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Published: April 13, 2023

Ben Parker Sutter, MA, of Kansas City, Kansas, ended his time as Digital Marketing Manager for bg真人 on April 13, 2023, after nearly five years of service. He has accepted a position as Donor Relations Associate with Mennonite Central Committee 鈥� Central States in North Newton, Kansas. 

Parker Sutter first joined bg真人鈥檚 Marketing and Communications Team in July 2018 while pursuing graduate studies at bg真人 from a distance. He served part time as Marketing Coordinator for the seminary鈥檚 Church Leadership Center, adding the role of Digital Marketing Manager in July 2019. In January 2021, his role increased to 0.75 FTE. 

Parker Sutter鈥檚 responsibilities included managing bg真人鈥檚 website and social media accounts; overseeing digital analytics, marketing strategy and database management; and coordinating video production. A key part of his work involved leading and implementing the redesign of bg真人鈥檚 website, which launched in December 2021. Features of the redesigned website include an updated homepage geared toward people new to the seminary and a section that helps users find bg真人 resources connected to specific topics. 

In 2022, he also was instrumental in designing promotional campaigns for two live webinars on Christian nationalism that reached a wide national audience. His marketing strategy work focused on guiding users to the information most relevant to them; toward that end, he reworked bg真人鈥檚 online subscription center to communicate more clearly about the email newsletters the seminary offers.

During his time at bg真人, Parker Sutter also became the first student to complete bg真人鈥檚 new fully online Master of Arts: Theology and Global Anabaptism degree, graduating in April 2022.

鈥淏en brought a strong background in communications and online marketing and a deep understanding of the church to his work at bg真人,鈥� said Melissa Troyer, Director of Marketing and Communications. 鈥淗is perspectives and experiences of being an bg真人 student also enriched our work as a team. We鈥檙e grateful for his many behind-the-scenes contributions and the groundwork he helped establish for our current and future marketing and communications initiatives.鈥�

Located in Elkhart, Indiana, on ancestral land of the Potawatomi and Miami peoples, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary is a learning community with an Anabaptist vision, offering theological education for learners both on campus and at a distance as well as a wide array of lifelong learning programs 鈥� all with the goal of educating followers of Jesus Christ to be leaders for God鈥檚 reconciling mission in the world.

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鈥擜nnette Brill Bergstresser

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