Associate professor (Nyack Campus) |
Dr. Chan began teaching at Nyack in 1999 |
Degrees Earned: |
B.A. Wheaton College
M.A. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D. Westminster Theological Seminary |
Publications: |
With Ron Walborn, Stewardship and the Kingdom of God: A C&MA Theology of Financial Stewardship, 2001 |
Personal Questions |
Tell us about your spiritual journey. |
I received Christ at a young age at the Chinese Evangel Mission Church in Chinatown, NY. I was nourished spiritually primarily through the families there and at two other Chinese Churches: The Chinese Bible Church of Oak Park (Chicago) and the Chinese Christian Church and Center (Philadelphia). I was filled with the Holy Spirit after my arrival at Nyack College as a professor. |
Tell us about your family |
| I am married to Pauline Chan, whom I met as a graduate student in Philadelphia. We've been married six years. We have a daughter Joanna, 4, and a son Christopher, 2. We are expecting our third child in March. |
Any outside interests or hobbies? |
| I enjoy serving at my current church, Risen King Alliance Church in New City, NY. |
How were you led to Nyack and/or why are you here? |
| I am learning at Nyack to blend good biblical scholarship with an understanding of the ways and the power of the Holy Spirit. |
What does your faith mean in your classroom or discipline? |
| Bringing in God's love to the students and to my subject matter. |
What does your faith mean in relationships (particularly with students)? |
| I strive to be Jesus to them. |
What are your favorite courses to teach? |
| I like all of them. Nyack Heritage feels hardest for me to teach. |
What is/are your favorite book(s)? |
| NIV Application Commentaries |
Thanks for Coming Home to Nyack!
A big thank you to those who took the time and effort to attend Homecoming 2008—truly a weekend that will long be remembered. And congratulations to the classes of ‘53, ‘58, ‘63, ‘68, ‘73, ‘78, ‘83, ‘88, ‘93, ‘98... 
