Vita

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 Name:  Sukhwan Robert Oh

 Personal History

Year of Birth: 1961

Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea

Citizenship: USA

Martial Status: Married – Jenny

Children: Elisa, Stephen, Patty

 

Ministry History

2006 – 2015:               Vision to Reality Foundation – Founder

1991 – 2008:                Oikos Ministry & Mission – Founder
* Planted 5 Oikos Churches in Southern California.

1992 – 2008:               Christian Korean American Alliance – Founder

1986 – 1990:               Pastoral Intern at Berendo Baptist Church of Los Angeles
* English Ministry and College Ministry

Education History

2009- Present:             Started PhD @ University of Middlesex (Oxford Centre for Mission Studies)   * Topic: Patron-Client dynamic issues in Cambodia.

1995    – 1998:             Doctor of Ministry @ Fuller Theological Seminary
* Topic: 2nd Generation Asian American church planting issues

1986    – 1990:             Master of Divinity @ Fuller Theological Seminary

1979    – 1984:             B.A., Philosophy @ UC Berkeley

Teaching History

 Lectured at:

  1. Cambodia: El Shaddai Bible College @ Kampong Cham. Lecture on Nehemiah Leadership.
  2. Cambodia: Kampong Som Bible School. Lecture on Nehemiah Leadership
  3. Cambodia: CBI- Cambodia Bible Institute of Assembly of God @ Phnom Penh; Apr 2012. Lecture on Tithing
  4. Canada: Regent: Vancouver – Lecture for KA students on Korean American issues.
  5. Indonesia: STII Seminary @ Chapel Time
  6. Korea: Chong Shin Seminary – x2 lectures and x1 chapel time
  7. Korea: Hang Dong University – Lecture for professors and x2 chapel time
  8. Russia: Moscow Seminary – Lecture on Nehemiah Leadership and Vision to Reality.
  9. USA: Azusa University – x1 lectureship for Thesis competition / gold award
  10. USA: Bethesda University: 2 weeks intensive course on 2nd generation Korean American church planting issues, 2005.
  11. USA: Biblical Seminary: Lecture to Korean student body
  12. USA: Fresno Seminary: x3 special lectures on church planting.
  13. USA: Fuller – Korean D. Min; special lecture on thesis writing
  14. USA: Golden Conwell Theological Seminary: 2 days lectureship on Asian American Church issues
  15. USA: Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary: SF campus and Brea campus – Lecture with Dr. Tom Wolf.
  16. USA: Princeton – x3 times Special lectures on Korean American church issues.

Publication: Books

  1. Korean Book – Koreans in the World; 세계속의 한국인: 신앙과 지성 출판, 1997
  2. Korean Book – 21st Century Ministry Direction for 2nd Generation Korean Americans; 21세기의 2세 목회방향: 신앙과 지성, 1999. * This is my D. Min thesis into a book for Korean pastors.
  3. Vision to Reality:
    1. English , 2001
    2. Russian, 2002
    3. Khmer, 2003
    4. Japanese, 2003
    5. English, Revised for 21 days fasting manuel for Oikos church; 2004.
  4. Study on Romans: English & Russian, 2002.
  5. Leadership of Nehemiah with Elijah Sung: 2004 – Dedicated to Rev. Jinhong Kim.
    1. Korean: 느헤미야 리더쉽, 두레 출판, 2004.
    2. English: by Faith & Understanding, 2004.
    3. Russian: Moscow Bible Academy, 2004.
    4. Cambodian: Rewrote for pastors, 2007; Published as bilingual, 2008.
    5. India: Rewrote for pastors, 2011; Published as bilingual – English/ Hindi.
  6. The Prayer Driven Life, 2005: Dedicated to Rev. Yonggi Cho
    1. Russian: 2006.
    2. Kahmir: 2006.
    3. Indonesian: 2006.
    4. Korean: 2009 as ‘기도로 이끄는 삶’
    5. English: 2008, 2009 – Ghana; 2011 – USA via WIPF & Stock Publishing; 2012 – South Africa by Grace Covenant Family Church (Pastor Jerome).
    6. Polish: 2012
    7. Vietnamese: 2013
  7. The Early Morning Prayer: Dedicated to Rev. Samhwan Kim
    1. English: 2008
    2. Russian: 2008
    3. Kahmir: 2008
  8. Tithing:
    1. English: 2009
      * Lausanne Global Generosity Network, 2011 *Part of their publication
    2. Kahmir: 2009

* Weekly Evangelism Club (WEC) edition: 2010 – 10,000 copies

  1. Testimony Book – 2011: The Pillar of Fire and Pillar of Cloud: 불기둥, 구름기둥 간증집 , Salt & Light, Cambodia
  2. Testimony Book – 2012: The Pillar of Fire and Pillar of Cloud: 불기둥, 구름기둥 간증집 , Salt & Light, Cambodia
  3. Testimony Book – Hearing!, Kyu Jang Publication in Korea, 2015.

Editing & Book Review:

  1. 2008: Edited and published for Master Dave M Kang: Solitary Road of a Master -Korean & English
  2. 2012: Plastic Donut – Jeff Anderson: Book review for Generosity Movement

Publication: Korean Poetry Book List

  1. 2003: On the Way to Moscow (Faith & Understanding) – 모스코바 가는밤 (신앙과 지성)
  2. 2004: Start … and the End (OMI) – 시작… 그리고 끝 (오이카스 국제 선교회)
  3. 2005: On the Motorcycle (Faith & Understanding) – 오토바이 위에서 (신앙과 지성)
  4. 2007: The Day After Siberia (ELC) – 시베리야 다음날 (ELC)
  5. 2011: Either/Or (ELC) – 이것이냐/저것이냐 (ELC)

Publication: Academic Journal

  1. ‘An Investigation on the effects of foreign financial aid on selected Cambodian Evangelical churches from 1992 to 2011.’ 인도차이나 지역의 교회자립, 인도차이나 한인 선교사회 신학분과 출판, 2011. Pg. 278-287.
  2. ‘Patron-Client dynamic between Korean Missionaries and Cambodian Christians’, Asia Missions Advance, July 2015.

Membership in Professional Associations

2009 – Present:           KIMNET Board member

1996 – 2001:               Jesus Awakening Movement for America (JAMA) Board member