NOBTS trustees elect first Korean professor

NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary trustees elected Deok Jae Lee, the seminary's first Korean professor, to serve as assistant professor of Christian ministry at the North Georgia Hub at their April 14 meeting.

Dan Warner, an archaeologist, was also elected as assistant professor of Old Testament and archaeology at the Orlando Hub.

Lee, who earned master of theology and doctor of ministry degrees at NOBTS, was instrumental in launching the Korean-language program at the seminary’s North Georgia
Hub in 2006.

The program offers Korean-language ministry training on both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Under Lee’s direction, the program has grown from a few students to an enrollment of about 100 in four years.

Lee also serves as pastor of Southern Korean Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Ga.

“Deok Jae Lee has a greater passion for theological education than anyone I know,” NOBTS Provost Steve Lemke said. “He has taught for us for several years and has done a magnificent job in building up our Korean program in Atlanta. With faculty status, he can become a more integral part of the institution.”

NOBTS’ Korean program recently expanded to include online coursework in the Korean language.

More information about about the online courses in Korean is available at www.nobts.edu/kti/Online.html.