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{{Short description|American theologian (1942–2023}}
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'''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.
[[File:Jon Dybdahl.jpg|thumb|Prof. Jon Dybdahl lecturing in Adventist Theological Seminary in [[Sázava (Benešov District)|Sázava]] (October 2011)]]
{{Seventh-day Adventism}}
'''Jon Lee Dybdahl''' (December 17, 1942 – January 18, 2023) was a professor of theology and a college administrator who served as president of [[Walla Walla University]] from 2002 until 2006.


Prior to his presidency, Dybdahl spent six years as a pastor and evangelist in [[Thailand]], where he founded an adult education center and [[Chiangmai Adventist Academy]]. Dybdahl has Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees in theology from [[Pacific Union College]], [[Andrews University]] and [[Fuller Theological Seminary]]. Dybdahl is considered one of the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist church's]] foremost experts on world mission.
Prior to his presidency, Dybdahl spent six years as a pastor and evangelist in [[Thailand]], where he founded an adult education center and [[Chiangmai Adventist Academy]]. Dybdahl had degrees in theology from [[Pacific Union College]], [[Andrews University]] and [[Fuller Theological Seminary]]. Dybdahl was considered one of the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist church's]] foremost experts on world mission.


==Personal life==
Walla Walla University, Pacific Union College, and Andrews University are all Seventh-day Adventist institutions of higher education.
Dybdahl died at the age of 80 on January 18, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former GO president has died |url=https://goaim.org/articles/former-go-president-has-died |website=Gospel Outreach |access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref>


==Books==
==Books==
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*''Exodus: God Creates a People'' (The Abundant Life Amplifier series) (1995)
*''Exodus: God Creates a People'' (The Abundant Life Amplifier series) (1995)
*''Hosea-Micah: A Call to Radical Reform'' (The Abundant Life Amplifier series) (1996)
*''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 the [[Institute of World Mission]]]
*''Passport to Mission'' (1999) [co-authored with Erich Baumgartner, Pat Gustin, and Bruce Moyer, on behalf of the [[Institute of World Mission]]
*''Adventist Mission in the 21st Century'' (1999)
*''Adventist Mission in the 21st Century'' (1999)
*''A Strange Place for Grace: Discovering a Loving God in the Old Testament'' (2006)
*''A Strange Place for Grace: Discovering a Loving God in the Old Testament'' (2006)
*''Hunger: Satisfying the Longing of Your Soul''
*''Hunger: Satisfying the Longing of Your Soul''

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111002000357/http://www.wallawalla.edu/about-wwu/news/article/browse/8/select_category/10,11,12,13,14,15/view/president-jon-dybdahl-to-retire/?tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1136102400&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=31535999&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=28&cHash=fb01ba7df067026a7487007c4713f907 Dybdahl to retire]
*[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://news.adventist.org/data/2006/05/1149800560/index.html.en Dybdahl joins Edinburgh 2010 Planning Group]
*[http://empowerministry.com/emc2007/emc2007.htm Empower Ministry]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080613073149/http://empowerministry.com/emc2007/emc2007.htm Empower Ministry]

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Latest revision as of 12:18, 15 August 2024

Prof. Jon Dybdahl lecturing in Adventist Theological Seminary in Sázava (October 2011)

Jon Lee Dybdahl (December 17, 1942 – January 18, 2023) was a professor of theology and a college administrator who served as president of Walla Walla University from 2002 until 2006.

Prior to his presidency, Dybdahl spent six years as a pastor and evangelist in Thailand, where he founded an adult education center and Chiangmai Adventist Academy. Dybdahl had degrees in theology from Pacific Union College, Andrews University and Fuller Theological Seminary. Dybdahl was considered one of the Seventh-day Adventist church's foremost experts on world mission.

Personal life

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Dybdahl died at the age of 80 on January 18, 2023.[1]

Books

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  • 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 the Institute 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

References

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  1. ^ "Former GO president has died". Gospel Outreach. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
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Preceded by President of the Adventist Society for Religious Studies
1996
Succeeded by
John Brunt