Biography

Spiritual formation and serving churches are at the heart of Lipscomb University, and Scott Sager serves as the Special Counsel to the president, board and senior leadership in such matters of spiritual development and church relations. 

Since July 2011, Sager has helped Lipscomb become a top-tier, Christ-centered university regularly teaching students, encouraging faculty & staff and strategically reaching out to serve churches. Sager started his career as the campus minister at the University of Texas in Austin where he also published the national magazine, Campus CrossWalk. Prior to joining the Lipscomb administrative team in Nashville, Sager served for 15 years as senior minister of the Preston Road Church of Christ in Dallas-giving him a unique understanding of the interworking and needs of churches. Sager also is on faculty in the College of Bible and Ministry where he primarily teaches freshmen and sophomores about God’s story of Israel, Jesus and the church. 

Sager serves on the board of the Christian Relief Fund where his focus is on supporting AIDS orphans in Africa. In Dallas, he still serves as an emeritus on the board of Christ’s Family Ministries, a fully functioning health clinic he founded that serves the working poor and is located inside the Preston Road Church of Christ building. 

Sager earned a D.Min. in Evangelism and Missions from Southern Methodist University and is an Abilene Christian University alumnus, having earned an undergraduate degree in business management as well as a master's degree in Bible and divinity. During his time at ACU, Sager studied for a semester in Jerusalem taking courses with Hebrew University faculty and traveling the country. This love for Israel has led him to lead Lipscomb’s global studies trips to Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Sinai, and to publish one of his three books: Bible Land Adventures: A Travel Guide for Serious Disciples. Sager’s other two books are: Disciple Making: The Core Mission of the Church (co-authored) and Jesus in Isolation: Lazarus, Viruses and Us. 

Sager hosts regional conferences and speaks regularly as a guest at churches. To inquire about him (or another from the university) speaking at your church please email him at scott.sager [at] lipscomb.edu (scott[dot]sager[at]lipscomb[dot]edu). On the weekends when he is not traveling for the university, you can often hear him at The Church of Christ in Green Hills next door to the campus where he serves as the preaching and teaching minister.