Ministry

Ministry Experience

First Korean Presbyterian Church (KAPC), Hartford, CT

• College/English Worship Pastor (1996-97)

McLean Korean Presbyterian Church (PCA), McLean, VA

• Youth Pastor (1997-99)

Global Partners (Independent), Chonburi, Thailand

• Short-Term Missionary (full time)  (1999-2000)

Korean Church of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

• Associate Pastor for the English-Speaking Adult Congregation (part time), (2000-02)

Teaching Experience

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Deerfield, IL

• Adjunct Physics Instructor (2002-03)
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Physics (2003-06)

Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO

• Assistant Professor of Hebrew and Educational Ministries (2006-08)
• Assistant Professor of Old Testament (2008-  )
• Associate Dean of Academic Administration (2008-  )

Academic Qualifications

Wesleyan University. Middletown, CT

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in mathematics and physics (1993)

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in engineering and applied sciences (1993)

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL

• Master of Divinity (MDiv) (1996)

Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL

• Master of Theology (ThM) in Old Testament (2004)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (2006)
• Minor: Educational Studies
• Thesis supervisor: Dr. James K. Hoffmeier
• Thesis title: “Isaiah 19: A Rhetorical, Historical, and Theological Study”

Presbytery and Denominational Service

• Ordained in Korean Capital Presbytery, Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) (1999)
• Credentials transferred to Korean Central Presbytery (PCA) (2005)