| Jin does his ministry in the
Light of Christ Church in St. Petersburg in cooperation with an
evangelical Reformed church. He nurtures relationships between
Russian pastors and ministers by gathering them together for fellowship
and cooperative works.
Prior to beginning his studies at Princeton Theological Seminary
in 1989, Jin was an associate professor at Catholic University
in Washington, D.C. (1980-1988) and an assistant professor at
Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana (1975-1980)
Jin was an associate professor in the Department of Education
at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. (1980 - 1988). He was
an assistant professor at Indiana University in Bloomington (1975
– 1980). He was a research scientist for the Wisconsin Research
and Development Center in Madison from 1973 to 1975. Prior to
coming to the United States, Jim worked for the Central Education
Research Institute in Seoul, Korea, from 1961 to 1969.
Jin holds a bachelors (1955 –1960) and a masters degree
(1964 – 1966) from Seoul National University. He also holds
a Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of Wisconsin
in Madison (1969-1973), and a masters of divinity from Princeton
Theological Seminary (1989 – 1992).
Jin is married to Young Ja Kim, who works at the National Institute
of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. They are the parents of two adult
children and have six grandchildren.
Birthday: December 19 |