Taylor University Chapel

Dr. Ted Song, Chair of Diversity Committee and Chief Diversity Officer, John Brown University, AR

Dr. Ted Song serves as Chief Diversity Officer in the President’s Cabinet at John Brown University (JBU). He joined JBU in 2012 as a professor of electrical engineering, and he also recently started serving as Chief Innovation Officer.

Ted grew up both in the U.S. and Korea and is a CQ® (Cultural Intelligence) certified facilitator. He was an ROTC cadet during his undergraduate studies and served as an Air Defense Artillery Officer in the Republic of Korea Army. He received his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and his M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing a law degree (M.S.L.) at Samford University, focusing on Higher Education Law and Compliance.

Outside JBU, Ted serves as Vice President of the Christian Engineering Society and Chair of the CCCU Diversity and Inclusion Commission. In addition, he serves as a Peer Reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and on the Board of Lifewater International. Ted and his wife, Michelle, live in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and have three daughters. They are members at Siloam Springs Bible Church (an Evangelical Free Church), where Ted leads the College Ministry and serves as an elder.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

1. How has God been preparing you for His ministry?
2. Am I willing to ask God to send me to a place where He wants me?
3. What are some things that I can work on now to be more equipped for His ministry?