Namjoong Kim
Director of Intensive (Korean-language) D.Min. ProgramAssociate Professor of the Practice of Ministry
Namjoong Kim is an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (the PROK). He received the S.T.M. degree in the area of Liturgical Studies from Drew Theological School in 2008. While at Drew, Dr. Kim served as an adjunct professor of preaching during the 2012-2013 academic year and served as an adjunct professor of worship at Drew from 2014 to 2015.
As Director of Korean doctoral programs and Assistant Professor of the Practice of Ministry, he hopes that his abundant experiences in teaching and ministry, together with his personal commitment to developing new methods and approaches for practical engagement using technological skills will help to further develop the academic and practical goals of Claremont School of Theology in relation to preparing students for ministry both in the United States and in South Korea. He is a member of the North American Academy of Liturgy (NAAL) and Academy of Homiletics (AH).
Contact
Email: njkim@cst.edu
Education
BTh, Hanshin University
ThM, Graduate School of Hanshin University
STM, Drew University
MPhil, Drew University
PhD, Drew University
Courses
Healing and Transformation through Preaching and Worship
Research Methods and Project Seminar
Publications
“Preaching from the Perspective of Asian American Theology” in Preaching the Manifold Grace of God: Theologies of Preaching in the Early Twenty-First Century Volume 2 (Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2020)
“Worship after the Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis in Korean Contexts” (Seoul: Institute for Biblical Preaching, 2020)
Review of Revelation: Battle Hymn of God’s People (Seoul: Scripture Union, 2019) at Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America in November 2019
Review of Brunch with the Holy Spirit (Seoul: ILoveChurch, 2019) in November 2019
“Worship: Reforming and Transforming Community of Faith, Life, Arts, and Stories” (Seoul: Methodist Theological University Press, 2019)
“Practical Challenges for Renewing the Church’s Worship: Holy Communion for a Transition to Inspirational Worship” (Seoul: Institute for Mission-Education of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, 2019), pp. 5-23.
Endorsement for Ronald J. Allen’s I Will Tell You the Mystery: A Commentary for Preaching on the Book of Revelation (Eugene: Cascade Books, 2019)
“Worship and Preaching for Community Building” Theme Book for the 104th General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, 2019, 137-160.
Review of Ronald P. Byars’ The Sacraments in Biblical Perspective (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2011) Theology Thought of The Quarterly of the Korea Theological Study Institute Vol. 182 (Fall, 2018): 411-416. (Korean)
“Church before the Word of God and Challenges Facing Worship and Preaching in the Context of Globalization,” Word and Church Vol. 51 (Spring, 2018): 111-137. (Korean)
Review of Jeanette S. Jouili’s Pious Practice and Secular Constraints: Women in the Islamic Revival in France and Germany (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2015), Homiletics Journal Vol. 40 No. 2 (2015): 62-63.
“Special Service of Harmony: East and West Come Together in Holy Communion,” Worship Arts: The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts, November-December (2015): 13-15.
Review of HyeRan Kim-Cragg and EunYoung Choi’s The Encounters: Retelling the Bible from Migration and Intercultural Perspectives (Daejeon: Daejanggan Publisher, 2013), Homiletics Journal Vol. 40 No. 1 (2015)
Review of Andrew B. McGowan’s Early Church Practices in Social, Historical, and Theological Perspective (Grand Rapids: Baker Academics, 2014) Homiletics Journal Vol. 39 No. 2 (2014)
“Toward an Alternative Prophetic Ministry and Effective Media Usage in an Age of Globalization,” Asian American Theological Forum (September 2014). http://aatfweb.org/2014/09/01/toward-an-alternative-prophetic-ministry-and-effective-media-usage-in-an-age-of-globalization/
Review of Meredith Gould’s The Social Media Gospel: Sharing the Good News in New Ways (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2013) Homiletics Journal Vol. 39 No. 1 (2014): 38-39.
Review of Ee Kon Kim’s Salvation by Letting Go of Life (Seoul: Veritas Press, 2013) SNEH (Burning Bush) Vol. 9 (2014): 183-190. (Korean)
Review of Ronald P. Byars’ The Sacraments in Biblical Perspective (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2011) Homiletics Journal Vol. 38 No. 1 (2013): 74-75.
Review of John S. Bohannon’s Preaching and The Emerging Church: An Examination of Four Founding Leaders: Mark Driscoll, Dan Kimball, Brian McLaren, and Doug Pagitt (Seattle: CreateSpace, 2010) Homiletics Journal Vol. 37 No. 1 (2012): 67-68.
“Liturgical Studies Alumni/ae at the NAAL,” The Graduate Division of Religion News (Spring, 2011): 6-7.
“The Relationship of the Sacraments and Preaching in the Work of Karl Barth,” Proceedings of the North American Academy of Liturgy, Part 3 (2011): 166-180.
“Introduction to Drew University Theological School” World and Mission (June 2009): 104-107 (Korean).
“Telling Peace 2009,” A Collection of Liturgical Resources for the four Sundays of Advent, WCC http://www.oikoumene.org/fileadmin/files/wcc-main/documents/p2/2009/telling_peace_english.pdf (English) *Dr. Kim engaged in “Second Sunday in Advent: Political Peace” as one of the music and liturgy workshop participants.
“Understanding a Memorial Service for Those Who Attempted to Take Their Own Life,” Newsnjoy (June 2009). http://www.newsnjoy.us/news/articleView.html?idxno=1357 (Korean)
Presentations
“Doing Justice, Healing Conflict, and Transforming Culture: The Role of Prophetic Story in Preaching” Presentation at NAAL (North American Academy of Liturgy) 2020 Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
“Worship: Reforming and Transforming Community of Faith, Life, Arts, and Stories” Presentation for the Anniversary Lecture of the Reformation at Methodist Theological University in South Korea (10.29.2019)
“The Role of African American Preachers and Preaching in Social Transformation and Anti-Racism: Gardner C. Taylor and Gary Simpson.” Presentation at NAAL (North American Academy of Liturgy) 2015 Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
“Love and Lament: A Presentation/Performance of 1 Samuel 18-20.” Presentation with Dr. Heather Murray Elkins and Mr. Micah Gary at the Academy of Homiletics 2013 Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
“Toward an Alternative [Korean] Prophetic Preaching in the Context of Globalization.” Presentation at NAAL (North American Academy of Liturgy) 2013 Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
“The Relationship of the Sacraments and Preaching in the Work of Karl Barth.” Presentation at NAAL (North American Academy of Liturgy) 2011 Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Lectures and Teachings (2016-present)
“2020 Worship and Ministry” at the Seminar of Gwangju Pastoral Association in South Korea (November 7th, 2019), City of Gwangju, Jeolla Province, South Korea. In process.
“2020 Worship and Ministry” at Seminar to Prepare for New Year’s Ministry provided by Institute for Mission-Education of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea in South Korea (November 5th, 2019), Daecheon, Chungnam Province, South Korea.
“Worship: Reforming and Transforming Community of Faith, Life, Arts, and Stories” Lecture at Methodist Theological University (October 29th, 2019), Seoul, South Korea. In process.
“Creative Preaching and Practices” at the Seminar of Seoul Pastoral Association prepared by Institute for Biblical Preaching in South Korea (October 24th, 2019) led by Institute for Biblical Preaching, Seoul, South Korea.
“Creative Preaching and Practices” at the Seminar of Jeonju Pastoral Association prepared by Institute for Biblical Preaching in South Korea (October 22nd, 2019) led by Institute for Biblical Preaching, City of Jeonju, Jeolla Province, South Korea. In process.
“Practical Challenges for Renewing the Church’s Worship: Holy Communion for a Transition to Inspirational Worship” at Institute for Mission-Education of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (August 2019), Seoul, South Korea.
“The Features and Tasks of the Contemporary Worship in Korean Context” Lecture at Jeju Pastoral Association (July 2019), Jeju-do, South Korea.
“Sacrament of the Eucharist” Lecture at Pastoral Conference 2018 (October) led by Institute for Biblical Preaching, Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
“Worship: Life, Arts, and Stories focusing on Communion” Presentation at Worship Conference 2018, Claremont, California.
“Young People: How Will You Live?” Four Lectures and Teachings at The Oaks Camp and Conference Canter (August 2018) led by Young Nak Young Adult Group Summer Retreat, CA, USA
“Holy Communion: Life, Arts, and Stories” Lecture at Claremont School of Theology (August) led by Worship Conference 2018, Claremont, CA, USA
“The Features of the Current Homiletics” Lecture at Growing Church Conference 2018
(February) led by Western Jurisdiction Korean Mission Ministry Council of The United Methodist Church, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
“Worship Forming and Transforming Our Daily Lives” Lectures and Sermons at The Light and Salt Presbyterian Church and The Iksan First Presbyterian Church 2018 (January), City of Iksan, Jeolla Province, South Korea.
“Sacrament of the Eucharist” Lecture at Pastoral Conference 2018 (January) led by Institute for Biblical Preaching, City of Boryeong, Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
“The Contemporary Homiletics” Lecture at Pastoral Conference 2018 (January) led by Institute for Biblical Preaching, City of Cheonan, Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
“Sacrament of the Eucharist” Lecture at Pastoral Conference 2017 (November) led by Institute for Biblical Preaching, City of Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
“The Past, Present, and Future of the Homiletics” Lecture at Hannam University, City of
Daejeon, Chungcheong Province, South Korea. (October 2017)
“Sacrament of the Eucharist” Lecture at Pastoral Conference 2017 (October) led by Institute for Biblical Preaching, City of Jeonju, Jeolla Province, South Korea.
“The Creative Preaching” Lecture at New York Pastoral Conference 2017 (August) led by
Midongbu Christian Academy, NY, USA.
“The Creative Preaching” Lecture at New Jersey Pastoral Conference 2017 (August) led by Midongbu Christian Academy, NJ, USA.
“The Creative Preaching” Lecture at Pennsylvania Pastoral Conference 2017 (August) led by Midongbu Christian Academy, PA, USA.
“Preaching and Worship” Lecture at Pastoral Conference 2016 (October) led by Institute for Biblical Preaching, Seoul, South Korea.
“Preaching and Worship” Lecture at Pastoral Conference 2016 (October) led by Institute for Biblical Preaching, City of Gwangju, Jeolla Province, South Korea.
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