▁Dallas ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁( 1 9 7 6 ) ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁[ Ph . D .] ▁– ▁Wy cl iffe ▁Hall , ▁Oxford ▁University , ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁Cov entry ▁University ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁Doctor ▁of ▁The ology ▁( hon .) ▁– ▁Central ▁School ▁of ▁Religion ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Div inity ▁( hon .) ▁– ▁C umm ins ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁S utton ▁served ▁in ▁parish ▁min istry ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁co - p ast or ▁with ▁James ▁B . ▁Jordan ▁of ▁West min ster ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁Ty ler , ▁Texas , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁Christian ▁Re const ruction ist ▁movement . ▁Other ▁members ▁included ▁Gary ▁North ▁and ▁David ▁Ch il ton . ▁The ▁church ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁West min ster ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Re formation ▁Church es ▁in ▁America . ▁North ▁pra ised ▁S utton ▁for ▁un cover ing ▁that ▁Mer ed ith ▁G . ▁K line ' s ▁five - point ▁c oven ant ▁model ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁Bible , ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁applies ▁to ▁three ▁c oven ant ▁institutions ▁of ▁family , ▁state ▁and ▁church . ▁ ▁S utton ▁served ▁as ▁Dean ▁and ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁of ▁New ▁Testament ▁at ▁the ▁Re formed ▁Epis cop al ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5