Meet Our Faculty

The faculty who serve ITS are dedicated to providing a theological education that is committed to rigorous academic inquiry, spiritual formation, and the vocational discernment of students. They are thoughtful scholars, pastors, and practitioners in ministry who understand their teaching vocation as a called ministry and share the vision of equipping leaders for the global church.

Resident Faculty

Daniel William Aucutt, EdD
Assistant Academic Dean
English Program
2025 - Present
  • BA, University of Toledo
  • MAT, University of Iowa
  • EdD, Kansas State University
James Seung-Hyun Lee, PhD
President
Associate Professor of Old Testament
English & Korean Programs
2012-present
  • MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary
  • Graduate Study in Theology, University of Munster (Germany)
  • PhD, Union Presbyterian Seminary
Michal Meulenberg, PhD
Dean of Doctoral Studies
Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies
English Program
2024- Present
  • MA, Leiden University
  • MA, Fuller Theological Seminary
  • MDiv, Liberty University
  • PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary
Allen Yeh, DPhil
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Chief Academic Officer
Academic Dean
Professor of Missiology and Intercultural Studies
English Program
2024 - Present
  • BA, Yale University
  • MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
  • MTh, University of Edinburgh
  • DPhil, University of Oxford

Adjunct Faculty

Priscilla Adoyo-Maritim, DMiss
Associate Professor of Peace and Reconciliation
English Program
2019 - Present
  • BA, Education Nairobi University
  • MDiv, Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology
  • MA, Conflict Transformation, Eastern Mennonite University
  • DMiss, Fuller Theological Seminary
Talatu Bonat, PhD
Associate Professor of Intercultural Education
English Program
2019- Present
  • PGD in Theology, JETS, Nigeria
  • PGD in Education National Teachers Institute, Kaduna, Nigeria
  • MA, Jos ECWA, Theological Seminary (JETS), Nigeria
  • PhD, Biola University
Premkumar Dharmaraj, PhD
Professor of Mission and Evangelism
English Program
Fall 2008 – Present
  • BD, Union Bible Seminary, India
  • MA, Fuller Theological Seminary
  • ThM, Denver Baptist Theological Seminary
  • PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary
Steven Richard Griffin, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology
English Program
Since 2025
  • BA, Arizona State University (Russian Language)
  • MA, State University of New York at Albany (Russian Language and Literature)
  • PhD, The University of British Columbia (Russian Literature)
  • PhD, McGill University (Historical Theology)
Li Hua Gu, DMin
Lecturer, Chinese Program
Chinese Program
2012 - Present
  • ThM, International Theological Seminary
  • DMin, International Theological Seminary
William Horst, PhD
Adjunct Professor of New Testament
English Program
2024 – Present
  • BS, Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park
  • MA, Christian Scripture, Seattle Pacific Seminary
  • PhD, New Testament Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary
Jaretha Joy Jimena-Palmer, PhD
Professor of Church History
English Program
2008 - Present
  • MDiv, Asian Center for Theological Studies and Mission, Seoul Korea
  • ThM, Asian Center for Theological Studies and Mission, Seoul Korea
  • PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary
Jung Woo Lih, PhD
Dean of Korean Program
Associate Professor of Higher Education
Korean Program
2024-present
  • MS, Incheon National University
  • MDiv, Fuller Theological Seminary
  • MAICS, Fuller Theological Seminary
  • PhD, Azusa Pacific University
Samuel Ling, PhD
Professor of Systematic Theology
English & Chinese Programs
1998 - Present
  • MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary
  • ThM, Westminster Theological Seminary
  • PhD, Temple University
Melvin Loucks, PhD
Professor of Systematic Theology
English Program
1983 - Present
  • MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
  • ThM, Fuller Theological Seminary
  • PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary
Asher Mathew, PhD
Adjunct Professor
English Program
2021- Present
  • MA, Biola University
  • ThM, Evangelical Theological Seminary
  • PhD, Biola University
Rev. Dr. James C. Poit, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology
English Program
2024 - Present
  • BA, Hope College
  • MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary
  • PhD, University of St. Andrews
Joseph Tong, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Philosophical and Systematic Theology
English and Chinese Programs
  • BD, Calvin Theological Seminary
  • ThM, Calvin Theological Seminary
  • PhD, University of Southern California
Michael Woodcock, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Old Testament
English Program
2019 - Present
  • MDiv, Fuller Theological Seminary
  • PhD, Old Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary
James Zo, Ph.D
Professor of Missions
English and Chinese Programs
2009 - Present
  • MDiv, Fuller Theological Seminary
  • ThM, Fuller Theological Seminary
  • PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary