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Pastor, Vietnamese Grace Baptist Church of Pasadena
Academic Dean, Vietnamese Theological School
Dr. KimSon Nguyen is a Vietnamese pastor and theological educator who serves as Pastor of the Vietnamese Grace Baptist Church in Pasadena, California, while also leading ministerial formation as the Academic Dean of the Vietnamese Theological School. His ministry experience spans multiple countries, having taught at Hanoi Bible College and served churches in northern Vietnam as a minister of the Word. He has also contributed to regional mission networking as a leader and advisor for AsiaCMS in Malaysia, as well as pastoring Vietnamese congregations in both California and Tennessee. With a deep commitment to equipping future leaders and strengthening the Vietnamese church worldwide, Dr. Nguyen integrates pastoral care, academic training, and mission collaboration in his calling.
Academic Background
- PhD in Intercultural Studies (Mission Theology), Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, USA
- Master of Divinity (MDiv), McGilvary College of Divinity, Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Master of Arts in Intercultural Education (MAIE), Bethany School of Mission, Singapore
- Certificate in Theology, Zion Ministerial Institute, Manila, Philippines
Selected Publications / Research Works
- Nguyen, KimSon. “Western Missionaries and Cultural Integration in Vietnamese Protestantism.” Brill Publishers (forthcoming).
- Nguyen, KimSon. Cultural Integration and the Gospel in Vietnamese Mission Theology: A Paradigm Shift. UK: Langham Monographs, 2019.
- “Mission History of Vietnamese Evangelicalism in the Pioneering Stage: A Vietnamese Perspective.” Journal of Asian Mission 16, no. 2 (2015): 51–67.