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KIM Program
CRC 한인 목회연구원 (Korean Institute of Ministry) 역사적 배경
한인 목회연구원은 2006년 2월에 교단 총회위원회인 SMCC (Synodical Ministerial Candidacy Committee, 신학교육과 영입 총괄 위원회)에 의해서 의결된 SMCC 산하의 한인목회자 교육기관입니다. SMCC는 목회연구원의 KIM 교육을 인정하며, 칼빈신학교는 교육을 지원합니다. 각 노회는 가입 한인목회자의 교육을 목회연구원에 일임하고, 한인 교회와 사역을 후원합니다.
교단의 신학과 목회를 소개하고, 교단의 다양한 사역을 알리며, 궁극적으로 한인 교회를 돕기 위해 만들어진 KIM 프로그램은 한인 교회 목회에 필요한 오리엔테이션과 더불어 CRC 역사 및 개혁 신앙을 학습하고, 교단 헌법을 바탕으로 한인교회의 지도자를 세우는 프로그램입니다. 이를 위해서 한인 교회와 교단이 함께 재정적으로 후원하고 있습니다.
2022년 KIM 프로그램 안내
날짜: 2022년 6월 - 10월
장소: Zoom (온라인 강의) & Grand Rapids, Michigan
참가비: $200
문의: 크리스 최 목사 (한인 사역 리더 cchoe@crcna.org)
그레이스 김 (한인 사역 행정 gkim@crcna.org)
수잔 라클리어 목사 (교단 영입위원회 디렉터 slaclear@crcna.org)
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Jay Shim
Professor of Theology
Education
Ph. D., Calvin Theological Seminary, Systematic/historical theology, 1998 M. Div., Calvin Theological Seminary, 1992 B. A., Calvin College, Philosophy major, 1988
Areas of Interest
Systematic and historical theology; Biblical hermeneutics; Reformed worldview, scholarship, and education
Recent Publications and Presentations
"The Doctrine of Scripture in the Calvinist Churches in Korea," in John Calvin: Myth and Reality, ed., Amy Nelson Burnett, Eugene, pp. 207-23, Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books, 2011. Book Review: "The Distinctive Character of the Free University in Amsterdam, 1880-2005," in Christian Higher Education, 10:71-74, 2011. Proclaiming Christian Education, a text for children on Christian thinking and life; Exposition of Proclaiming Christian Education, teachers' guide for the children's text, in Korean language, Seoul: Education Science Publisher, 2012. "Reformed Theology and Spirituality," presented at International Congress of Reformed and Presbyterian Churches, held on May 2-8, 2013 in Seoul, Korea. "Core-curriculum of Christian Colleges," presented at a faculty development program, held on June 24-26, 2013 in Kyungjoo, Korea. "The Interpretation of Christ's Descent into Hades in the Early Seventeenth Century," in Biblical Interpretation and Doctrinal Formulation in the Reformed Tradition, eds, Arie C. Leder and Richard A. Muller, pp. 157-84, Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2014. "Reformed Theology as Worldview Theology: Public Nature of the Gospel and Spirituality," to be published in Pro Rege in fall 2014.
I teach Reformed Theology, Theology of the Reformation, Modern Theology, Christian Mind and Heart, Major World Religions, and Biblical Foundations. I have been delivering presentations and writing articles on Christian education for college faculty, consulting Christian schools, and leading training programs for teachers. In summer I travel to countries like Korea, China, and Uganda to teach theology courses and deliver presentations on Christian education. I have been serving a number of committees of the Christian Reformed denomination and also as a multi-cultural liaison for the church.
Education
Ph. D., Calvin Theological Seminary, Systematic/historical theology, 1998 M. Div., Calvin Theological Seminary, 1992 B. A., Calvin College, Philosophy major, 1988
Areas of Interest
Systematic and historical theology; Biblical hermeneutics; Reformed worldview, scholarship, and education
Recent Publications and Presentations
"The Doctrine of Scripture in the Calvinist Churches in Korea," in John Calvin: Myth and Reality, ed., Amy Nelson Burnett, Eugene, pp. 207-23, Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books, 2011. Book Review: "The Distinctive Character of the Free University in Amsterdam, 1880-2005," in Christian Higher Education, 10:71-74, 2011. Proclaiming Christian Education, a text for children on Christian thinking and life; Exposition of Proclaiming Christian Education, teachers' guide for the children's text, in Korean language, Seoul: Education Science Publisher, 2012. "Reformed Theology and Spirituality," presented at International Congress of Reformed and Presbyterian Churches, held on May 2-8, 2013 in Seoul, Korea. "Core-curriculum of Christian Colleges," presented at a faculty development program, held on June 24-26, 2013 in Kyungjoo, Korea. "The Interpretation of Christ's Descent into Hades in the Early Seventeenth Century," in Biblical Interpretation and Doctrinal Formulation in the Reformed Tradition, eds, Arie C. Leder and Richard A. Muller, pp. 157-84, Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2014. "Reformed Theology as Worldview Theology: Public Nature of the Gospel and Spirituality," to be published in Pro Rege in fall 2014.
I teach Reformed Theology, Theology of the Reformation, Modern Theology, Christian Mind and Heart, Major World Religions, and Biblical Foundations. I have been delivering presentations and writing articles on Christian education for college faculty, consulting Christian schools, and leading training programs for teachers. In summer I travel to countries like Korea, China, and Uganda to teach theology courses and deliver presentations on Christian education. I have been serving a number of committees of the Christian Reformed denomination and also as a multi-cultural liaison for the church.
Jeffrey Weima
Professor of New Testament
Biography
B.A. (Brock University, 1983)
M.Div. (Calvin Theological Seminary, 1986)
Th.M. (Calvin Theological Seminary, 1987)
Ph.D. (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, 1992)
Website: http://www.jeffreyweima.com/
Dr. Jeffrey Weima is Professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary, where he has taught for the past 25 years. He is a sought-after speaker who is able to communicate well the truths of the Bible in an interesting, contemporary and practical manner. Jeff has published five books (Neglected Endings: The Significance of the Pauline Letter Closings [1994]; An Annotated Bibliography of 1 and 2 Thessalonians [1998]; 1 & 2 Thessalonians [2002]), recently completing a major commentary on 1 and 2 Thessalonians (Baker Books: 2014). His fifth and latest book, Paul the Ancient Letter Writer: An Introduction to Epistolary Analysis, appeared in the fall of this year (Baker Books: 2016). Jeff is also the author of numerous scholarly articles, academic essays and book reviews. He has taught courses all over the world: Hungary, Greece, Italy, South Korea, Kenya, Taiwan, The Philippines, and South Africa. Jeff is an active member of several academic societies, lectures overseas, leads biblical study tours to Greece, Turkey, Israel/Jordan, and Italy, conducts intensive preaching seminars for pastors, and preaches widely in the Christian Reformed Church as well as many other churches in both the USA and Canada. Jeff and his wife, Bernice, have been married for 33 years. They have four children and five very cute grandkids.
Speaking Topics
Dr. Weima is especially gifted in taking complex biblical subjects and not only presenting them in a clear, understandable and even entertaining way but also spelling out the practical implications of these matters for believers today. Consequently, he is frequently asked to serve as a keynote speaker for various organizations or to give inspirational addresses to a variety of audiences. He also often speaks to adult education classes on a variety of biblical subjects such as the following:
How To Read the Bible For All Its Worth
From Patmos to Paradise: The Seven Sermons to the Seven Churches of Rev 2-3
Left Behind: Why Reformed Folks Should Leave These Books Behind
The Rapture: A Biblical Truth or Mistaken Idea?
Sex, Second Coming & Sanctification: 1 Thessalonians & Its Message for the Church Today
Paul: Missionary & Letter Writer
Neglected Letters of the New Testament (Philemon, Jude, 2 John)
1 Corinthians and Its Message for the Church Today
1 Corinthians 11:17-34: What Does It Mean for Children at the Lord's Supper?
Same-Sex Activity: What does the New Testament Say?
Biography
B.A. (Brock University, 1983)
M.Div. (Calvin Theological Seminary, 1986)
Th.M. (Calvin Theological Seminary, 1987)
Ph.D. (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, 1992)
Website: http://www.jeffreyweima.com/
Dr. Jeffrey Weima is Professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary, where he has taught for the past 25 years. He is a sought-after speaker who is able to communicate well the truths of the Bible in an interesting, contemporary and practical manner. Jeff has published five books (Neglected Endings: The Significance of the Pauline Letter Closings [1994]; An Annotated Bibliography of 1 and 2 Thessalonians [1998]; 1 & 2 Thessalonians [2002]), recently completing a major commentary on 1 and 2 Thessalonians (Baker Books: 2014). His fifth and latest book, Paul the Ancient Letter Writer: An Introduction to Epistolary Analysis, appeared in the fall of this year (Baker Books: 2016). Jeff is also the author of numerous scholarly articles, academic essays and book reviews. He has taught courses all over the world: Hungary, Greece, Italy, South Korea, Kenya, Taiwan, The Philippines, and South Africa. Jeff is an active member of several academic societies, lectures overseas, leads biblical study tours to Greece, Turkey, Israel/Jordan, and Italy, conducts intensive preaching seminars for pastors, and preaches widely in the Christian Reformed Church as well as many other churches in both the USA and Canada. Jeff and his wife, Bernice, have been married for 33 years. They have four children and five very cute grandkids.
Speaking Topics
Dr. Weima is especially gifted in taking complex biblical subjects and not only presenting them in a clear, understandable and even entertaining way but also spelling out the practical implications of these matters for believers today. Consequently, he is frequently asked to serve as a keynote speaker for various organizations or to give inspirational addresses to a variety of audiences. He also often speaks to adult education classes on a variety of biblical subjects such as the following:
How To Read the Bible For All Its Worth
From Patmos to Paradise: The Seven Sermons to the Seven Churches of Rev 2-3
Left Behind: Why Reformed Folks Should Leave These Books Behind
The Rapture: A Biblical Truth or Mistaken Idea?
Sex, Second Coming & Sanctification: 1 Thessalonians & Its Message for the Church Today
Paul: Missionary & Letter Writer
Neglected Letters of the New Testament (Philemon, Jude, 2 John)
1 Corinthians and Its Message for the Church Today
1 Corinthians 11:17-34: What Does It Mean for Children at the Lord's Supper?
Same-Sex Activity: What does the New Testament Say?
Young Ahn Kang
Visiting Professor of Philosophical Theology, co-Director of the Master of Theology (ThM) program
Biography
Young Ahn Kang began his studies at Korea Theological College and Seminary where he became interested in the thought of Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck. This led him to begin to study Dutch language. He got a B.A. in Dutch and Philosophy, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Seoul, Korea), Bachelor and Master in Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Louvain, Belgium) and Ph.D, in philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Netherlands). For 32 years he taught philosophy at several colleges and universities: University of Leiden (The Netherlands), Keimyung University (Daegu, Korea), Calvin College (Grand Rapids, MI), and Sogang University. Since 2015, he is professor emeritus of Sogang University. He served as the President of Korean Philosophical Association, the President of Korean Kant Society, the co-chair of Korean Christian Ethics Movement, the Chair of Korean Association of Christian Scholarship, and most recently he served as President of the Kosin University and Korea Theological Seminary Board of Trustees and the Director of the National Humanities Committee in Korea.Research and Teaching Interests. Christian Philosophy, Philosophical Theology, Christian Apologetics, Christian Ethics, Modern and Contemporary European Philosophy, Philosophy of Culture, Philosophy of Everyday Life. Major Publications (Books) The Reformation and Scholarship (2016); Where is Philosophy? The Place of Philosophy between Life and Texts (2012); Lectures on the Ten Commandments: The Way of Freedom and The Way of Humans (2009), Metaphysics of Kant and Representational Thinking (2009); God in the Age of Atheism: Lectures on the First Line of the Apostles’ Creed (2007); The Face of the Other: Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas (2005).
Biography
Young Ahn Kang began his studies at Korea Theological College and Seminary where he became interested in the thought of Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck. This led him to begin to study Dutch language. He got a B.A. in Dutch and Philosophy, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Seoul, Korea), Bachelor and Master in Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Louvain, Belgium) and Ph.D, in philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Netherlands). For 32 years he taught philosophy at several colleges and universities: University of Leiden (The Netherlands), Keimyung University (Daegu, Korea), Calvin College (Grand Rapids, MI), and Sogang University. Since 2015, he is professor emeritus of Sogang University. He served as the President of Korean Philosophical Association, the President of Korean Kant Society, the co-chair of Korean Christian Ethics Movement, the Chair of Korean Association of Christian Scholarship, and most recently he served as President of the Kosin University and Korea Theological Seminary Board of Trustees and the Director of the National Humanities Committee in Korea.Research and Teaching Interests. Christian Philosophy, Philosophical Theology, Christian Apologetics, Christian Ethics, Modern and Contemporary European Philosophy, Philosophy of Culture, Philosophy of Everyday Life. Major Publications (Books) The Reformation and Scholarship (2016); Where is Philosophy? The Place of Philosophy between Life and Texts (2012); Lectures on the Ten Commandments: The Way of Freedom and The Way of Humans (2009), Metaphysics of Kant and Representational Thinking (2009); God in the Age of Atheism: Lectures on the First Line of the Apostles’ Creed (2007); The Face of the Other: Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas (2005).
Lyle Bierma
P.J. Zondervan Professor of the History of Christianity,
Director of Doctoral Studies
Education
A.B. (Calvin College, 1973)
B.D. (Calvin Theological Seminary, 1976)
Ph.D. (Duke University, 1980)
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Lyle Bierma joined the faculty in 1999 after nineteen years of teaching doctrine and church history at Reformed Bible College (now Kuyper College) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As a child, he spent several years in Nigeria as part of a missionary family, and more recently he has done short-term teaching stints at seminaries in Nigeria, Brazil, India, Serbia, and Indonesia. In addition to teaching, he oversees the Ph.D. program, which is designed to attract students from diverse backgrounds and to encourage students to pursue a scholarship that wrestles with the theological issues of the day. Lyle is the translator or co-translator of ten German, Dutch, and Latin books and the author of The Covenant Theology of Caspar Olevianus (1996; 2d ed., 2005), The Doctrine of the Sacraments in the Heidelberg Catechism (1999), An Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism (2005), and The Theology of the Heidelberg Catechism: A Reformation Synthesis (2013). He is currently working on a book on John Calvin’s doctrine of baptism as a means of grace. Lyle is married with two grown children and four grandchildren. His interests include reading, travel, tennis, and playing table tennis with seminary students less than half his age.
Speaking Topics
What Does It Mean to be Reformed? Why Do We Baptize Babies? Where Did the Apostles’ Creed Come From? Why Be a Confessional Church? When Is Jesus Coming Back? What Really Happened at Bethlehem on Christmas? Why Is the Heidelberg Catechism Still Young at 450?
Director of Doctoral Studies
Education
A.B. (Calvin College, 1973)
B.D. (Calvin Theological Seminary, 1976)
Ph.D. (Duke University, 1980)
View Curriculum Vitae
Lyle Bierma joined the faculty in 1999 after nineteen years of teaching doctrine and church history at Reformed Bible College (now Kuyper College) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As a child, he spent several years in Nigeria as part of a missionary family, and more recently he has done short-term teaching stints at seminaries in Nigeria, Brazil, India, Serbia, and Indonesia. In addition to teaching, he oversees the Ph.D. program, which is designed to attract students from diverse backgrounds and to encourage students to pursue a scholarship that wrestles with the theological issues of the day. Lyle is the translator or co-translator of ten German, Dutch, and Latin books and the author of The Covenant Theology of Caspar Olevianus (1996; 2d ed., 2005), The Doctrine of the Sacraments in the Heidelberg Catechism (1999), An Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism (2005), and The Theology of the Heidelberg Catechism: A Reformation Synthesis (2013). He is currently working on a book on John Calvin’s doctrine of baptism as a means of grace. Lyle is married with two grown children and four grandchildren. His interests include reading, travel, tennis, and playing table tennis with seminary students less than half his age.
Speaking Topics
What Does It Mean to be Reformed? Why Do We Baptize Babies? Where Did the Apostles’ Creed Come From? Why Be a Confessional Church? When Is Jesus Coming Back? What Really Happened at Bethlehem on Christmas? Why Is the Heidelberg Catechism Still Young at 450?
Kathy Smith
Adjunct Professor of Church Polity
Biography
B.A. (Calvin College, 1980)
M.Div. (Calvin Theological Seminary, 2001)
Th.M. (Calvin Theological Seminary, 2006)
As Adjunct Professor of Church Polity at Calvin Theological Seminary, Kathy Smith enjoys helping to prepare pastors for leadership roles in the church and assisting them in effective leadership when they are in ministry. Kathy consults with pastors and other leaders in congregations, regional classes and denominational positions regarding the application of church order to specific situations, and serves as a regular adviser to the synod of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA). She believes that understanding the history and theology behind church polity helps us to understand how to live and work together well as a denomination.
Kathy also serves as the Associate Director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, and Program Manager for its Grants Programs (http://worship.calvin.edu/about/staff-directory/kathy-smith). There she oversees an ecumenical grants program that encourages vital worship in a variety of worshiping communities, and is part of the leadership team for the Worship Institute, which promotes the scholarly study of worship and the renewal of worship in congregations across North America.
Kathy is the author of Stilling the Storm: Worship and Congregational Leadership in Difficult Times (Alban Institute, 2006), a book that developed from her interaction with various congregations on behalf of the Worship Institute. She is an ordained minister in the Christian Reformed Church and served two congregations in that denomination. Kathy and her husband Doug have three married daughters. They enjoy traveling and spending time with family.
Speaking Topics
Church Polity: We Are the Church Together Do Denominations Matter? What Does Church Membership Mean Today? Discipline or Discipling? Key Questions & Answers for Church Leaders Leadership:Stilling the Storm: Worship and Congregational Leadership in Difficult Times of Crisis, Transition and Conflict Effective Leadership in the Church Leading Through Change Church Order as a Tool for Effective LeadersWorship: The Deep Meaning and Purpose of Worship Dealing with Change in Worship Vital Worship: A Grants Program for Worshiping Communities Worshipping Well and Speaking Well about Worship Stilling the Storm: Worship and Congregational Leadership in Difficult Times of Crisis, Transition and Conflict
Biography
B.A. (Calvin College, 1980)
M.Div. (Calvin Theological Seminary, 2001)
Th.M. (Calvin Theological Seminary, 2006)
As Adjunct Professor of Church Polity at Calvin Theological Seminary, Kathy Smith enjoys helping to prepare pastors for leadership roles in the church and assisting them in effective leadership when they are in ministry. Kathy consults with pastors and other leaders in congregations, regional classes and denominational positions regarding the application of church order to specific situations, and serves as a regular adviser to the synod of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA). She believes that understanding the history and theology behind church polity helps us to understand how to live and work together well as a denomination.
Kathy also serves as the Associate Director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, and Program Manager for its Grants Programs (http://worship.calvin.edu/about/staff-directory/kathy-smith). There she oversees an ecumenical grants program that encourages vital worship in a variety of worshiping communities, and is part of the leadership team for the Worship Institute, which promotes the scholarly study of worship and the renewal of worship in congregations across North America.
Kathy is the author of Stilling the Storm: Worship and Congregational Leadership in Difficult Times (Alban Institute, 2006), a book that developed from her interaction with various congregations on behalf of the Worship Institute. She is an ordained minister in the Christian Reformed Church and served two congregations in that denomination. Kathy and her husband Doug have three married daughters. They enjoy traveling and spending time with family.
Speaking Topics
Church Polity: We Are the Church Together Do Denominations Matter? What Does Church Membership Mean Today? Discipline or Discipling? Key Questions & Answers for Church Leaders Leadership:Stilling the Storm: Worship and Congregational Leadership in Difficult Times of Crisis, Transition and Conflict Effective Leadership in the Church Leading Through Change Church Order as a Tool for Effective LeadersWorship: The Deep Meaning and Purpose of Worship Dealing with Change in Worship Vital Worship: A Grants Program for Worshiping Communities Worshipping Well and Speaking Well about Worship Stilling the Storm: Worship and Congregational Leadership in Difficult Times of Crisis, Transition and Conflict
John Bolt
Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology
Education
John Bolt was born in the Netherlands; immigrated to Canada at the age of three; and grew up in Ladner, a suburb south of Vancouver, British Columbia. He is a professor emeritus of systematic theology at Calvin Theological Seminary, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. John Bolt did his undergraduate work at Simon Fraser University and Calvin College and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1970. From Calvin Theological Seminary, he achieved a bachelor's degree in Theology in 1973 and a Master of Theology Degree in 1977. He completed his Ph.D. in Theology at University of St. Michael's College, in Toronto, in 1982.
Works
Economic Shalom (2013)
Bavinck on the Christian Life: Following Jesus in Faithful Service (2015)
Orthodoxy and orthopraxis in the Reformed community today (ed., Christian Reformed perspectives, 1985)
Christian and Reformed Today
Five Studies in the Thought of Herman Bavinck (2012)
A Theological Analysis of Herman Bavinck's Two Essays on the Imitatio Christi: Between Pietism and Modernism (2013)
The Christian Story and the Christian School
Christian and Reformed Today
The Christian Story and the Christian School
Herman Bavinck: The Man and the Mind
How Christianity Transformed Our Understanding of History
Education
John Bolt was born in the Netherlands; immigrated to Canada at the age of three; and grew up in Ladner, a suburb south of Vancouver, British Columbia. He is a professor emeritus of systematic theology at Calvin Theological Seminary, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. John Bolt did his undergraduate work at Simon Fraser University and Calvin College and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1970. From Calvin Theological Seminary, he achieved a bachelor's degree in Theology in 1973 and a Master of Theology Degree in 1977. He completed his Ph.D. in Theology at University of St. Michael's College, in Toronto, in 1982.
Works
Economic Shalom (2013)
Bavinck on the Christian Life: Following Jesus in Faithful Service (2015)
Orthodoxy and orthopraxis in the Reformed community today (ed., Christian Reformed perspectives, 1985)
Christian and Reformed Today
Five Studies in the Thought of Herman Bavinck (2012)
A Theological Analysis of Herman Bavinck's Two Essays on the Imitatio Christi: Between Pietism and Modernism (2013)
The Christian Story and the Christian School
Christian and Reformed Today
The Christian Story and the Christian School
Herman Bavinck: The Man and the Mind
How Christianity Transformed Our Understanding of History
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