Rev. James Byun

Rev. James Byun is Lead Pastor of Higher Connection Church (The English Congregation of Global Misson Church) in Silver Spring, MD. His passion is to see people fully engaged as disciples of Jesus Christ. Pastor James has been a resource for several churches about generating discipleship, small group, and leadership development ministries. He currently serves on the Board of Directors at JAMA. He received his B.S. in Managerial Economics from the University of California at Davis and his M. Div. with Biblical Languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Leadership at Dallas Baptist University. He and his wife, Heather, have three children and they reside in Clarksburg, MD.