He
currently serves as the associate dean for academic and vocational
formation, Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Jr. Research Professor of
Theology and Christian Ministry, and director of the Office of Black
Church Studies at Duke Divinity School.
“The confluence of David Goatley’s professional expertise in the
fields of theology, psychology and missiology, together with his
experience as an academic dean at a premier university, make him a
remarkable match for Fuller Seminary at this pivotal moment in its
history,” said Fuller Board of Trustees Chair Dan Meyer. “He will be a
superb and groundbreaking leader of our vision to provide indispensable,
formational education for Christian leaders everywhere.”
Outgoing President Mark Labberton agreed. “God is so good to
bring David Goatley to Fuller Seminary,” he said. “Fuller will benefit
greatly from Dr. Goatley’s heart for Jesus Christ, his long-term service
of God’s church in the US and across the globe, and his dedication to
theological and psychological education. As Fuller’s first Black
president, David will add further dimensions of experience and insight
as he leads our multiethnic life and mission. I will seek to do all I
can to make this a strong and smooth transition as I complete my decade
of leadership.”
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