Experienced Scholar, Dr. Sebastian C. H. Kim, Appointed as Interim Dean of School of Mission & Theology

Dr. Sebastian C. H. Kim, academic dean for the Korean Studies Center and Robert Wiley Professor of Renewal in Public Life, will become interim dean of the School of Mission and Theology effective 1 July 2023.

An experienced scholar with global impact, Dr. Kim joined the Fuller Seminary faculty in 2017, coming from York St John University in the UK, where he held the chair in Theology and Public Life in the School of Humanities, Religion, and Philosophy for 12 years.

“We welcome Dr. Kim to this new role of institutional leadership as we continue to navigate the challenges to the church and theological education,” says Dr. Ted Cosse, chief operating officer and dean of the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy. “His wisdom, experience, and spiritual gifts will help to sustain and strengthen our work to equip Christian leaders for the work that God calls them to do.”

Kim replaces Dr. Amos Yong who concludes his term on June 30.

Yong will continue his work as faculty in his role as professor of theology and mission where he has served since 2014 to continue his scholarly vocation of teaching, writing, and mentoring.

Since coming to Fuller nearly a decade ago, Yong has also served as the director of the Center for Missiological Research, the dean of the School of Theology and the School of Intercultural Studies, and chief academic officer.

“I have deeply appreciated this opportunity to work closely with Dean Yong,” said Chief Academic Officer Alexis Abernethy. “His thoroughness and attention to the details of the decanal role, his faithful service, his local and global commitments have been wonderful assets in his service as dean. His continued stellar scholarship even in the midst of his administrative responsibilities has been a model of the scholar-administrator. I will miss partnering with him in our administrative roles, but I am thankful that he will be continuing on the faculty to focus more fully on his scholarship and to continue to contribute to the life of the seminary.”