Stephen Lim

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Academic Dean
Professor of Leadership and Ministry

B.S., University of California, Berkley
M.Div., D.Min., Fuller Theological Seminary

After more than 30 years of effective pastoral ministry in multicultural settings, Dr. Lim brings his considerable arsenal of gifts and skills to bear as a full-time academician. He spent more than 26 years guiding one home missions church to maturity. Along the way, he has served as a college and seminary instructor and a denominational leader with service on Northern California-Nevada district presbytery and the Bethany College (now Bethany University) board of trustees. He has served as a general presbyter of the AG, representing Chinese-Americans churches. He is a frequently contributor to Christian magazines and has published professional articles in Leadership, Enrichment and Ministry International Journal for Pastors. For the year 2009 the Evangelical Press Association awarded his article, “Why You Need a Savior,” second place in the evangelism article category.

Sermons

• AGTS Convocation & Installation of Academic Dean, August, 28, 2008.
• "Rethinking our Call" AGTS Chapel, January 7, 2008.

• Web Article: "Deciding without Dividing" Published on BuildingChurchLeaders.com , July 11, 2007. (Posted 6/6/08)
• Web Article: "A World of Choice" Published in the Pentecostal Evangel, July 15, 2006. (Posted 1/26/06)
• PDF Article: "Ningun Sacrificio, Ninguna Ganancia (No Pain, No Gain)." Published in El Embajador, Fall 04, Vida NuevAGospel Publish House. "No Pain No Gain," Published in Pathways (now Connections), Fall 01, Gospel Publishing House. (Updated 10/18/04)
• PDF Article: "Why can't God just forgive?." Published in Evangel, November 2001, Volume 91, Issue 11.  (Posted 12/16/02)
• PDF Article: "A Mismatch Made in Heaven." Published in Standard, December 16, 2001.  (Posted 12/16/02)
• PDF Article: "Do I Really Need to Speak in Tongues?" Appears in 50 Tough Questions: Relevant Answers for Today's Concerns, compiled and edited by Hal Donaldson and Ken Horn. Pentecostal Evangel Books/Gospel Publishing House, 2002.  (Posted 12/4/02)
• PDF Article: "Let Go of the Blimp: Holding on to this world’s 'riches' is much too costly." Originally Published in Evangel, April 2002. (Posted 8/20/02)
• PDF Article: "Overcoming the Superman Syndrome: Meeting needs while ignoring our own." Originally Published in Evangel, April 2002. (Posted 8/20/02)
• PDF Article: "The Power of Hope." Originally published in The Plain Truth, September-October 2002. (Posted 10/8/02)
• PDF Article: "Telling the Truth—Does it Pay?" Originally published in Plain Truth, May/June 2001 (Posted 1/23/2002)
• PDF Article: "United We Decide—4 ways to energize the process of making a decision. I Romans 15:1-7," From in Building Church Leaders, published by Leadership Journal (Posted 1/23/2002)
• PDF Article: "What is God's Will?" A case study with teaching notes. Originally published in Journal for Case Teaching, Fall 2001  (Posted 3/27/02)
• PDF Article: "Your Job… Curse, Career, or Calling?" This article originally appeared in the August 21, 1999 issue of War Cry, published by the Salvation Army. It was reprinted in Plain Truth, and the July 3, 2001 issue of The Mennonite. (Posted 1/23/2002)