Young Jin Kim
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Korean Studies
DIS (Fuller Theological Seminary)
Master of Divinity equivalent (Chongshin University)
Bio
Young Jin Kim began his ministry in Southeast Asia in 2011, serving as a missionary in Laos. His work has focused on frontier missions through culturally contextualized theological education for local pastors and discipleship training for university students. His primary research interests include ethnographic studies of animistic belief systems, cultural-anthropological approaches to syncretic Buddhism, and the contextualization of the gospel through field-based research.
Publications
2022 “Study on The Development of Khmou-Style Contextualized Missionary Training Model : Focused on Khmou People Group Church In Laos”
2013 “Survey Report for Local Evangelism: Focused on Bolykhamxay in Laos”
2014 “Mission Situation in Laos According to ASEAN Integration. Mission Shift in Laos”
2017, “Mission Shift in Laos”, CSCA.
2023 “Transitioning to a Missional Church in Animistic Cultural Context: Focused on Khmou People in Laos”
2024 “Missional Task in a multicultural Society: Focusing on the Khmou People in Laos”
2024 “The Politicization of Buddhism and the Persecution of Christianity in Laos”