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Jonathan’s Ministry Background
I (Jonathan) am a Presbyterian minister serving our church in Taiwan I have had a range of ministry
experiences, including youth or children’s ministry at Colts Neck Reformed Church, Glenside United
Church of Christ, Newtown Presbyterian Church, and Grace Taiwanese American Presbyterian
Church (where I was ordained). I did my seminary field education at the Tamale Institute of Cross-
Cultural Studies in northern Ghana, a center run by the Divine Word Society. I did CPE at Somerset
Medical Center and from 2007-2009 was a parish associate at Westminster Presbyterian Church in
Trenton. I am a minister member of New Brunswick Presbytery.
Ministry in Taiwan
I will be serving at Taiwan Theological College and Seminary (English), the main Presbyterian
theological institution in northern Taiwan. (There are two other seminaries on the island and a
number of colleges and universities.)
My work is eclectic. The main goal is teaching, but during my first year in Taiwan I also: visited
presbyteries, led a student Bible study, served as an advisor for first year seminaries, preached at
local churches, and taught in the lay academy. In 2006 I had also helped start an English worship
service at Suanglien church; this ministry is continued by a classmate and friend.
My (Jonathan’s) most important role will be as a teacher and scholar in the service of the Taiwanese
Church, helping to train its ministers. We also serve as co-workers from the Presbyterian Church
USA, nurturing friendships that go back decades. I believe that we will be bridge-makers, reminding
both American and Taiwanese churches of their participation in the only, holy, catholic, and apostolic
church.
I (Jonathan) am a Presbyterian minister serving our church in Taiwan I have had a range of ministry
experiences, including youth or children’s ministry at Colts Neck Reformed Church, Glenside United
Church of Christ, Newtown Presbyterian Church, and Grace Taiwanese American Presbyterian
Church (where I was ordained). I did my seminary field education at the Tamale Institute of Cross-
Cultural Studies in northern Ghana, a center run by the Divine Word Society. I did CPE at Somerset
Medical Center and from 2007-2009 was a parish associate at Westminster Presbyterian Church in
Trenton. I am a minister member of New Brunswick Presbytery.
Ministry in Taiwan
I will be serving at Taiwan Theological College and Seminary (English), the main Presbyterian
theological institution in northern Taiwan. (There are two other seminaries on the island and a
number of colleges and universities.)
My work is eclectic. The main goal is teaching, but during my first year in Taiwan I also: visited
presbyteries, led a student Bible study, served as an advisor for first year seminaries, preached at
local churches, and taught in the lay academy. In 2006 I had also helped start an English worship
service at Suanglien church; this ministry is continued by a classmate and friend.
My (Jonathan’s) most important role will be as a teacher and scholar in the service of the Taiwanese
Church, helping to train its ministers. We also serve as co-workers from the Presbyterian Church
USA, nurturing friendships that go back decades. I believe that we will be bridge-makers, reminding
both American and Taiwanese churches of their participation in the only, holy, catholic, and apostolic
church.
Ministry
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