PRESENT POSITIONS

• Director of Korean Studies and Associate Professor of Asian Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary School of Intercultural Studies
• Director of Institute for Asian Mission
• President of Asian Society of Missiology
• President of EAST-WEST Center for Missions Research & Development

PERSONAL DATA

• Birth Place: Seoul, Korea
• Birth Date: November 19, 1948
• Marital & Family Status: Married to Suhn-Ki Kim Park, December 13, 1975
• Children: Ruth, Anna, and Susanna
• Home Address: 13135 Mira Mar Dr., Sylmar, CA 91342
• Telephone: (818) 332-1756
• Business Address: Fuller Theological Seminary
-----------------------------135 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, CA 91182
-----------------------------Tel. (626) 584-5562 Fax. (626) 584-5275
• Denomination: Presbyterian Church in Korea (Hapdong)
• Ordained: February 23, 1976

EDUCATION

• B.A. (Equiv.) Chongshin University, Seoul, Korea, 1972. (Christian Philosophy)
• M.Div. (Equiv.) Presbyterian General Assembly Theological Seminary, Seoul, Korea 1976. (Theology)
• Th.M. in Missiology Asian Center for Theological Studies and Mission (ACTS), Seoul, Korea, 1982.
• M.A. in Missiology Fuller Theological Seminary, California, 1988.
• Ph.D. (Inter-Cultural Studies) Fuller Theological Seminary, California, 1991.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 1971-1972 Youth Pastor, Woo-E Central Presbyterian Church, Seoul, Korea.
• 1972-1976 Campus Team Leader of Korean Navigators (Soongshil University and Chongshin University), Seoul, Korea.
• 1973 Counselor Trainer, ’73 Billy Graham Crusades Korea.
• 1974-1975 Dormitory Supervisor, Chongshin University.
• 1976-1979 Chaplain (Captain), Republic of Korea Army. (Received two Awards).
• 1980-1981 Associate Pastor and Missionary Candidate, Daebang Presbyterian Church, Seoul, Korea.
• 1980-1981 Discipleship Training for pastors and seminarians.
• 1981-1996 Missionary to the Philippines (Global Mission Society).
• 1982-1987 Founding Pastor: (1) Covenant Presbyterian Church in Metro Manila, (2) Living Stone Church of Baliwag and (3) Lapnit Presbyterian Church in Bulacan, Philippines. Also assisted founding (1) Los Banos Presbyterian Church and (2) Liberty Presbyterian Church.
• 1983. Co-Founder, Presbyterian Theological Seminary (PTS),
Philippines. Fund-Raiser for PTS campus lot and buildings.
• 1983-1991. Assistant Professor, PTS-Philippines.
• 1991-1996. Supervisor, Church-Planting Ministry in Metro Manila.
• 1992-1996. Associate Professor, PTS-Philippines.
• 1991-1993. Field Director, Evangelical Presbyterian Mission.
• 1984-1986/ 1992-1996. President, PTS. Played a major role in developing Filipino faculty, increasing library books (up to 18,000 volumes), fundraising for campus development (including a 3 story dormitory building that accommodates more than 150 students), getting both government and ATA accreditations of the seminary (B.A., B.Th. and M.Div. programs), making PTS one of the 7 AGST member schools, developing spirituality of students and making PTS an internationalized seminary that serves not only Filipino churches but also other Asian and African churches.
• 1991-1993. President, Association of Korean Missions in the Philippines (AKMP). Facilitated cooperation between missionaries from 39 missions and the founding of a school for Korean missionary kids—International Christian Academy.
• 1993-1996. Chairman, Missions Committee of Presbyterian Church of the Philippines.
• 1994-1997. Visiting Faculty, Korea World Missions Training Institute, Seoul, Korea.
• 1996. Member, Board of Trustees, AGST-Philippines.
• 1996-1997 Visiting Associate Professor, Chongshin University, Seoul, Korea.
• 1998-2000 Visiting Associate Professor, Bethesda Christian University, Anaheim,
California.
• 1997-Present. Director, Institute for Asian Mission.
• 1998-2000 Member, Board of Trustees of the Global Mission Society of the Presbyterian Church in Korea.
• 1998-2000 Chairman of the Advisory Committee, Korean-American Missionary Supporters Association (KAMSA).
• 1999-Present Cooperative Pastor, All Nations Church, Los Angeles, California.
• 2001-Present Chairman of the Advisory Committee, LOVE NETWORK (Love the Father Land). An Aid Mission for North Korean Children.
• 2001-Present Board Member, NEW VILLAGE MOVEMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
• 2003-Present President, Asian Society of Missiology.
• 2004-Present Associate Director, David J. Cho Missiological Institute.
• 2004-Present President, EAST-WEST Center for Missions Research & Development.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Society of Missiology
• Association of Mission Professors
• Asian Society of Missiology

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Articles:
• “Missionary Orientation,” Sweat and Tears of Korean Missionaries. Ed. by Paul Mission of Korea, Seoul: Deulsorisa, 1983. Pp. 50-61.
• "Trends of the World Mission Toward A.D. 2,000 and the Mission of the Korean Church," Bit Kwa Sokum (The Salt and Light). Seoul: Tyrannus Books. January 1992, pp. 173-179.
• "Should the Missionaries and Mission Funds Be Sent Through the Mission Board? (I)," Mission Magazine Quarterly. Seoul: Mission Board of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Korea, Seoul, Korea. December 1992, pp. 20-23 .
• "Should the Missionaries and Mission Funds Be Sent Through the Mission Board? (II),"Mission Magazine Quarterly. Seoul: Mission Board of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Korea, Seoul, Korea. March 1993, pp. 40-42.
• "The Philippine Missions: Towards a Self-governing, Self-supporting, and Self-propagating National Church," Mission Magazine Quarterly. Seoul: Mission Board of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Korea, Seoul, Korea. September 1994, pp. 25-29.
• "What Am I Doing?" Misyon Pinoy. Vol. I, No. 2. Metro Manila: Association of Korean Missions in the Philippines, July 1995, p. 5.
• "Redeploying Missionaries: Does the Philippines Still Need Korean Missionaries?" Sunkyo Yonku. Seoul: Global Missionary Training Center. August 1995, pp. 8,9.
• "Roles of Korean Missionaries in the Philippines," Misyon Pinoy. Vol. I, No. 3. Metro Manila: Association of Korean Missions in the Philippines. September 1995, pp. 2-5.
• “Mission Cooperation of Korean Missionaries in the Philippines,” Cooperation and Vision for World Mission. Ed. by Korea World Mission Association, Seoul: Huwetbul, 1996. Pp. 11-16.
• “Korean Mission Boards and Societies,” Evangelical Dictionary of World Mission. Ed. Scott Moreau, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2000. Pp. 546-547.
• “Million Souls Movement,” A Dictionary of Asian Christianity. Ed. Scott W. Sunquist. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2001. P. 550.
• “Tong-Hak Movement,” A Dictionary of Asian Christianity. Ed. Scott W. Sunquist. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2001. P. 850.
• “Young-Nak Presbyterian Church,” A Dictionary of Asian Christianity. Ed. Scott W. Sunquist. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2001. p. 926.
• “Missionary Title,” The Christian Times (Kidok Sinmun March 28, 2001)
• “The Mission of the Korean Church in the Era of Globalization,” World Missions. (Institute of Chongshin University for Mission, No. 33, Winter 2001). Pp. 74-86.
• “Retrospect of Korean Missionary Movement,” Asian Journal of Mission. Ed. Won Suk Ma. (Volume 4, Number 1, March 2002)

Book:
• Missionary Movement of the Korean Church. Seoul: Institute for Asian Mission, 1999.
• Mission Pathfinder: Korean Mission in the 21st Century. Seoul: Institute for Asian Mission. 2001.
• Missions in the Local Church. Edited by Melbourne E. Cuthbert & Jeannie Lockerbie. Harrisburg, PA: ABWE Publishing. Translated into Korean [Reedited], Seoul: Institute for Asian Mission, 2004.
• Cross-Cultural Church Planting, Seoul: The Society of Reformed Faith and Action, 2005.

Books in Progress:
• Mission History of the Korean Church. Rough Draft in English.

• Korean Church in Global Mission.

Mentoring: Theses, Ministry Focus Paper and Dissertations:

Th.M.
• Jun Kyu Park, Toward A Missionary Ecclesiology, 1997.
• Jungjin Kim, A Study of the Integral Growth of the Church in Korea, 1999.
• Won Ki Ra, A Study of Leadership Transition With Special Reference to the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Hapdong), 1999.
• Yoo Shin Park, Strategies for Church Growth of Korea Evangelical Holiness Church in the Twenty-First Century, 2001
• Tu Anh Trung, Developing A Strategy for University Evangelism in Hi Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2002.
• Sun Young Lee, Lay Ministry: A New Mission Paradigm for the Korean Church in the 21st Century, 2002.
• Junhui Joo Park, Asian Nationalism in Mission, 2004.
• Samuel Noh, A Study on the Use of Multimedia in the Modern Preaching, 2004.
• Cheol Su Yoon, A Study of the Shamanism Influence in the Korean Church Worship, 2005.

(Also mentored M.A. writing projects of the following students)
• Jong Ho Kim, A Study of Joshua’s Leadership Development, 1999.
• Jae Young Heo, The Comparative Study of the Tree-Self Patriotic Movement Church and the House Church in China, 2000.

D.Min.
• David Chan, A Strategy for Cross-Cultural Church Planting for Houston Chinese Church, 1999.
• Seung Ro Park, A Study on Church Growth Strategies through House Church—“Ecclesiolae in Ecclesia: With Special Reference to the Yack Soo Dong Church, 1999.
• Nae-Yoon Bae, Church Growth Through House Churches, 2000.
• Sun-Hyung Kwon, A Strategy for Developing Lay Leaders: With Special
Reference to Sung-Kwang Holiness Church, 2001.
• Songho Nahm, A Study on Pastoral Leadership Transfer from a Missionary to a Local leader, 2001.
• Jin-Hwan Oh, A Study on Church Growth Through Lay Ministry, 2003.
• Sung Hwan La, A Case for the Independence of the Philippine United Methodist From Expatriate Control for Healthy Growth, 2002.
• David Seung-Hoon Oh, A Strategy for Relational Evangelism: With Special Reference to the Wilshire Korean Presbyterian Church, 2002.
• Tae-Won Seo, A Strategy for Church Planting Among Antiqui Ati Tribe, 2002.
• Dong-Sig Shin, A Strategy for Evangelization Through Circuit Evangelistic Rallies in Jalajala, Philippines, 2003.
• Choon Sik Kwak, A Strategy for Making the Philippine Church A Celebrant Church Through Renewal of Worship: With Special Reference to the Philippine Methodist Church of Negros, 2003.
• Seok Ju Ahn, A Strategy for Team Ministry in Planting New Churches in Osaka, Japan, 2004.
• Do Su Han, A Study on Mission Strategy of Paul Mission, 2004.
• Cheol Ki Kim, A Strategy for Evangelization of Tribal Indians in the River of Negro of Amazon, 2005.

D.Miss.
• Joseph Kwak, Church Growth Principles for the 21st Century Urban Korean Setting: A Case Study of Somang Presbyterian Church.
• John Jein Choi, A Study on the Growth of Korean Immigrant Churches in the United States, 2001
• Jae-Hyun Han, Prayer and Work for Being A Missionary Church: With Special Focus on Presbyterian Church in Korea (Hapdong), 2002.
• Indrawan Eleeas, Church Growth Through Home Fellowship Group Ministry, 2003.
• Chi, Duk Jin, Rethinking of the Role of DIAKONIA in the Local Church for Korean Missionary Ecclesiology. 2005.

Ph.D.
• Man Seok Han, The Question of the Cessation and the Continuation of Spiritual Gifts With Special Reference to Its Impact on Korean Church Growth, 2005.

•Dong Kyu Choi, Toward a Basic Theory for Missional Church Planting in Postmodern Korea, 2006.

Current Mentorees

Th.M.
• Daniel Shinjong Peak, Short-Term Mission Movement: Toward Theology and Strategy of Korean Church.

D.Min.
• Dong Baek Lee, Church Growth Through Quiet Time Ministry. (in progress).

D.Miss.
• Han, Stephen Soonchul, Developing Missionaries through Mentoring in the Korean-American Local Context (1997- ) (in progress)
• Kim, Chong Ho, A Comparative Study on the Leadership of Joshua and Admiral Sunshin Yi (in progress)
• Kim, Dae-Sub, Korean Mission History in Indonesia (in progress)
• Kim, Yong-Shik, Missionary Movement of the Korean Diaspora Church in Brazil. (in progress).
• Baik, Jong-Ahn, Rethinking Methods of Planting and Developing Missionary Churches in the Philippines: With Special Reference to EPM. (in progress).