Rev. Dr. Joung Hee Kim teaches Christian spirituality at Hanil University & Presbyterian Theological Seminary and Torch Trinity Graduate University, and character development at Seoul Women’s University in Seoul, Korea. She is also an Affiliate Professor at the Claremont School of Theology in Los Angeles, California.

As an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of Korea, a speaker, and spiritual director, Dr. Kim’s scholarly and practical expertise spans spiritual formation, the history of Christian spirituality, contemplative practices (focusing on Compassion Practice and walking meditation), spiritual direction/supervision, Protestant spirituality, neuroscience, and Internal Family Systems Therapy. Currently, she is preparing to launch CBSD in South Korea. 

Joung Hee’s Book:

- Frank Rogers Jr. Compassion in Practice: The Way of Jesus. Translated into Korean by Joung Hee Kim. YWAM Korea, 2019.

- “Peregrinatio: Sacred Wandering for Christ.” In The Pulse of Life: Exploring the Power of Compassion in Transforming the World: Essays in Honor of Frank Rogers Jr., edited by Aizaiah G. Yong and Eric Kyle, 91-109. Claremont, CA: CST Press, 2023.   

- “The Sacred Wandering: Spirituality of Making Pilgrimage of Egong Sejong Lee.” In The Life and Spirituality of Egong Sejong Lee, edited by Egong Commemoration Association, 27-60. Jeollanam-do, Korea: Hada, 2023.