Dr. Gary K. G. Choong

Ph.D., D.Min., Th.M., B.Th.

LEADING: Seminary Academic Leadership and Pastoral Ministries

1. Jan 2021-Present: Dean of Academic Studies, Baptist Theological Seminary, Singapore.

• Led seminary to Re-visioned Curricula, Sep 2020-July 2021; Accreditation with ATESEA, Oct 2022.
• Governance and strategic-leadership planning and coordinating.
• Faculty oversight in relation to 3-5year service planning, forecasting, faculty prospect recruitment exercises.
• Students Admissions, Academic Advising, discipline.
• Course Planning, Forecasting, Faculty teaching rostering, Time-Tabling.

2. Dean-leadership, School of Theology (Eng.) Singapore Bible College. To fulfill the SIngapore Bible college's mission with 17 faculty strength, and two-hundred-student enrolment.

• Faculty oversight: Recruitment, evaluation, pastoral care, bereavement, grievance resolution.
• SBC executive team: governance, strategic planning, financial management, enrolment, student affairs, accreditation, and external stakeholders.
• SBC financial crisis 2002-04: Rigorous financial audit, fiscal reforms, remuneration reviews, faculty-staff-alignment, facility management, and student enrolment, discipline, and fund-raising strategic planning.
• Building-retrofitting project (S$1.5 million) of campus buildings—faculty offices, classrooms.
• Streamlining: SOTE’s Revised Curricula, 2004; curricula development.

3. Aug 2007-Jan 2019: Covenant Community Baptist Church (MVS 2013-).

• Leading the church MVS, 2012- , Strategic Planning.
• Mentoring staff, discipling.
• Team-Leadership training, and empowering.
• Staff recruiting and providing pastoral care.

4. July 1990-June 1996: Covenant Community Baptist Church (Jan 1, 1995), formerly, the English Congregation of The Singapore Baptist Church (Jul 1990-Dec 1994).

• Leading the congregation to autonomy without splitting the church.
• Conflict resolution between two different language congregations, MOU signed.
• Team-building between staff and lay leaders.
• Equipping deacons and deaconess, Home-Group leaders.

TEACHING: Homiletics (Expository Preaching), Bible, Pastoral Ministry, Leadership, Spiritual Formation, Cross-cultural Teaching

1. Aug 2007-Present (Baptist Theological Seminary): D. Min., M. Div., M. A., B.Th., Grad-Dip.

• Major: Preaching, Leadership, Pastoral Ministry, Hermeneutics, Bible.
• D. Min. dissertation supervision, Mentoring.

2. July 1999-June 2005 (School of Theology (Eng.), Singapore Bible College): D. Min., Th. M., M. Div., M. A., B. Th., Grad-Dip.

• Major: Homiletics, Exegesis-Homiletics, Leadership, Hermeneutics, Pastoral Ministry.
• D. Min. dissertation supervision, Mentoring.

3. 1990-Present (Mission): Seminary adjunct teaching, training pastors, leaders: Manipur, Myanmar, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam.

PREACHING, PASTORAL MINISTRIES

1. Aug 2007-Jan 2019: Covenant Community Baptist Church.

• Preached fifteen expository sermon series (OT, 8; NT, 11), short mini-sermon series, e.g., John 13-17; Romans 12-16; Colossians 1-4; Ruth 1-4.
• Published ten expository sermon series(available upon request).
• Annual Long-Term Sermon Planning and Preparation.
• Equipped lay preachers in hermeneutics, and homiletics, who preached regularly with me.
• Team-preaching with lay preachers.

2. July 1990-June 1996: Covenant Community Baptist Church (Jan 1, 1995), formerly, the English Congregation of The Singapore Baptist Church (Jul 1990-Dec 1994).

• Preached short sermon series, e.g., Genesis (Joseph), Exodus, Beatitudes, Sermon on the Mount, Gospel of Mark, Romans (12-16); 1 Thessalonians, James.
• Preached at least thirty-five sermons per year.
• Annual Pulpit Calendar Planning.
• 2007-Present: Deputising for BTS to preach in local churches.
• 2005-07 (La Mirada, California, USA): As invited by churches in the Los Angeles area.
• 1999-2005: Deputising for Singapore Bible College to preach (at least 2 times per month) in many denominational churches in Singapore; Advisory pastor to 3 local churches.
• 1996-99 (Dallas, Texas, USA): As invited by churches to preach in Dallas-Fort Worth area.
• 1987-1990: Preached once a month as a student-pastor: Kay Poh Road Baptist Church.

THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION: Ph.D., D.Min., Th.M. (Hon.), B.Th.

1. 2004-2009: Ph. D. (Educational Studies), Biola University.

2. 1999-2002: D. Min. (Expository Preaching), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

3. 1996-1999: Th. M. (Pastoral Ministry-Homiletics), Dallas Theological Seminary.

4. 1986-1990: B. Th. (Biblical Studies), School of Theology (Eng.), Singapore Bible College.

PUBLICATIONS: Singapore

1. Expository Sermon Series and Teaching Expository Preaching

(text books).

• 2016-18: Expository sermon series preached 2010-17 (10 books): Job, Becoming like Jesus: Discipleship in NT, Revelation, 1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, Gospel of Matthew (The five major discourses), Genesis, 4-part series, 1:1-11:26 (Back to basics), 11:27-25:18 (Journey of faith with Abraham), 25:19-35:29 (Journey of faith with Jacob and (Isaac)), 37:1-50:26 (Journey of faith with Joseph).
• Choong, Gary, K.G. (2018). Expository preaching: Design and Delivery—True, Clear, Relevant, Interesting.
• Choong, Gary, K.G. (2016). Expository preaching: Design and Delivery—True, Clear, Relevant, Interesting (Teaching Visuals).

2. Baptist Theological Seminary, Singapore Bible College.

• 2020, Public prayer in Christian worship: Its place, significance and key elements. Partnership (Feb), vol. 15, issue 1, pp. 4-5. Singapore: BTS.
2019, “Teaching homiletics in Asia,” Mission: A lifelong calling, pp. 91-135. SG: BTS.
• 2009, Reflections of one who experienced God’s … ., in Partnership, BTS newsletter.
• 2004, SOTE revised curricula, in SBC Newsletter.

PUBLICATIONS: United States of America

• Choong, Gary, K.G. (2011). Counter-cultural paradigmatic leadership: Ethical use of power in Confucian societies. (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers).
• Research team member: Lawson, K. E. A field in motion: Mapping Christian education program summary report, a collaborative research effort. In Christian Education Journal (2007), vol. 4, no. 1., pp. 49-61.
• Book Review, Fisher, J. L., and Koch, J. V. The entrepreneurial college president (2004). In Christian Education Journal (2007), vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 174-78.
• Presentation: “Mapping Christian Education Preparation Programs Summary Report: Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Study,” NAPCE, Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 2006.

Details of CV, and references available upon request