Semlink - Faculty and Staff

Semlink Teaching Fellows are students of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary who have demonstrated outstanding ability within their specific discipline and intend to pursue further study leading to careers in academia. Together with the mentoring professors they generate the Integration Questions that are posted in the online forums, and they provide email Conversation Starters on each course homepage in order to nurture an increased level of interactivity and community for our Semlink courses. Working closely with the faculty who lecture and mentor the courses, Teaching Fellows act as the first line of contact with questions related to your course.

The Semlink Teaching Fellows are assigned to the six general Semlink disciplines as follows. Click on any of the links below to view biographical information.

		Peggy Kim
		Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Semlink Teaching Fellow for Applied Ministry

Biographical Information: Peggy Kim was born in Illinois where she grew up until coming out to the East Coast for college. She attended Brown University where she majored in American History and also received a teaching certificate in secondary science education. After graduating from Brown, she happily returned home to teach high school science at Buffalo Grove High School in Buffalo Grove, IL. She taught there for five years, all the while hoping to be called somewhere overseas as a missionary. After entertaining the thought of being a teacher in an MK school, she decided to attend GCTS to further prepare for however God may use her in the future. Though first entering under the Masters in Missions and Evangelism program, she switched after her first year to the M.Div. program, with a concentration in Missions and Evangelism. She is also in the process of pursuing a second Masters in Educational Ministry. (Peggy just canÕt seem to get away from her love of teaching!) Peggy recently married fellow GCTS student, Joe Chun, and they are currently serving together at the Korean Presbyterian Church in Greater Boston in Hopkinton, MA. Both are seeking to see how God will lead them in the next few years.

Semlink Teaching Fellow for:

Introduction to Apologetics
Christian Ethics
History of Missions
World Mission to the Church

		Laura Range
		Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Semlink Teaching Fellow for Church History

Biographical Information:
Laura Range received a BA with a concentration in Religion from Baylor University in 2003 and worked at a church in Texas before coming to Gordon-Conwell. Laura is passionate about helping both ministers and lay people recognize how immensely valuable the study of Church History can be to their ministry. Her research interests include women and Separatist tendencies within early 20th century American Fundamentalism. Laura and her husband, Clayton, are very involved at North Shore Community Baptist Church, where she works with the College group, sings in the choir, and is involved with a small group. Laura has previously served as a Byington Scholar for Dr. Catherine Kroeger and a Greek Teaching Assistant for Dr. Jim Critchlow and Dr. Dave Mathewson. She will serve as a Greek TA on the Hamilton campus and a Byington Scholar for Prof. Ed Keazirian during the ’07-’08 school year.

Semlink Teaching Fellow for:

Church History Survey
Church History to the Reformation
Church History from the Reformation

		Ryan Yi
		Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Semlink Teaching Fellow for Ministry of the Church

Biographical Information: Ryan was born in Ogden, Utah and spent his early childhood in Moses Lake, WA. After leaving Moses Lake his family headed for Geneva, OH where he spent most of his life. Ryan is the son of Chong and Eun Yi who immigrated from Korea and is the first of three boys. Ryan went to Dartmouth College, a liberal arts school in Hanover, NH where he majored in Religion. It was at Dartmouth where Ryan truly accepted Christ. Thinking that God called him to be a doctor, God changed that as God called Ryan to pastoral ministry his junior year in college. Ryan came to Gordon-Conwell in the fall of 2003 to pursue a Masters in Divinity. It was in the fall that Ryan found Highrock Church where he now serves as the College Pastor. Ryan loves Highrock's community and purpose and also serves as chair of the welcoming and integration ministry of the church. It has been at Highrock that Ryan has been able to apply what he has learned at seminary. He plans on staying at Highrock for as long as he can because it's a church he truly loves.

Semlink Teaching Fellow for:

Spiritual Formation for Ministry
Pastoral Counseling
Educational Ministry of the Church
Theology & Principles of Dynamic Youth Ministry

		Ben McCoy
		Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Semlink Teaching Fellow for New Testament

Biographical Information: Ben graduated from North Carolina State University with a BS in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Economics. Following graduation, he worked in Maryland for three years, where he met his wife Amanda. Ben is currently a third-year student at Gordon-Conwell pursuing the MDiv and MABL degrees. He serves as the Byington teaching and research assistant for Dr. Scott Hafemann, having previously worked as Dr. Haddon RobinsonÕs Byington scholar. Ben and his wife have two children, Josiah and Seth, who keep them very busy. They attend North Shore Community Baptist Church where they are actively involved.

Semlink Teaching Fellow for:

New Testament Survey
Life of Jesus
Acts of the Apostles
Paul and His Letters
New Testament Theology

		Chris Anderson
		Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Semlink Teaching Fellow for Old Testament

Biographical Information: Chris Anderson is a third year M.Div. and M.A.BL. student. His primary interests are in Semitic languages and the archaeology and history of the ancient Near East. He was born and raised in New York. He is also serving as Professor T. Petter's byington scholar (2006-2007) and is a greek tutor at the Seminary. He and his wife Corrie, also from New York, attend First Presbyterian Church in Ipswich. After Gordon-Conwell Chris plans to pursue PhD studies with the hope of teaching.

Semlink Teaching Fellow for:

Old Testament Survey
The Christian and OT Theology
Theology of the Pentateuch
Old Testament Ethics

		Colleen Hing
		Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Semlink Teaching Fellow for Theology

Colleen Hing was born and raised in Ohio where she was raised in a Chinese ethnic church. She was known early on for irritating her Sunday School teachers with questions like, "I know evil isn't God's fault - but why isn't evil God's fault?" She eventually decided to be a peace-maker and pester professors at Gordon-Conwell instead. She has a heart for Asia and has been to Asia many times on missions and personal trips and hopes to walk alongside the Asian churches in the future. She currently attends Highrock Church in Arlington. The most accurate summary of her interests, which are admittedly broad, include the application of theology to spiritual praxis, the history and development of Christian thought, the contextualization of theology to time, place and cultural context, comparative religion, and inter-religious dialogue. She is considering a Ph.D. in either theology or cross-cultural communications after graduating.

Semlink Teaching Fellow for:

Theology Survey I
Theology Survey II
Systematic Theology I
Systematic Theology II
Systematic Theology III
Theology of Jonathan Edwards
Contemporary Theology and Theologians

		Joshua Mahar
		Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Semlink Teaching Fellow for Hebrew Language Courses

Biographical Information: Joshua Mahar began his journey into Biblical Studies in college, with a degree in Biblical Literature. Currently he is a fourth year MAOT and MABL student at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. His interests center on Hebrew Poetry, Old Testament theology with a view toward Christian application, and the cultic religion of ancient Israel, specifically their liturgy.

Born and raised in the greater Seattle area, Joshua and his wife Sarah live on the Hamilton campus and attend Christ Church of Hamilton-Wenham, a conservative Anglican parish.

After Gordon Conwell, Joshua plans to pursue a PhD in Old Testament with the hope of teaching.

Semlink Teaching Fellow for:

Hebrew I
Hebrew II

Ben McCoy

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