Dr. Chung earned a DPhil from the University of Oxford and an MDiv from Harvard University. He has been on the faculty of Denver Seminary since 2005 and serves as Professor of Christian Theology, Director of the Asian Initiative, and Chair of Korean Studies Program.

He is a member of the American Academy of Religion, Evangelical Theological Society, Calvin Studies Society, Society of Biblical Literature, and the Karl Barth Society of North America. He served Kurios International, a global missional organization as founder and president from 2012 to 2019. He currently serves C-Connection, a global missional organization as founding chair of the board, Marked Men for Christ as a member of its global board, JD Kim Ministries as a member of the board and Korean American Scholarship Foundation’s Mountain States Regional Chapter as founding president and a board member.