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Dale Partridge
Personal
Born
Dale James Partridge

(1985-04-10) April 10, 1985 (age 39)
Upland, California
ReligionChristianity
NationalityAmerican
SpouseVeronica Partridge, 2010
Children4
DenominationReformed
SchoolWestern Seminary[1]
OccupationTheologian, pastor, author
Senior posting
PostPastor
Websitehttps://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, a lawsuit was filed in Deschutes County Circuit Court against Partridge and his wife by their neighbor, a local psychic, demanding $150,000 in damages.[29]  The legal action, perceived as excessive and overreaching, stemmed from the removal of six juniper trees on what was believed to be the neighbor's property. In the absence of clear boundary markers and fencing, the Partridges, while clearing nearly a hundred trees on their land, inadvertently encroached on their neighbor's property.[30] Later in 2016, the lawsuit was settled out of court.[31]

Publications[edit]

  • Partridge, Dale. (2015), People Over Profit: Break the System, Live with Purpose, Be More Successful, Nashville, Thomas Nelson Publishing. ISBN 9780718021740
  • Partridge, Dale. (2017), Launch Your Dream: A 30-Day Plan for Turning Your Passion into Your Profession, Nashville, Thomas Nelson Publishing. ISBN 9780718093419
  • Partridge, Dale. (2018), Saved from Success: How God Can Free You from Culture’s Distortion of Family, Work, and the Good Life, Nashville, Thomas Nelson Publishing. ISBN 9780718093440
  • Partridge, Dale. (2019), Real Christianity: How to Be Bold for Christ In a Culture of Darkness, Prescott, Arizona, Relearn Press. ISBN 9781733983310
  • Partridge, Dale. (2021), How We Do House Church: The Biblical Doctrines and Convictions of Reformation Fellowship, Prescott, Arizona, Relearn Press. ISBN 979-8985749243
  • Partridge, Dale. (2022), The Manliness of Christ: How the Masculinity of Jesus Eradicates Effeminate Christianity, Prescott, Arizona, Relearn Press. ISBN 978-1733983396
  • Partridge, Dale. (2022), The Ground of Good Theology: A Beginner’s Guide for the Faithful Study of God, Prescott, Arizona, Relearn Press. ISBN 979-8985749243
  • Partridge, Dale. (2022), Jesus and My Gender: Affirming Your Child's God-Given Gender, Prescott, Arizona, Relearn Press. ISBN 979-8985749236
  • Partridge, Dale. (2023), A Cover for Glory: A Biblical Defense for Headcoverings, Prescott, Arizona, Relearn Press. ISBN 979-8985749250

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Western Seminary Commencement" (PDF). Portland & Global Campus. July 10, 2021. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Book Review: A Cover for Glory, by Dale Partridge". Trinity Bible Chapel. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Just Sevenly: Dale Partridge – OC Weekly". 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  6. ^ "Dale Partridge, Christian 'influencer' and church planter, haunted by plagiarism claims". Religion News Service. January 7, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Kirkpatrick, Evan. "How Sevenly CEO Dale Partridge Is Changing The World $7 At A Time". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  8. ^ "Virtual Mentor Squad: Don't Be Average!". Genx. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  9. ^ Moran, Gwen (2012-06-07). "Doing Good One T-Shirt at a Time". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  10. ^ a b Larson, Eric (22 March 2013). "Non-Profit Enters the Reality TV World With Crowdfunded Program". Mashable. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  11. ^ Epstein, Eli (27 March 2014). "How Sevenly Became America's Most Social Small Business". Mashable.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  12. ^ a b "About Dale Partridge". Reformation Seminary. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  13. ^ "Sevenly hopes to change the world one T-shirt at time". Los Angeles Times. 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  14. ^ "The Amazing Reason This Husband Says a Man Can Never Be Married to 'Only One Woman'". People.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  15. ^ a b "Husband shares heartfelt post about marriage, being with 'one woman'". FOX 5 New York. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  16. ^ "Read man's heartfelt message about how he's married to 'many' women". Today.com. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  17. ^ "Best-Selling Books Week Ended May 10". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Will Millennials Return to Religion?". publishersweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  20. ^ "Christian Influencer Dale Partridge Shares Inspirational Quotes—But They Weren't All His". News & Reporting. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  21. ^ a b "Pastor Story Hour Reinstated at Public Library Despite Objections". My Christian Daily. 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  22. ^ "This Christian blogger has stopped wearing leggings so she doesn't 'entice' other men". The Independent. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  23. ^ "Do leggings give men such 'lustful thoughts' women should stop wearing them?". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  24. ^ "Oregon Blogger Ignites Controversy by Banning 'Lustful' Leggings From Her Wardrobe". ABCNews.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ "'Christian Influencer' Dale Partridge Continues to Be Chased By Plagiarism Accusations". RelevantMagazine.com. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  28. ^ a b "Church leaders counter drag queen events for children with 'Pastor's Story Hour' at libraries". washingtontimes.com. November 23, 2022.
  29. ^ "Tumalo woman sues couple over felled juniper trees". KTVZ. 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  30. ^ "Bend landowner claims neighbors cut her trees to improve mountain views, sues for $450,000". oregonlive. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  31. ^ Green, Aimee (2016-02-06). "Neighbors accused of cutting neighbor's trees settle". oregonlive.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
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