Dr. Ryun Chang

Academic Degrees & Education

Mary Washington College (Fredericksburg, Virginia):

August 1979-May 1981

West Coast Christian College (Fresno, California):

August 198-December 1981

Biola University (La Mirada, California): August 1983-December, 1984;

Bachelor of Science in Christian Education

Talbot School of Theology, Biola University (La Mirada, California): January

1985-May 1988; Master of Divinity

Wesley Theological Seminary (Washington D. C.): August 1985-December 1985 (one 3-unit class)

University of California, Los Angeles (Westwood, California): September 1986December 1989; Master of Arts in Asian American Studies (Thesis: “Korean churches in Los Angeles metropolis in relation to present status and future

prospect”)

School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary (Pasadena,

California): December 1989-June 1990; completed Theology of Masters By-

Pass program in Intercultural Studies

School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary (Pasadena,

California): September, 1990-June 1996; Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies (Dissertation: “The prophetic witness of public theology in postmodern culture war”, pp. 390)

Academic Appointments & Experience

Kairos University

Professor of Intercultural Studies (2019 - present)

Baptist Bible Institute of Chihuahua, Instituto Teológico Bautista de Chihuahua (Chihuahua, Chih., México):

Missionary professor (full & part-time), 2003-2010

Latin American Theological Seminary (La Puente, California), Chihuahua extension (Chihuahua, Chih., México):

Missionary professor (part-time), 2004-2007

All Nations Seminary, Seminario Todas las Naciones (Juárez, Chih., México):

Visiting instructor (one-week intensive course), 2007

John Owen Theological Seminary, Seminario Juan Owen (Oaxaca, Oaxaca, México): visiting instructor (one-week intensive course), 2006, 2007, 2009

John Lacy Baptist Seminary, Seminario Teológico Bautista “Lacy” (Oaxaca,

Oaxaca, Mexico): visiting instructor (one-week intensive course), 2006

All Nations Theological College & Seminary (Kampala, Uganda): visiting instructor (two-week intensive course), 1997

Talbot School of Theology, Biola University (La Mirada, California): guest lecturer (one class), 1993

Biola University (La Mirada, California): guest lecturer (one class), 1993

University of California, Los Angeles (Westwood, California):

teaching assistant (two discussion classes), March 1987-June 1987

P U B L I C A T I O N

Manual de Misionología: El amor del Padre por las naciones, Missiology Manual: the Father’s Love for the Nations (Mexico City: El Concilio Nacional de las Asambleas de Dios, A. R., Editorial Cristiana Continental de las Asambleas de Dios, 2005).

M I N I S T R Y ( W O R K ) E X P E R I E N C E

Teaching Pastor, Acts Ministries International (AMI): 2011-Present

• Developing and offering special courses to churches in the AMI network.

• Director of AMI Institute

• Director of Vision School in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Missionary Teacher in Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico | Seed International (Centreville, Virginia)

• Aug 2000 – 2011