Samuel Ling

Dr. Samuel Ling is an historian, theologian, and missiologist devoted to exploring significant issues affecting the Chinese church and China ministries. Author of over 500 articles and several books, Dr. Ling teaches missions at Covenant, Westminster and other seminaries, and is director of China Horizon and president of Horizon Ministries Canada. Since 1997, he and his wife have made Los Angeles their home. Born in Hong Kong, Sam Ling stands in the 4th generation of full time Christian ministers. He immigrated to the United States at age 14, and is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania, Westminster Theological Seminary (M.Div., Th.M.), and Temple University (Ph.D. History). He has been involved in church planting (New York City, 1980-89), pastoral ministry (Chicago and elsewhere, 1992-95), writing, teaching, and is a frequent conference speaker. He often illustrates his addresses with music at the piano. Among the immigrant communities in North America, Sam Ling is known as the teacher and program host on the well-beloved programs "Practical English" and "American Citizenship," heard several times a day in five cities.