Edmund Gibbs serves as senior professor of church growth in the School of Intercultural Studies and has been on the faculty since 1984. He also contributes to the Study of Emerging Churches, in the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts. The author of popular church growth text Church Next, he speaks about evangelism and church growth around the world. Currently, his academic interests include evangelizing nominal Christians, assisting local churches in becoming evangelizing churches, and developing the Church’s response to modernity and post-modernity in becoming a missionary presence.

Gibbs came to Fuller from England with an extensive interest in mission that included practical experience in Santiago and Quilpue, Chile, with his wife Renee. In the last few years, his teaching has taken him around the U.S. and to such countries as Singapore, Korea, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway and South Africa.

Some of Gibbs’ other publications include LeadershipNext: Changing Leaders in a Changing Culture (2005), Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Community in Postmodern Cultures (2005) with co-author Ryan Bolger, Way to Serve (2003), Way to Go (2003), In Name Only (1994), I Believe in Church Growth (1981, revised 1985, 1989), and Good News is for Sharing (1993).