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Dr. Jim Lo
Office: Christian Ministries Center
Phone: 765-677-2246
Email: jim.lo@indwes.edu |
Dr. Jim Lo served as a Wesleyan missionary for 13 years in Southern Africa where he was involved in church planting, directing and writing study materials for the Regional Theological Education by Extension program, teaching at Emmanuel Wesleyan Bible College and the Evangelical Bible Seminary of Pietermaritzburg, and editing the Regional magazine, Ikhwezi.
He has served as the District Superintendent
of the Zimbabwe District, Regional Editor, and Regional Director
of Theological Education by Extension of The Wesleyan Church.
Dr. Lo also served one year as Missionary Director in Cambodia
where he partnered with Cambodian Christians in church planting
and where he taught at the Campus Crusade Bible Training Center
for Pastors and at the Phnom Penh Bible College.
He holds two master's degrees, an MA in Ministerial Education
from Indiana Wesleyan University (1982) and an MA in Intercultural
Studies from Wheaton Graduate School where he received the H.
Wilbert Norton Award for being the best student in the Missions/Intercultural
program. In 1998, he received his D.Th. in Practical Theology
with a focus on cross-cultural ministries from the University
of South Africa.
Dr. Lo has written the following Theological Education by Extension
(TEE) Books for Southern Africa: A Bible Study for New Converts
and A Call To Holiness. Evangel Press has publishing his TEE
book, Philippians and Ephesians and are in the process of publishing
his TEE book, "Walking with God". Wesley Press has
published his book, "Compassion in Missions" and will be publishing
his book, "Diversity in the Church", this year. He has also written
and illustrated eleven children's books and written numerous
articles.
Jim has been married to Roxene Gerleman Lo since 1976. They
have twin sons, who are now graduates of IWU. Matthew is married
to Wendy Ferree. For hobbies, Jim enjoys running (he has run
3 marathons), drawing, and cooking Chinese food.
Education
1978 B.A., Bartlesville Wesleyan College
1982 M.A., Indiana Wesleyan University
1992 M.A., Wheaton College
1998 D.Th. University of South Africa
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