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{{Short description|Korean-American Christian theologian}}
{{Short description|Korean-American Christian theologian}}
'''Soong-Chan Rah''' is Milton B. Engebretson Professor of Church Growth and [[Evangelism]] at [[North Park University]], [[Chicago]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Soong-Chan Rah|url=https://www.northpark.edu/faculty-staff-directory/soong-chan-rah/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=North Park University|language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Soong-Chan Rah''' is Robert Boyd Munger Professor of Evangelism<ref>{{Cite web|title=Soong-Chan Rah|url=https://www.fuller.edu/faculty/soong-chan-rah/|access-date=2024-03-20|website=www.fuller.edu/faculty/soong-chan-rah/}}</ref at [[Fuller Theological Seminary]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
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He was the founding senior pastor of Cambridge Community Fellowship Church, a multi-ethnic, urban church in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]. He has previously worked with [[InterVarsity Christian Fellowship]] in the [[Boston]] area.
He was the founding senior pastor of Cambridge Community Fellowship Church, a multi-ethnic, urban church in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]. He has previously worked with [[InterVarsity Christian Fellowship]] in the [[Boston]] area.


He is currently Milton B. Engebretson Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park University<ref name=":0" /> and will start his role as Robert Munger Professor of Evangelism at [[Fuller Theological Seminary]] in summer 2021.<ref name=":1" />
He was previously Milton B. Engebretson Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park University<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Soong-Chan Rah|url=https://www.northpark.edu/faculty-staff-directory/soong-chan-rah/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=North Park University|language=en-US}}</ref> and started his role as Robert Munger Professor of Evangelism at [[Fuller Theological Seminary]] in summer 2021.<ref name=":1" />


He serves on the boards of ''[[Sojourners]]'', the Christian Community Development Association, [[World Vision]], and the Catalyst Leadership Center.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-02-16|title=Soong-Chan Rah|url=https://sojo.net/biography/soong-chan-rah|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Sojourners|language=EN}}</ref> His book, ''Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times'', received affirmation as ''The Englewood Review of Books'' Best Books of 2015<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=C. Christopher|date=2015-12-18|title=Englewood Honor Books – Best Books of 2015|url=https://englewoodreview.org/englewood-honor-books-best-books-of-2015/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=The Englewood Review of Books|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Relevant (magazine)|''Relevant'']]'s Top 10 Books of 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=C. Christopher|date=2015-12-18|title=RELEVANT's Top 10 Books of 2015|url=https://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/relevants-top-10-books-2015/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=RELEVANT|language=en-US}}</ref>
He serves on the boards of ''[[Sojourners]]'', the Christian Community Development Association, [[World Vision]], and the Catalyst Leadership Center.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-02-16|title=Soong-Chan Rah|url=https://sojo.net/biography/soong-chan-rah|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Sojourners|language=EN}}</ref> His book, ''Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times'', received affirmation as ''The Englewood Review of Books'' Best Books of 2015<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=C. Christopher|date=2015-12-18|title=Englewood Honor Books – Best Books of 2015|url=https://englewoodreview.org/englewood-honor-books-best-books-of-2015/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=The Englewood Review of Books|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Relevant (magazine)|''Relevant'']]'s Top 10 Books of 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=C. Christopher|date=2015-12-18|title=RELEVANT's Top 10 Books of 2015|url=https://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/relevants-top-10-books-2015/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=RELEVANT|language=en-US}}</ref>

Revision as of 15:35, 20 March 2024

Soong-Chan Rah is Robert Boyd Munger Professor of EvangelismCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).[1]

He was the founding senior pastor of Cambridge Community Fellowship Church, a multi-ethnic, urban church in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has previously worked with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in the Boston area.

He was previously Milton B. Engebretson Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park University[2] and started his role as Robert Munger Professor of Evangelism at Fuller Theological Seminary in summer 2021.[1]

He serves on the boards of Sojourners, the Christian Community Development Association, World Vision, and the Catalyst Leadership Center.[3] His book, Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times, received affirmation as The Englewood Review of Books Best Books of 2015[4] and Relevant's Top 10 Books of 2015.[5]

Personal life

He is married to Sue, a special educator. They have two children, Annah and Elijah.[6]

Selected works

  • Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery. Downers Grove, IVP. 2019. ISBN 9780830845255
  • Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times. Downers Grove, IVP. 2015. ISBN 9780830836949
  • Many Colours: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2010. ISBN 9780802450487
  • The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity. Downers Grove, IVP. 2009. ISBN 9780830833603

References

  1. ^ a b "Fuller Welcomes Soong-Chan Rah as Robert Munger Professor of Evangelism | Fuller Seminary". 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. ^ "Soong-Chan Rah". North Park University. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. ^ "Soong-Chan Rah". Sojourners. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  4. ^ Smith, C. Christopher (2015-12-18). "Englewood Honor Books – Best Books of 2015". The Englewood Review of Books. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  5. ^ Smith, C. Christopher (2015-12-18). "RELEVANT's Top 10 Books of 2015". RELEVANT. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  6. ^ Rah, Soong-Chan. (2010). Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church. Chicago: Moody Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8024-5048-7. OCLC 503049407.