Sally Jean Morgenthaler
Sally Jean Morgenthaler is recognized
as an innovator in Christian practices
worldwide. Since 1992, she has been pioneering
worship forms that balance cultural relevance with
worship faithfulness. Known best for her book, Worship
Evangelism (Zondervan, 1998), Morgenthaler became a
trusted interpreter of postmodern culture and a guide
to the crucial shifts the North American church must
make if it is to become a transforming presence within
pre-Christian communities.
Her prophetic role among church leaders and local congregations continues to increase as her work broadens into the crucial arena of leadership. Morgenthaler’s analysis of leadership trends appears in The Emergent Manifesto of Hope (April 2007, Baker Books). Her chapter, “Leadership in a Flattened World” describes the cultural shift toward profound collaboration, inviting ministry leaders to move beyond the top-down leadership models of the 1980s and 1990s,
Morgenthaler has taught at seminaries and universities across the country, including Yale University, Asbury Seminary, Fuller Theological Seminary, Gordon Conwell Seminary, Mars Hill Graduate School, Baylor University, and Texas Christian University.