Jooseop Keum
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Jooseop Keum | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Theologian |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 금주섭 |
| RR | Geum Juseop |
| MR | Kŭm Chusŏp |
Jooseop Keum (Korean: 금주섭; born 1967) is a South Korean theologian and ecumenist, currently General Secretary of the Council for World Mission.
Keum received his BA in Christian Education and MDiv from Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, and his MTh and PhD at the Centre for the Study of World Christianity, University of Edinburgh. His PhD, completed in 2003, was on "Remnants and renewal: A history of Protestant Christianity in North Korea, with special reference to issues of Church and State, 1945–1994."[1][2]
Ordained in the Presbyterian Church of Korea, Keum worked in the Council for World Mission as the Executive Secretary of the Mission Programme (2003–2007). He was Director of the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism of the World Council of Churches (2007–2018), during which he was also Editor of International Review of Mission. Since July 2021, Keum has been General Secretary of Council for World Mission.[3][4]
