American Baptist Seminary of the West
Associate Professor of Preaching

At GTU since 2006

PhD Graduate Theological Union, 2004
MDiv Drew University, 1994
MTh Methodist Theological Seminary, Korea, 1991

Phone: 510/841-1905 (ext. 242)
E-mail: spark@absw.edu

Current Research and Teaching Interests

• Contemporary Preaching Theories
  
• Prophetic Preaching
  
• Preaching and Inculturation
  
• Preaching and Rhetoric
  

Selected Publications

• A contribution of bible studies material to Class Meeting Guide 2008 (forthcoming from The United Methodist General Board of Discipleship).
  

• “The Christian Journey: The Ongoing Battle for Waiting,” Living Pulpit, Vol.14. No.4. October-December, 2005
  

• “Rhetoric and Preaching: A Chronological Overview of Their Relationship in History,”  Asia-Pacific Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies.  Vol.2. No.1  February, 2005
  

• “Outsiders Become Insiders,” Living Pulpit, Vol. 13. No.4, 2004.
  

• “A Thought on Eucharistic Prayer in Come, Let Us Worship,” United Methodists in   Service. Vol.5, No.3  May/June, 2002