Rah obtained his B.A. in
political science and
history/
sociology from
Columbia University. He finished his
M.Div. from
Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (GCTS) and his Th.M. from
Harvard University. He also completed a
D.Min. at GCTS and a
Th.D. at
Duke Divinity School. He was the founding senior pastor of Cambridge Community Fellowship Church, a multi-ethnic, urban church in
Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has previously worked with
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in the
Boston area. He was previously Milton B. Engebretson Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at
North Park University and started his role as Robert Munger Professor of Evangelism at
Fuller Theological Seminary in summer 2021. His book,
Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times, received affirmation as
The Englewood Review of Books Best Books of 2015 and
Relevant's Top 10 Books of 2015. ==Personal life==