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.
The current list comprises of faculty from our English, Korean, and Chinese language departments.
Resident Faculty

Premkumar Dharmaraj, PhD
Associate Professor of Mission and Evangelism
English Program
Fall 2008 - Present
- BD, Union Bible Seminary, India
- ThM, Denver Baptist Theological Seminary
- MA, Fuller Theological Seminary
- PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary

James Seung-Hyun Lee, PhD
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
English Program
2024- Present
- MA, Leiden University
- MA, Fuller Theological Seminary
- MDiv, Liberty University
- PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary

Kevin Pittle, PhD
Assistant Academic Dean
English Program
2024- Present
- BA, Florida State University
- MS, Florida State University
- PhD, Florida State University

Allen Yeh, DPhil
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

Li Hua Gu, DMin
Chinese Program Director
Adjunct Lecturer
Chinese Program
2012 - Present
- ThM, International Theological Seminary
- DMin, International 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
Korean Program Director
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

Amy Mendez, PhD
Professor of Presbyterian Polity for the Certificate of Commissioned Ruling Elders
Spanish Program
2024- Present

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, Theological Seminary

James Zo, Ph.D
Adjunct Professor of Missions
English and Chinese Programs
2009 - Present
- MDiv, Fuller Theological Seminary
- ThM, Fuller Theological Seminary
- PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary