{"id":15,"date":"2024-07-24T21:02:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T21:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-xl.net\/ArchwayPublishing\/856702\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-04-17T22:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:13:39","slug":"the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"THE AUTHOR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">J. D. Kim, PhD., serves as Assistant Director of Doctor of Ministry KGC and professor of theology at Denver Seminary and is recognized for his theological reflections on suffering, disability, and Christian theology. As a pastor, professor, and author, he has dedicated his ministry to proclaiming that every life has value and purpose in Christ. After a spinal cord injury in 2004 left him with quadriplegia, J. D. found renewed calling to testify that God\u2019s power is made perfect in weakness. <br><br>Through teaching, writing, and mentoring, he helps churches embrace disability ministry as central to the gospel. He is the founder of J.D. Kim Ministries, which provides theological education, pastoral resources, and encouragement for individuals and families living with disabilities and disability ministries.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J. D. Kim, PhD., serves as Assistant Director of Doctor of Ministry KGC and professor of theology at Denver Seminary and is recognized for his theological reflections on suffering, disability, and Christian theology. As a pastor, professor, and author, he has dedicated his ministry to proclaiming that every life has value and purpose in Christ. After a spinal cord injury in 2004&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.1.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"J. D. Kim, PhD., serves as Assistant Director of Doctor of Ministry KGC and professor of theology at Denver Seminary and is recognized for his theological reflections on suffering, disability, and Christian theology. As a pastor, professor, and author, he has dedicated his ministry to proclaiming that every life has value and purpose in Christ.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/the-author\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.1.1\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"J. D. Kim -\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"THE AUTHOR - J. D. Kim\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"J. D. Kim, PhD., serves as Assistant Director of Doctor of Ministry KGC and professor of theology at Denver Seminary and is recognized for his theological reflections on suffering, disability, and Christian theology. As a pastor, professor, and author, he has dedicated his ministry to proclaiming that every life has value and purpose in Christ.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/the-author\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-07-24T21:02:10+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-17T22:13:39+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"THE AUTHOR - J. D. Kim\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"J. D. Kim, PhD., serves as Assistant Director of Doctor of Ministry KGC and professor of theology at Denver Seminary and is recognized for his theological reflections on suffering, disability, and Christian theology. As a pastor, professor, and author, he has dedicated his ministry to proclaiming that every life has value and purpose in Christ.\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091\\\/the-author\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091\\\/the-author\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"THE AUTHOR\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091\\\/the-author\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"THE AUTHOR\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091\\\/#person\",\"name\":\"asiadmin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091\\\/the-author\\\/#personImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6f8f5102687aca6d6fcf6fe1231a38568a634546c2854323cc800aac0fbbf4e3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"asiadmin\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091\\\/the-author\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091\\\/the-author\\\/\",\"name\":\"THE AUTHOR - J. D. Kim\",\"description\":\"J. D. Kim, PhD., serves as Assistant Director of Doctor of Ministry KGC and professor of theology at Denver Seminary and is recognized for his theological reflections on suffering, disability, and Christian theology. As a pastor, professor, and author, he has dedicated his ministry to proclaiming that every life has value and purpose in Christ.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091\\\/the-author\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-24T21:02:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-17T22:13:39+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091\\\/\",\"name\":\"J. D. Kim\",\"alternateName\":\"Qumran\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/authorwebservices-gem.net\\\/WestBowPress\\\/869091\\\/#person\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"THE AUTHOR - J. D. Kim","description":"J. D. Kim, PhD., serves as Assistant Director of Doctor of Ministry KGC and professor of theology at Denver Seminary and is recognized for his theological reflections on suffering, disability, and Christian theology. As a pastor, professor, and author, he has dedicated his ministry to proclaiming that every life has value and purpose in Christ.","canonical_url":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/the-author\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/the-author\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/the-author\/#listItem","name":"THE AUTHOR"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/the-author\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"THE AUTHOR","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091#listItem","name":"Home"}}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/#person","name":"asiadmin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/the-author\/#personImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6f8f5102687aca6d6fcf6fe1231a38568a634546c2854323cc800aac0fbbf4e3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"asiadmin"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/the-author\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/the-author\/","name":"THE AUTHOR - J. D. Kim","description":"J. D. Kim, PhD., serves as Assistant Director of Doctor of Ministry KGC and professor of theology at Denver Seminary and is recognized for his theological reflections on suffering, disability, and Christian theology. As a pastor, professor, and author, he has dedicated his ministry to proclaiming that every life has value and purpose in Christ.","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/the-author\/#breadcrumblist"},"datePublished":"2024-07-24T21:02:10+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-17T22:13:39+00:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/#website","url":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/","name":"J. D. Kim","alternateName":"Qumran","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/#person"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"J. D. Kim -","og:type":"article","og:title":"THE AUTHOR - J. D. Kim","og:description":"J. D. Kim, PhD., serves as Assistant Director of Doctor of Ministry KGC and professor of theology at Denver Seminary and is recognized for his theological reflections on suffering, disability, and Christian theology. As a pastor, professor, and author, he has dedicated his ministry to proclaiming that every life has value and purpose in Christ.","og:url":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/the-author\/","article:published_time":"2024-07-24T21:02:10+00:00","article:modified_time":"2026-04-17T22:13:39+00:00","twitter:card":"summary","twitter:title":"THE AUTHOR - J. D. Kim","twitter:description":"J. D. Kim, PhD., serves as Assistant Director of Doctor of Ministry KGC and professor of theology at Denver Seminary and is recognized for his theological reflections on suffering, disability, and Christian theology. As a pastor, professor, and author, he has dedicated his ministry to proclaiming that every life has value and purpose in Christ."},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"15","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":{"focus":{"keyphrase":"","score":0,"analysis":{"keyphraseInTitle":{"score":0,"maxScore":9,"error":1}}},"additional":[]},"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"WebPage","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":"-1","robots_max_videopreview":"-1","robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":"default","local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":{"faqs":[],"keyPoints":[],"schemas":[],"titles":[],"descriptions":[],"socialPosts":{"email":[],"linkedin":[],"twitter":[],"facebook":[],"instagram":[]}},"created":"2024-07-25 14:48:37","updated":"2026-04-18 00:28:25","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null,"focus_keyword":null,"additional_keywords":null,"truseo_locale":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tTHE AUTHOR\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091"},{"label":"THE AUTHOR","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/the-author\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1045,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/1045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem.net\/WestBowPress\/869091\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}