A Brief History of the Seminary

Overseas Theological Seminary was established in Hong Kong in the fall of 1966 by Rev. John L. Tsang. In its first year, the school had 13 students and rented a 6-unit facility on Prince Edward Road to meet campus and housing needs. With the Lord's provision, a spacious long-term campus in Kowloon Tong was aquired in 1967. The seminary remained there for almost 30 years until 1996, when OTS moved to San Jose, California in the United States. While in Hong Kong, OTS had 30 graduating classes altogether, with alumni exceeding 400 in number, most of them still serving the Lord as pastors, ministers, and missionaries around the world.

OTS in the United States started its prepartory stage at the end of 1994 and officially began classes in the fall of 1996. At present, over 200 alumni are serving the Lord in various ministries.

Words from the Founder

The primary purpose of the existence of the Seminary both in Hong Kong and in the United States is to train godly servants to serve the Lord as pastors, ministers and missionaries around the world.

After World War II, I had opportunities to serve as teacher, academic dean, and president in various bible colleges and seminaries both in China and in Hong Kong. Throughout these past fifty years of my involvement in theological education, I have observed that if a theological education is to benefit the Church of Christ and to meet the spiritual needs of God's people, the primacy of preaching the Word must be stressed. Above all, training in character and in ministerial skills should be on equal ground with academic pursuits.

The needs of churches worldwide are great. "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few." I count this our responsibility to train future pastors and spiritual leaders. With this in mind, we have dedicated ourselves to the fulfillment of the Great Commission. By the divine enablement from the Lord of harvest, we are striving to meet this goal.

The seminary is equipped with complete facilities, with a newly built 2-story annex building which expands the library and offices for the faculty. Subsequently, we also purchased 2 apartment complexes adjacent to the seminary for student dormitories. The area of the whole campus totals to about 60,000 square feet.

We offer a complete and well-round seminary curriculum taught by highly qualified teachers, and comprehensive academic programs. I myself am also involved in the role of teaching. May God give us the strength to achieve our intended goal.

My sincerest prayer is that through the training and preparation of this school, godly servants will be raised up to further the cause of Christ and His kingdom. May the Lord be glorified through these efforts

Your Servant in Christ Jesus,

John L. Tsang

Statement of Faith

I. The Bible

We believe that the original manuscript of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments is verbally inspired by God in all its parts, is inerrant, and the supreme and final authoirty in faith and conduct.

II. The Triune God

We believe in one triune God, eternally existing in three persons - God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit - who are co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, who created all things, and accomplished the work of redemption.
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of the Father, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is sinless all through His life. He was crucified on the cross for the redemption of human sins, and was resurrected on the third day. 。
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Triune God, who convicts the world of their sins. The Holy Spirit indwells in born-again believers, unites them with the Lord, and endows them with power to live holy lives.

III. The Origin and Fall of Man

We believe that man was created in the image and the likeness of God, and was not evolved from any lower form of animal life. Sin entered the world through the fall of Adam. The human race inherited a sinful nature from Adam's original sin. As a result, man is alienated from God, and subjected to His divine wrath and judgment.

IV. The Way of Redemption

We believe that redemption is solely by the grace of God, and the remission of sins is through the precious blood of Jesus Christ and through personal faith in Him. There is no other way to salvation apart from Christ. We believe in the eternal security of believers, once saved, always saved.

V. The Church

We believe that the church is the body of Christ, and Christ is the head of the church. The church is the collective body of born-again believers called by God's grace, bonded by His love, and organized under the preaching and teaching of the Scriptures for worship and fellowship.

VI. The Second Coming of Christ

We believe that Christ will return one day according to the prophetic promises of the Scriptures, to judge the living and the dead and to establish His kingdom forever.

VII. Marriage

We believe that God created man and then created woman as a helper to man, with both man and woman equal in value.

We believe God has designed marriage to be a covenantal lifelong union between one man and one woman, as husband and wife. Marriage is meant to picture the covenant love between Christ and His bride, the church. We believe any form of sexual intimacy outside the bounds of marriage is sin and offensive to God (Genesis 2:18; 22-24).

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Founder

Rev. John Tsang (1919~2011)

  • 1996-2011 Founder and President of the California Overseas Theological Seminary, USA
  • 1966-97 Founder and President of the Hong Kong Overseas Theological Seminary
  • 1964-66 President of the Hong Kong Chinese Theological Seminary
  • 1946-49 Dean of Academic Affairs, Bethel Theological Seminary, Shanghai
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Rev. Chu-Ji Chang

  • Major Courses : Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, Hebrew and Greek.
  • Highest Education : 2010 Master's Theology (Th.M.) in Old and New Testament Exegesis from a Master's Theology school, while continuing his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies.
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Vice President

Academic Dean and Professor of Systematic Theology

Rev. Dr. Chunming Fong

  • Major Courses: Systematic Theology, Christian Apologetics, Christian Ethics
  • Highest Education: PhD and ThM, Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary; MDiv, Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary. Senior Pastor in US for ten years. For over two decades he has taught theology in master and doctoral programs at North American Chinese Evangelical Seminary, Hong Kong Evangelical Seminary, and Bethel Theological Seminary. Currently serves as Academic Dean and Professor of Systematic Theology at Overseas Theological Seminary (OTS in USA).
  • Research Interests: The Theology of Calvin, the Theology of Luther, the Theology of Augustin, Postmodernism's Challenge to Faith, the Holy Spirit and the Revival of the Chinese Church, Homosexuality.
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Dr. Sam Tsang

  • Major Courses: Synoptic Gospels, Gospel of John, Pauline Epistles, Revelation, Preaching
  • Highest Education: PhD in Philosophy from the University of Sheffield, MSc in Divinity and MSc in Literature from Western Theological Seminary. His doctoral dissertation, *From Slave to Son*, is widely circulated. In his nearly thirty-year teaching career, he has visited and lectured on five continents and authored nearly sixty books in Chinese and English. Readers can easily search for his published works online.
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Adjunct Professor of New Testament

Adjunct Professor

Rev. Dr. Peter Wu

  • Major Courses: Revelation, Exegetical Preaching, Pastoral Studies, Ecumenical Epistles, Hermeneutics
  • Highest Education: Doctor of Hermeneutics, Westminster Theological Seminary; previously taught at Singapore Theological Seminary; also served as Senior Pastor of Lowell Chinese Bible Church, Massachusetts, and Senior Pastor of Taipei Baptist Church of Grace.
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Dr. Jonathan Liu

  • • Major Courses: Introduction to the Old Testament, Hermeneutics, Basic Biblical Hebrew, Jeremiah, and other Old Testament texts.
  • • Highest Education: PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary, majoring in the Old Testament. Visiting professor at several theological seminaries in North America.
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Adjunct Professor of Old Testament

Adjunct Professor of Education

Professor Jenny Yau

  • Major Courses：Developmental Psychology。
  • * In recent years, she has focused on participating in online seminary courses, specifically equipping students with an understanding of the psychological needs of children, adolescents, and adults at each stage of development, and exploring parenting goals from a Christian perspective, in conjunction with students' church ministry.。
  • * For over two decades, she has taught developmental psychology in master and doctoral programs at state and private universities in the United States, as well as at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Education University of Hong Kong. 。
  • * Through her knowledge of children, adolescents, and educators in different cultural environments, she integrates relevant theories and practices into her teaching。
  • Highest Education : BS and EdD (University of Rochester), Professor Emeritus at Azusa Pacific University。
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Rev. Dr. Albert Lam

  • Professor: Practical Theology
  • Highest Education:
  • D.Min. Westminster Theological Seminary
  • M.R.E. Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary
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Rev. James Ip

  • Instruction: Hebrew, Old Testament texts, Old Testament history and theology, and preaching.
  • Highest Education:
  • Doctoral Studies, Brandeis University (Major: Ancient Near Eastern Studies)
  • Master of Arts, Brandeis University (Major: Ancient Near Eastern Studies)
  • Master of Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary (Major: Old Testament)
  • Master of Divinity, Fuller Theological Seminary
  • Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, Azusa Pacific University
  • Diploma in Theology, Hong Kong Overseas Theological Seminary
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Dr. Yachin Lan

  • Main Instructor: Piano Pedagogy.
  • Highest Education:
  • Doctor of Piano Education, Mississippi State University, USA.
  • Master of Music Theory, Mississippi State University, USA.
  • Bachelor of Piano Performance, Mississippi State University, USA.
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Rev. Dr. Samuel Toung

  • Specializes in: Exegetical Preaching.
  • Highest Education: Doctor of Pastoral Studies, The Evangelical Seminary, USA.
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Dr. Shirley Toung

  • Specializes in: Christian education and teaching methodology.
  • Highest degree: Doctor of Pastoral Studies, The Evangelical Seminary, USA.
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Rev. Hsu Yun-Che

  • Highest Education:
  • Master of Theology (Th.M.) from Trinity Theological Seminary, Chicago. His Master of Theology degree specialized in the Old Testament; his dissertation focused on Old Testament sacrifices. His research interests include textual criticism, linguistics, textual analysis, the Dead Sea Codex, and the relationship between the Old and New Testaments.
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