Introducing
REV. DR. JUNG-HYUN OH
Rev. Dr. Jung-hyun Oh is a passionate vision maker who cannot sleep a night without envisioning dreams for God’s kingdom. He always talks about visions of hope to “let the rest of our lives be not worthless
as our God Himself is absolutely worthy.” He has challenged Korean Christians and churches to turn their “ordinary lives to be extraordinary lives” for God’s sake.
In August of 2003, he started for his new post as the second senior pastor of SaRang Church in Seoul and created a boom for ‘Special Early Dawn Prayer Marathon’ among Korean churches.
The 40-day 'Special Early Dawn Prayer Marathon’ led
by the Holy Spirit ignited the flame of life-changing prayer movement on top of SaRang's decades of discipleship training programs. The special prayer meeting of SaRang Church was reported in the news by public broadcastings and brought a new sensation
to Korean churches. SaRang Church constantly grew in numbers as well.
SaRang Church experienced a revival with the pastoral philosophy of Rev. Dr. Oh that provides a new vision for this ever-changing era. SaRang continuously practiced out mission effort for all nations and the world with her strong lay training ministry philosophy in practice for several decades.
Rev. Dr. Jung-hyun Oh focuses on one and each person’s radical spiritual transformation although SaRang is a super mega church. Not only that, but his pastoral “Shepherd Heart” extends to minister global church planting and discipleship, praying to
God that the Holy Spirit’s magnitude of power will be manifested, as He did empower His church in the early church of the 1st century.
CHURCH MINISTRIES
Senior Pastor - SaRang Church, Seoul, Korea (2003- Present)
SaRang Church is a flagship church of Hapdong, the largest Presbyterian denomination in Korea. With 97,000 membership on database and an average Sunday attendance of about 35,000, SaRang Church is known worldwide for raising up intentionally discipleship-trained lay leaders and ministers
Founding Pastor - SaRang Community Church of Southern California, Anaheim, CA (1988-2003)
Associate Pastor - SaRang Church, Seoul, Korea (1987)
College Pastor - Naesoodong Church, Seoul, Korea (1978-1982)
EDUCATION
B.A. - Soongsil University, Seoul, South Korea (1982)
M.Div./D.Min - Talbot Theological Seminary, La Mirada, CA, USA (1986/2004)
Th. M. - Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI, USA (1988)
Ph.D. - Potchefstroom (North-West) University, South Africa (1998)
Residence Fellow - Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA (2002-2003)
M.Div.(equiv.) - Chongshin Theological Seminary, Seoul, South Korea (2003)
Hon. Ph.D. - Baekseok University, Seoul, Korea (2012)
Hon. Ph.D. - Warner University, FL, USA (2019)
Hon. Ph.D. - MacKenzie University, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2021)
Hon. Ph.D. - Denver Theological Seminary, Colorado, USA (2024)
OTHER POSITIONS
Chairman - The 50th Anniversary of Billy Graham Seoul Crusade, Executive Committee Board
President - Disciple-Making Ministry International (DMI)
DMI is an international ministry organization that exists to equip churches and church leaders to effectively disciple lay leaders. It consists of a publishing house and content production group that publishes bible commentaries, books, monthly devotional magazines, a magazine for disciple-making pastors, along with a series of pastors’ seminars. Its signature seminar – a week-long pastor’s conference for disciple-making church ministry called CAL Seminar (Called to Awakened to Laity Seminar) – was held more than 122 times during the past few decades.
President - SaRang Global Academy (SaGA)
SaRang Global Academy(SaGA) is a Protestant educational institution. Worship, Discipleship, Workplace & Global Network, and Gospel Reunification(Unification) of Koreas. The 21st Century spiritual military academy, fostering dynamic Christian leaders.
Chairman - Soongsil University Korea’s first modernized university, a school corporation, Board of Directors
President - Korea China Foundation
Chairman - Yanbian University of Science and Technology (YUST), Board of Directors
Publisher - Christianity Today Korea
Chairman - The Institute of Korean Theological Information Network Service (IKTINOS)
Chairman - OM (Operation Mobilization) Korea
Chancellor - Union Theology & 2,000 Church Plant in Europe
PUBLICATIONS
He has written numerous books including, ‘Teleios’ (holistic, radical, intentional Disciple-making church ministry philosophy), ‘Passionate Vision-maker’, ‘Pastoral Trends 2000’, ‘Pathfinder for the New Millennium Ministry’, ‘Raise up a Family of Faith’, ‘Sermons that Raise up People’, ‘Internet Ministry’, ‘The Heydays of Morning Person’, and has translated ‘Lifestyle Evangelism’, ‘Restoring Together’, and ‘Inner Healing and Spiritual Maturity.’