10903 Shetland Pl. Phone: (502) 271-9739 Kevin Park Louisville, KY 40243 E-mail: [email protected]
Denomination PC(USA) – Ordained Pastor
Education Ph.D./Systematic Theology 2002 Princeton Theological Seminary Th.M./Systematic Theology 1993 Princeton Theological Seminary Master of Divinity 1992 Knox College, Toronto, Canada B.A./Philosophy 1988 University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Dissertation “Emerging Korean North American Theologies: Toward a Contextual Theology of the Cross” (Daniel L. Migliore and Sang Hyun Lee, dissertation advisors)
Awards Received Postgraduate Scholarship: Knox College, 1992
Teaching Experience Adjunct Professor - Systematic Theology 2002 – 2008 New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Teaching Fellow – Systematic Theology I and II 1994-1998 Princeton Theological Seminary
Professional Experiences Associate Dean for Advanced Professional Studies/ Assistant Professor of Theology 2012 to Present Columbia Theological Seminary Decatur, GA
Associate for Theology 2008 -- 2012 Office of Theology, Worship, Education Presbyterian Center, PC(USA) Louisville, KY
Special Committee on the Nature of the Church for the 21st Century Moderator Appointed Committee of the 219th General Assembly PC(USA) 2011 – 2012
Organizer and Moderator of Racial Ethnic Stewardship Consultation Exploring how racial ethnic churches do stewardship differently February 2012
Organizer and Moderator of Korean American Pastor-Theologian Consultation Exploring theological issues concerning the defeated GA motion to form another Korean non-geographic Presbytery, October 2010 (follow-up consultation in April 2012, Honolulu, HI)
Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of Churches 2008 – 2011
Pastor 2003 – 2008 Bethany Presbyterian Church, Bloomfield, New Jersey
Moderator of Session 2007-2008 Central Presbyterian Church of Newark, Newark, New Jersey
Committee on Ministry 2005-2008 Newark Presbytery
Member of Reforming Ministry Project, Core Cluster A five year, Lily Endowment funded project initiated by the Office of Theology and Worship, PC(USA) 2004 – present
Administrator: Assistant Director, Office of the Asian American Program Princeton Theological Seminary 1999-2003
Student Faculty Secretary Princeton Theological Seminary 1999-2000
Director of English Speaking Ministry 1997-2003 Korean United Presbyterian Church of New Jersey
Staff of Campus Christian Ministry 1994-1996 Princeton Manna Fellowship, Princeton University
Director of Youth Ministry 1992-1997 Church in Acts, New Jersey
Research Assistant (for Dr. Daniel L. Migliore) 1993-1994 Princeton Theological Seminary
Assistant English Ministry Director 1988-1992 Toronto Korean Presbyterian Church
Publications Chapter in a Book: “Leadership in Protestant Context” with Rose Niles, in Learning to Lead: Lessons in Leadership for People of Faith, ed. Willard W C Ashley, Sr. (Skylight Paths Publishing, to be published 2012).
Article: "Ornamental Multiculturalism and Ecumenism," in Unity in Mission: Accompanying One Another on the Pilgrimage of Ecumenism, eds. Mitzi Budde and Don Thorsen,(Paulist Press, to be published in 2013).
Editor of a Book: Reading the Bible and Doing theology in Asian American Context: Essays in Honor of Sang Hyun Lee, ed. with Hak Joon Lee, Pickwick Publication, to be published 2012.
Coauthor of a Book/Curriculum: Identity: Christian Curriculum for Korean American Youth. G2G Publications, 2011.
Lenten Devotion: Living the Word Through Lent. Presbyterians Today, January/February, 2011 (46 devotions).
Reflection: “Marginality” in Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Though, Jan. 2009 in the series of articles: “As We See It: Thoughts and Prayers, Hopes and Fears for President Obama.”
Book Review: Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don’t Give Away More Money by Christian Smith and Michael O. Emerson with Patricia Snell, in Presbyterians Today, April 2009.
Article: “Tongsong Kido (Unity Prayer)” in Hungry Hearts: Solemn Assemblies, Special Edition, Vol 17, No. 5, 2008.
Internet Article: “Confessions of a Consumer” in Hungry Hearts, Fall 2008. Bonus material at www.pcusa.org/spiritualformation/hungryhearts/index.htm
Article: “Immovable Inscriptions or Dance?” in Presbyterian Outlook, Sept. 4, 2006.
Bearing the Marks of the Church: Reforming Ministry’s Occasional Paper Series No. 1, by Charles Wiley, Kevin Park, and Darrell L. Guder, 2005
Chapter in a Book: “What Do We Have to Do with Each Other?” in Conversations with the Confessions, ed. Joseph D. Small (Geneva Press, 2005).
Published Sermon: “Nations Will Bring their Glory,” in Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought, Nov. 2004.
Book Review: The Agitated Mind of God: The Theology of Kosuke Koyama, ed. Dale T. Irvin and Akintunde E. Akinade, in Princeton Seminary Bulletin, ns 20, no 1, 1999.
Book Review: The Wounded Heart of God: The Asian Concept of Han and the Christian Doctrine of Sin by Andrew Sung Park, in Koinonia, vol. vi. 2, Fall 1994.
Conference Presentations “Ornamental Multiculturalism and Ecumenism” Assisi 2012: Where We Dwell in Common—Pathways for Dialogue in the 21st Century, conference sponsored by Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network, April 2012.
“Beyond Ornamental Multiculturalism” presented at American Academy of Religion, San Francisco, November 2011.
Keynote Speaker at G2G (Generation to Generation) Korean American Youth Curriculum forum, Shimkwang Church, NY, April, 2011; Pilgrim Korean Presbyterian Church, May, 2011
“Korean American Theology for the PC(USA)” presented at American Academy of Religion, San Diego, November 2007.
“Theology of the Cross for Second Generation Korean American Ministry” presented at the Underwood Conference, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, NJ, May 2003
“Theology of the Cross as a Resource for Korean American Theology” presented at the Association of Korean Christian Scholars, August 2002.
“The Korean Immigrant Experience through the Korean Hymnal” presented at the Joint Conference of The Canadian Liturgical Society and The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, July 1993