Pastor Suzana will be making a site visit for her work on the Board of Ordained Ministry tomorrow, October 9. There will be a guest preacher, Rev. Dr. Kirsten Oh, professor of Practical Theology at Azusa Pacific University. Make sure to attend this special service.

Kirsten Sonkyo Oh, Ph.D. is a Professor of Practical Theology at Azusa Pacific University. She holds a Ph.D. in Theology with an emphasis in Pastoral Care and Counseling and focuses her research on intercultural narrative counseling using multidisciplinary approaches, to address the intersections of Identities.

As an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, she serves as the co-convener for the Faith and Order Table of the National Council of Churches and chairs the United Methodist Women of Color Scholars mentoring program through the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. With the priority to live life to the fullest, Dr. Oh enjoys listening to various genres of music and traveling with her husband, Scott, and daughter, Daniella.