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WORK
EXPERIENCE
CONGREGATIONAL INVOLVEMENT
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1996 – Present
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Minister, Dentonia Park United Church, Toronto Don
Valley Presbytery, Toronto Conference.
It is a vibrant, friendly family size church which is
committed to witness to the good news of Christ through reaching out to the
neighbouring community. During the last few decades, it has experienced
declination of membership while sustaining high energy level for challenging
new ways in ministry.
Thoughts in ministry are: being open to God, people, and nature; striving for justice, healing,
and reconciliation; promoting mutual
respect, recognizing differences, discovering gifts in others, and valuing
them. I helped the congregation
maintain the church’s mission with integrity while promoting the trusting
relationship.
Examples of inspiring programs
and events: Wednesday Healing Prayer Service; Dentonia Park Community Children’s
Choir; Women's Study Group; Study on “Mending the World”; Interfaith Study
with Muslim friends; visiting Synagogue and Jewish Holocaust Museum and
engaging in Jewish-Christian Dialogue; Study Group on "Water";
Multicultural Sunday services; Story Telling and Communion with Liturgical
Dance; Meditative Service with Dr. Chung Hyun Kyung; Presentation at Ethnic
Rally; movie nights. Examples of adoption
of new technology:
Support developing websites (local, organizational and Conference-related);
multimedia projections in Sunday worship and other events; utilize slide shows with
laptop computer in pastoral visits for shut-ins.
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1999 – Present
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On-Call
Chaplain, North York General Hospital, Toronto.
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1997 – Present
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On-Call
Chaplain, Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto.
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1994
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Internship at Wesley Centre, A United Church Outreach Center, Hamilton Conference.
Experiences with street people in Hamilton area and
developing understanding of ministry ‘to be with’ rather than simply giving
help to the needed; and discerning my call to God's mission for the
pains of the world.
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1993
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Internship at Cawthra Park United Church,
Halton Presbytery, Hamilton Conference.
Develop lectionary-based Sunday sermons while reflecting
the lectionary on pastoral visits. Experience the pastoral care oriented
ministry by setting the pastoral visit a first priority in ministry. Discover
the ways to manage the Vacation Bible School by recruiting part-time
volunteers by designing the units of works for volunteers such as class room
setting, photographer, formatting evaluation letters, skit writing/proof
reading, cleaning and organizing, etc. One of the highlights in this event is
daily evaluation letters of children to parents with encouraging words.
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PRESBYTERY
INVOLVEMENT
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2004 – Present
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Member, Missions Committee, Toronto Don Valley Presbytery, Toronto Conference.
Work for reconsidering the mission
statement and mandate of the committee.
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2004 – 2005
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Chair, Toronto Don Valley
Presbytery, Toronto Conference.
Focus on leading the dynamics of the presbytery more on
positive development so as to serve the local congregations with better efficiency;
by focusing on mission statement of the presbytery, Try to help the
presbytery work effectively for mission and ministry with awareness of
boundaries of presbytery works; support developing electronic communication
within the presbytery.
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2004
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Panelist, on Multicultural Ministry, Toronto Don Valley Presbytery, Toronto Conference.
Bring the question, "What does it mean to speak of a
multicultural congregation in the context of a culturally diverse
neighbourhood?"; emphasize to be genuinely multicultural
through inclusive structure of the church in terms of
decision making process.
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1997 – 2002
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Member, Ministry,
Personnel and Education Committee, Toronto Don
Valley
Presbytery, Toronto Conference.
One of my discoveries, in supporting the joint need
assessment and search process by bringing ethno specific perspectives, is the
importance of application of the manual and guidelines in the context of
complex ethno specific situation.
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1997 – 1999
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Member, Joint Committee
for Multicultural Ministry, Toronto South Presbytery
and
Toronto Don Valley
Presbytery, Toronto Conference.
Involve extensively in the discussions of “What is the
difference of ethnic ministry and multicultural ministry on the
conference level? What is the definition of ‘ethnic’ when we say ‘ethnic
ministries’?”
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CONFERENCE INVOLVEMENT
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2006 – 2007
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Chair, Committee for Racial Justice, Toronto Conference.
Seek the racial justice work with embracing the faults
rather than discipline. Bring the questions of “What is the final goal of anti-racist
ministry? How can we move from ‘you are dark but lovely’ to ‘you are dark and
lovely’” (see Song of Songs ch 1:5 in NRSV and other versions and reflect on
differences)
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2001 – 2007
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Member, Conference Sub-Executive, Toronto Conference.
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2006
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Facilitator, workshop on ’Intercultural Ministry as a
denominational priority’ at the Fall Rally of AOTS Toronto Conference.
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2001 – 2004
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Chair, Anti-Racism Task Group, Toronto Conference.
Involve in study, reflections and sharing the ways to be
an anti-racist church. With the members of the task group, prepare the
conference wide workshop on racial justice and racial harassment policy. It
focused on the foundation work for forming a standing committee for racial
justice in Toronto Conference.
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2002 – 2003
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President, Toronto Conference.
Invite the executives to revisit the mission statement of
Toronto Conference by bringing the question “What is the vision of Toronto
Conference?”. Focus on how to sustain and escalate the energy of the local
congregation and the whole of the conference. Develop the web-directory of
the Conference as preparation of web oriented communication. Suggest the
theme of the Conference Annual meeting as
"Breathing together: You are beautiful!" Adopt the discerning moment before
voting. Have positive feedbacks that appreciated the experiencing the Spirit
moving with great energy at the annual meeting.
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2003
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Pine Tree Healing Circle for Dialogue with First Nations People at Brantford Native Reserve.
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2003
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Vision Sharer, on the Residential School Issue, Great Water Lakes Presbytery, ANCC.
Emphasize that healing begins with correct naming of
injustice. Bring the question of “What is the correct naming of residential
school issue rather than ‘white supremacy’?”
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2003
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Theological Reflector for the Anti Racism Workshop in Toronto Conference.
Reflect on the question of “What is the resolution of
racism in an embracing way rather than judgmental and disciplinary way?”
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1999 – 2001
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Co-Chair, Ethnic Ministries
Committee, Toronto Conference.
Encourage the Committee to shift the monthly gathering
from business oriented meeting to education focused meeting. The meetings
began with reflections on "Mission Theme" of the United Church in
the opening worship. The continuing challenge for the Committee was “How can
the ethnic congregation promote visibility and contribute to the whole of the
United Church with its diverse gifts?”
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1999 – 2001
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Planning team, Ethnic Rally, Toronto Conference.
Suggest to adopt the flexibilities throughout the
planning stage and to promote the professional quality in presentation of
photo slides and music.
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2000
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Planning team, 75th Anniversary
Celebration Service by Toronto Conference.
Adopt the monitoring system in the process of planning
with ensuring who is responsibility for what. Also promote to include the
components of ethnic and cultural aspect in worship and help recruit
volunteers from ethnic community.
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1998 - 1999
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Co-Chair, Worship and Liturgy
Sub Committee, Toronto Conference.
Suggest the planning team for the conference worship to
promote the ethnic visibility at the worship of the Conference Annual
meeting.
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GENERAL
COUNCIL INVOLVEMENT
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1997 – Present
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Member, Mission Theme Task
Group.
Develop close contact of the United Church
people’s concerns and the future church’s
direction that meets the needs
and change of the society. Bring global scope and concerns in mission of the
Church as well as ethnic minority’s perspective.
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2006 – 2009
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Commissioner, 39th General Council
Highlights: Emerging Spirit, Intercultural
Ministry, Ethical Investment, Isolation in Ministry, etc. Speak for supporting
intercultural ministry to be the priority of the Church’s ministry at the
plenary gathering.
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2003
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Planning team and Panelist, Consultation
on Ministry, Mission, Leadership and Congregational Development/Redevelopment
in a Diverse and Changing Canada, by SLM, FFE and EM. To see more click here.
Emphasis on the inclusivity
of perspectives by encouraging participation of newly ordained
minister, guest from other conference and invite a reflector
from the secular profession. Promote pre-discussion through the website on
the theme. Adopt the flexibility in managing the workshop.
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2003 – 2006
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Commissioner, 38th General Council.
Candidate for Moderator.
For bio and vision statement click here
Intend to promote an experience of broadening vision for
the future of the United Church and deepening the conviction for the mission
of Christ's church.
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1997 – 2001
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Member, Education for Church Leadership
Coordinating Committee.
Bring ethno-specific
perspective and different ways of thinking and working in the work of the
Committee. Develop the ways of communication with mutual respect and
understanding.
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2000 – 2003
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Commissioner, 37th General
Council.
Make a motion to monitor the enactment of the Anti-Racism
Policy which was approved by the GC 37.
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1999
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Worship planner, Global Consultation on Education
for Church Leadership by DWO and ECL-CC.
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1999
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Participant, Canadian Contextual Theology
Conference, by ECL-CC.
Share and present different theological experiences and
understandings across the country and recognize the commonalities of them.
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1998
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Facilitator, Workshop on Reconciliation and Make
New at EMC AGM and Con-Ed.
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1996 – 1997
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Theological Reflector, Executive meetings of the Ethnic Ministries Council.
Reflect the gatherings with an
analogy of a new born baby that is full of hopes and dreams and searched for
the theological meanings in the faith journey as one of the six divisions
within the United Church.
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ETHNIC MINISTRY INVOLVEMENT
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1996 – 2003
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Planning team, Korean
Association AGM and Con-Ed.
Plan with flexibility and daily evaluation and adjustment
of following day's agenda. Focus on harmony by respecting diverse
theological perspectives of ministers who are from different denominations in
Korea.
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2002
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Lecturer, Lay Leadership Education Centre in East Division of the Korean Association.
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2002
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Panelist, on Religious Pluralism at Korean Association Con-Ed.
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2000 – 2001
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Chair, Korean Association of The United Church of Canada.
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1998
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Facilitator, Workshop on Reconciliation and Make New at Korean Association
AGM and Con-Ed.
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THEOLOGICAL
SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT
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2001 – Present
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Member, Advisory Committee for the Centre for
Asian Theology in Emmanuel College.
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1999 – 2006
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Executive, Emmanuel College Alumni, Emmanuel College.
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2001 – 2002
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Advisor, Internationalization Planning Advisory
Group, Queen’s Theological College.
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2002
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Panelist, Multicultural Ministry course, at Emmanuel College.
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2001
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Resource
person, Ecumenism Course, Queen’s
Theological College.
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ECUMENICAL/MULTICULTURAL/INTERFAITH/SECULAR
INVOLVEMENT
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2004 – Present
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Member, Board of Directors, Canada-Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Association.
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2003, 2004
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Worship
Leader, Ecumenical Service in GTA by Canadian
Council of Churches.
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2002
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Participant/Worship
Presider, Second International
Network Forum on Multicultural Ministry in Thailand, sponsored by WCC.
Have learned the different and emerging issues within the global
village and share the different perspectives of diverse cultures and races.
Speaker, Peace Rally in Toronto;
Make a speech by incorporating the Creation narrative and the United
Church’s New Creed
at the gathering in Toronto as part of global movement of “Against the
War.”
Guest
speaker, Multicultural and Interfaith Service by the City of Toronto;
Worship
Leadership, Ecumenical
Service in GTA by Canadian
Council of Churches; Participant, Ecumenical Anti Racism
Consultation by Canadian
Council of Churches.
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2000
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Participant, Theological Conference on Jubilee, by Canadian Ecumenical Jubilee Initiative.
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1977 – 1990
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Architect
and Construction Engineer. Work as an architect in Korean for domestic and overseas projects. Work in Canada from 1978 for Ontario Housing, Architect
offices. Experience of working with the complicated process of the construction
site helps me to manage and monitor the work or events in an organic and
dynamic way.
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EDUCATION:
CONTINUING EDUCATION AND COURSES
TAKEN IN ADVANCED STUDY
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2008
2007
2006
2003
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2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
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1996
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1995
1995
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1993
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Theology of Wandering at Emmanuel College. (Con Ed)
History and
Faith of the Korean Church at
Emmanuel College. (Con Ed)
Widening the
Circle of Belonging in the United Church at
Emmanuel College. (Con Ed)
Pine Tree
Healing Circle for Dialogue with First Nations People at Brantford Native Reserve. (Con Ed)
Conflict
Management in Asian North American Perspective (II) at Emm. College. (Con Ed)
Anti-Racist
Ministry, Prof. Wenh-In Ng at Emmanuel College. (Audit)
Multicultural
Ministry, Prof. Wenh-In Ng
at Emmanuel College. (Audit)
Conflict
Management in Ethnic Congregation by Ethnic
Ministries Council. (Con Ed)
Conflict
Management in Asian North American Perspective (I) at Emm. College. (Con Ed)
Gospel and Culture, Prof. Chung Hyun Kyung, Emmanuel College. (Audit)
Ecological
Justice, Prof. Steve Dunn, St. Michael’s
College. (Audit)
Christology, Prof.
John Egan, Regis College.
Primitive Religion, Prof. Karl Stockholoff, Regis College.
Theology of Mission, Prof. Karl Stockholoff, Regis College.
Barth’s Political Thinking, Prof. David Demson, Emmanuel College.
Eastern Thoughts and Western Religion, Prof. Muhamad Obey, Regis College.
Methods of Liberation Theology, Prof. Herald Wells, Emmanuel College.
Global Justice, Prof.
Lee Cormie, St. Michael’s College.
Moltmann, Prof. Herald Wells, Emmanuel College.
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WRITINGS
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2008
2006
2005
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Empire and Racial Power, Mandate, 2008
Special Edition.
From Multicultural Ministry to Intercultural
Ministry, Workshop material on ’Intercultural
Ministry as a denominational priority’
New Wine in a New Wineskin: The Future of Our
Church, Workshop
material for church leaders.
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1998
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Liturgy for a Year 2000 Bulletin Cover, The United
Church of Canada.
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1998
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Translation, Reconciliation
and Making New, Resource by Theology and Faith Committee, The United Church of
Canada.
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1998
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Worship Resource for Centennial Celebration of Canadian Mission in
Korea
for The United Church of Canada and Presbyterian Church in Canada.
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1997
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Worship Resource for Multicultural Pulpit Exchange in Toronto
South Presbytery and Toronto Don Valley Presbytery, Toronto Conference.
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DEGREES IN ACADEMIA
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1995
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Master of Divinity, Emmanuel
College, Toronto School of Theology.
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1977
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Bachelor of Science, Seoul National
University, Korea.
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QUALIFICATIONS
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1996
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Ordination: Toronto
Conference, The United Church of Canada.
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1977
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Architect: Licensed by the
Architect’s Association of Korea.
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1977
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Construction Engineer: Licensed by the
Korean Government.
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AWARDS
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1996
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The Bloor Lands In-Course Scholarship for 1995-96,
awarded to Th.D. or Ph.D. students who have demonstrated academic excellence
in the course of the programme.
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1994
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The John W. Billes In-Course
Scholarship awarded on the basis of achievement in homiletics during 1993-1994.
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1993
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The Albert Wallace Scholarship for session
1992-1993.
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SKILLS:
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