Dr. Loren Kerns
Director of Portland Seminary’s doctoral programs
Dr. Loren Kerns
Dr. Loren Kerns has served as director of Portland Seminary’s doctoral programs since 2008.
He enjoys spending time with his four growing children, photography, distance running and hiking with his wife, coffee, and Oregon State University Beaver football.
Kerns firmly believes that Doctor of Ministry/Doctor of Leadership education provides one of the best avenues for equipping churches and their leaders to better carry out the mission of the gospel today. He finds great joy in journeying with students as they seek both to grow personally and to make a contribution to their ministry contexts. He serves on the Executive Board of the Association of Doctor of Ministry Education.
Kerns and his wife attend Bridgeport Church in Tigard, where they serve in a number of capacities. Dr. Loren Kerns has received his PhD from King’s College London, MATS from Portland Seminary and BA from Oregon State University
Rich Hung
National School Project
Rich Hung
Rich received his M.Div. from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University in 2017 and a B.S. in Business Administration from UC Riverside in 2007. Rich joined the National School Project full-time in 2013 because high school was an incredibly dark time in his life, but it was also an incredibly bright time where God turned His life around through Jesus Christ. Rich has a great passion to see under-challenged Christian youth do everything they can to reach their peers for Christ during the most spiritually formative years of life.
Rich lives in Southern California, with his wife Kristen and baby daughter Aubrey. They enjoy hiking, exercising and eating healthy.
Jonathan Hyung Lee
President of Streamside ministry
Jonathan Hyung Lee
Jonathan Hyung Lee is husband to Hesed and father to Joy and Jayden. He immigrated to the states when he was 10 years old. He has been an active minister of the Word and his ministry has been focused on building up the leadership of nextgen ministry for Korena Americans. He studied civil engineering at UCLA and received his master of divinity from Talbot seminary emphasis on pastoral care & counseling. Currently, he is pursuing Doctorate of ministry from Portland seminary on global leadership. He serves as teaching and lead pastor for CORE Fellowship (English ministry of SJKPC) and also serves as the president of Streamside ministry, a non-profit mission organization that focuses on sharing the gospel and building up youth for Christ. He loves missions, cooking, traveling, discipleship, fishing, board games, and playing soccer.
Joon Kim
Children's Pastor at Bethany United Methodist Church & the co-founder of FrontRowKidMin
Joon Kim
Rev. Joon started serving children’s ministry at Korean Church of Queens in New York, when he was 18 years old. At first, he was just a volunteer, who would lead a Bible study class to the Elementary children. Then, it was 2012 when he got the calling to be the pastor, who would preach Jesus, the Word of God, and the truth. As he began Alliance Theological Seminary in New York, he became Elementary Pastor, who oversees Elementary students from 1st grade to 5th grade at his home church (The Korean Church of Queens). For over 7 years at KCQ, Rev. Joon served as the Elementary ministry pastor, as the
Saturday school co-director, as the Summer school co-director & director, and as English young adult ministry associate pastor. Then, 2018 to (July) 2021, God called Rev. Joon to Bethany United Methodist Church in New Jersey Wayne, as the Children’s Pastor. Moreover, Rev. Joon is also the co-founder of
FrontRowKidMin. It is the place where Rev. Joon and other founders are spending the time to help other leaders by discussing many topics.
Jonathan Hyung Lee
President of Streamside ministry
Jonathan Hyung Lee
Jonathan Hyung Lee is husband to Hesed and father to Joy and Jayden. He immigrated to the states when he was 10 years old. He has been an active minister of the Word and his ministry has been focused on building up the leadership of nextgen ministry for Korena Americans. He studied civil engineering at UCLA and received his master of divinity from Talbot seminary emphasis on pastoral care & counseling. Currently, he is pursuing Doctorate of ministry from Portland seminary on global leadership. He serves as teaching and lead pastor for CORE Fellowship (English ministry of SJKPC) and also serves as the president of Streamside ministry, a non-profit mission organization that focuses on sharing the gospel and building up youth for Christ. He loves missions, cooking, traveling, discipleship, fishing, board games, and playing soccer.
Joe Kim
College Pastor at Cornerstone Church