Don Sweeting, ThD

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Author | Ordained Minister | Chancellor — Colorado Christian University

A noted educator, minister, and author, Dr. Donald Sweeting currently serves as Chancellor of Colorado Christian University, following a term as CCU president from 2016-2022. Dr. Sweeting previously served as the president of Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Fla., where he regularly taught core and elective courses in church history, pastoral theology, and ministry leadership. Dr. Sweeting is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) and has pastored two congregations for more than 10 years each before entering higher education. Prior to beginning pastoral ministry, Dr. Sweeting served as an assistant to Chuck Colson and staff at Prison Fellowship in Washington, D.C. Dr. Sweeting's college education began at Moody Bible Institute (MBI) where he majored in Bible-Theology. Dr. Sweeting went on to earn his B.A. in History from Lawrence University, and then the B.A./M.A. degree from Oxford University in England. He also spent a year of graduate work at Regent College in British Columbia, Canada, studying with J. I. Packer. He then went on to receive his doctorate in Historical Theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Illinois. Dr. Sweeting regularly speaks around the country and has co-authored several books, including How to Finish the Christian Life: Following Jesus in the Second Half of Life, (Moody Press). Dr. Sweeting and his wife, Christina, have three adult sons and a daughter. Two of his children are recent CCU graduates.

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