David Yoontae Oh
President of SOON Movement Global
David Yoontae Oh
President of SOON Movement Global
David Yoontae Oh is currently serving as President of SOON Movement Global.
He is working with other great leaders to reach out to all college students in America to help them find Christ and their call from God for a greater purpose.
He received his M.Div at Fuller Theological Seminary and Th.M at ITS. He is the first graduate class of GCTC (Great Commission Training Center, produces professional and equipped missionaries, especially for campus ministry) in America.
He has five children, Caris, Kayla, David, Jeremiah, and Timothy with his beautiful wife Esther.
His special passion is for Diaspora Americans, whom he believes to be one of the greatest potentials to impact the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
He is also serving as the lead pastor at Highland Cornerstone Church.
Sam Shin
Senior Pastor at Sam Community Church
Sam Shin
Senior Pastor at Sam Community Church
Pastor Sam Shin served as a police officer in Alaska and California, as well as an active member of the Drug Enforcement Office and SWAT team.
His involvement with an undercover operation led him to Christ, and he faithfully serves as the Senior Pastor of SAM Community Church.
Pastor Sam Kim has a particular affection for teenagers.
Having worked as a police officer for a long time, he dealt with various types of teenagers going through the struggles of adolescence.
He has seen and experienced the pain and tears of teenagers in this land more closely than anyone else.
He is a pastor who is willing to give everything for their needs and is still dedicated to ensuring that the pain and tears of the next generation can turn into gratitude and passion for God.
Woo Joon Kim
Senior Pastor at Good Community Church of Torrance
Woo Joon Kim
Senior Pastor at Good Community Church of Torrance
Pastor Woo Joon Kim is a 1.5 generation immigrant fluent in English, Korean, and Spanish.
He completed his undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley, earned a master’s degree at Stanford, and obtained a master’s and Ph.D. degree in theology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Influenced by his parents, he has lived a missional life since childhood, naturally sharing the Gospel with his neighbors.
His pastoral philosophy is to make disciples who make disciples and to build a community and individuals who share the Gospel.
Since becoming the senior pastor of Good Community Church of Torrance, he has been faithfully working to uphold the value of the Gospel above all else.
He has very special heart for youth and would run to wherever they are to share the Word of God and His love with them.
For him, the 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants are one of the most important mission fields, and believes they have one of the greatest potentials to impact the world.
Daniel A. Elliot
GCCI English Ministry Lead Pastor
Daniel A. Elliot
GCCI English Ministry Lead Pastor
Pastor Daniel has been engaged in ministry since he was 15 years old.
He has been a missionary to children for five and a half years and has been pastoring in Asian churches for more than a couple of decades.
He has preached the Gospel from coast to coast. His specialties include apologetics, defending creation, and biblical preaching.
He currently is serving as the English Ministries pastor at Great Commission Church International where he has enjoyed serving for over five years.
He also has taught at the university level for more than 21 years and is currently teaching communication at Irvine Valley College.