Dale Partridge
Dale Partridge | |
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Personal | |
Born | Dale James Partridge April 10, 1985 |
Religion | Christianity |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Veronica Partridge, 2010 |
Children | 4 |
Denomination | Reformed |
School | Western Seminary[1] |
Occupation | Theologian, pastor, author |
Senior posting | |
Post | Pastor |
Website | https://dalepartridge.com/ |
Dale Partridge (born 10 April 1985) is an American Reformed theologian, pastor and author.[2] He currently serves as the lead teaching pastor at King’s Way Church in Prescott, Arizona.[3] He is also the President of Relearn.org and Founder of Reformation Seminary.[4]
Early life and education[edit]
Partridge grew up in Southern California, where he attended high school and started several businesses in his late teens, including a personal training and massage therapy business.[5]In 2018, Partridge enrolled at Western Theological Seminary in Portland, Oregon, where he earned a graduate certificate in Theology.[6]
Career[edit]
In his early days, Partridge pursued a baseball career which ended early due to an arm injury.[7] He then switched to entrepreneurship, and eventually founded Thresh Hold Rock Climbing Gym in Riverside, California, in 2005. In 2011, Partridge founded the e-commerce websites Sevenly.org[5] and in 2018, StartupCamp.com.[8]
At Sevenly, he experimented with social/charitable cause-based business ecosystems by using art and fashion to raise funds and awareness for a new charity every week. In 2012, the business model of Sevenly was featured by Entrepreneur magazine.[9]
Partridge has been featured in various business and editorial publications, including the cover of Entrepreneur and Inc magazines, Mashable.com,[10][11] Forbes,[12] the Los Angeles Times,[13] and People magazine.[14] He has also appeared on FOX News,[15]and Today.[16]
Prior to entering into the ministry, Partridge was a business author. He wrote People over Profit published by Thomas Nelson, which became Wall Street Journal bestseller.[17][7] The premise of this book was presented in his TEDx talk given in 2015. Also published by Thomas Nelson were Partridge’s Launch Your Dream and Saved from Success[18][19]
He left the business industry in 2017 to pursue a career in ministry.[20]
Ministry[edit]
Partridge leads a digital ministry, Relearn.org.[2][21]that is focused on biblical and theological literacy in the church.[10] In addition, Partridge hosts a weekly podcast, Real Christianity.[15]
In 2015, on the TV show Good Morning America,[22] Partridge revealed that his views on women's leggings influenced his wife to discard it from her wardrobe.[23][24]
In 2019, he argued against electing people with mental illnesses to church leadership positions after his friend and fellow pastor committed suicide.[25]
In January 2020, Christianity Today published an article about Partridge's past struggle with plagiarism.[26][27] Partridge has admitted that he has inadvertently used other people's work without attribution in the past and would put an end to this practice.
Partridge has also been a voice against the transgender movement’s influence on children.[28] In 2022, as an alternative to Drag Queen Story Hour, Partridge hosted “Pastor Story Hour” in his Arizona hometown.[21]That same year, he released a children’s book, Jesus and My Gender where Partridge affirms the biblical model for gender.[28] He has also been outspoken about traditional male and female roles in the church,[4] as well as a proponent for headcoverings for women during worship.[3]
In 2023, he became senior pastor at King’s Way Church in Prescott, Arizona, which holds to the Westminster Confession of Faith.[12]
Personal life[edit]
In 2015, Partridge and his wife were sued by their neighbor for $150,000. The lawsuit was filed against them at Deschutes County Circuit Court[29] for cutting down six juniper trees on their neighbor's property to have unobstructed views of the Three Sisters peaks.[30] Later in 2016, the lawsuit was settled out of court.[31]
Books[edit]
- People Over Profit: Break the System, Live with Purpose, Be More Successful, 2015: Thomas Nelson (publisher), ISBN 9781501222306
- Launch Your Dream: A 30-Day Plan for Turning Your Passion Into Your Profession, 2017: Thomas Nelson (publisher), ISBN 9780718093419
- Saved from Success: How God Can Free You from Culture's Distortion of Family, Work, and the Good Life, 2018: Thomas Nelson (publisher), ISBN 9780718093440
- Real Christianity: How to Be Bold for Christ In a Culture of Darkness, 2019: Relearn Press
References[edit]
- ^ "Western Seminary Commencement" (PDF). Portland & Global Campus. July 10, 2021. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b "'There is No Such Thing as Costless Christianity': Dale Partridge Urges Believers to Resist 'Cultural Counterfeit' Faith". Faithwire. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ a b "Book Review: A Cover for Glory, by Dale Partridge". Trinity Bible Chapel. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b "Now there's a movement to bar women as worship leaders in churches". Baptist News Global. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b "Just Sevenly: Dale Partridge – OC Weekly". 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "Dale Partridge, Christian 'influencer' and church planter, haunted by plagiarism claims". Religion News Service. January 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Kirkpatrick, Evan. "How Sevenly CEO Dale Partridge Is Changing The World $7 At A Time". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ "Virtual Mentor Squad: Don't Be Average!". Genx. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ Moran, Gwen (2012-06-07). "Doing Good One T-Shirt at a Time". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ a b Larson, Eric (22 March 2013). "Non-Profit Enters the Reality TV World With Crowdfunded Program". Mashable. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ Epstein, Eli (27 March 2014). "How Sevenly Became America's Most Social Small Business". Mashable.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ a b "About Dale Partridge". Reformation Seminary. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "Sevenly hopes to change the world one T-shirt at time". Los Angeles Times. 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ "The Amazing Reason This Husband Says a Man Can Never Be Married to 'Only One Woman'". People.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ a b "Husband shares heartfelt post about marriage, being with 'one woman'". FOX 5 New York. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ "Read man's heartfelt message about how he's married to 'many' women". Today.com. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ "Best-Selling Books Week Ended May 10". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ "Saved From Success: How God Can Free You From Culture's Distortion Of Family, Work, And The Good Life". harpercollins.com.au. HarperCollins Australia. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ "Will Millennials Return to Religion?". publishersweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ "Christian Influencer Dale Partridge Shares Inspirational Quotes—But They Weren't All His". News & Reporting. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b "Pastor Story Hour Reinstated at Public Library Despite Objections". My Christian Daily. 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "This Christian blogger has stopped wearing leggings so she doesn't 'entice' other men". The Independent. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "Do leggings give men such 'lustful thoughts' women should stop wearing them?". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "Oregon Blogger Ignites Controversy by Banning 'Lustful' Leggings From Her Wardrobe". ABCNews.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "People struggling with mental illness shouldn't be in church leadership, Jarrid Wilson's friend says". christianpost.com. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Smietana, Bob (January 7, 2020). "Christian Influencer Dale Partridge Shares Inspirational Quotes—But They Weren't All His". ChristianityToday.com. Religion News Service. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "'Christian Influencer' Dale Partridge Continues to Be Chased By Plagiarism Accusations". RelevantMagazine.com. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ a b "Church leaders counter drag queen events for children with 'Pastor's Story Hour' at libraries". washingtontimes.com. November 23, 2022.
- ^ "Tumalo woman sues couple over felled juniper trees". KTVZ.com. KTVZ News. 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Green, Aimee (2015-08-25). "Bend landowner claims neighbors cut her trees to improve mountain views, sues for $450,000". oregonlive.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Green, Aimee (2016-02-06). "Neighbors accused of cutting neighbor's trees settle". oregonlive.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.