MISSION AMONG THE POOR International, Inc.

 

 

Panta Ta Ethne

All the Peoples

5807 I-10 West
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78201
ph: 210-525-9954

Founder

Rev. Johnson Thomaskutty

  • Born in July 1972 as the eldest son of Mr. Oonnoonny Thomaskutty and Mrs. K.E.Leelamma in Kerala State, South India
  • Eventhough he was grown up as the member of a minority religious community (i.e., Christianity in India), his secular education was with friends from other religious communities, i.e., Hindus and Muslims of India. He cashed in on all those occasions that he had with 'others' to share the gospel, and led many to Christ
  • Extensively traveled allover India and visited 23 states from a total of 28
  • Married to Shiny Benny in 2001
  • Father of two children: His daughter Jemimah Johnson (born in 2002), and his son Jeremiah Johnson (born in 2004)

Education

Ministry

  • 1997-1999: Lecturer of New Testament and warden of Faith Bible Training Center (Auxiliary ministry of Faith Theological Seminary, Manakala, Kerala), Faridabad, and Associate Pastor in New Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
  • 1999: Three months ministry in the city of Mumbai, and traveled extensively to many of the Northern and Western Indian rural and urban areas as an itinerant missionary
  • 2001: New Testament Faculty in India Bible College, Kumbanad, and Kerala Theological Seminary, Kottarakara, Kerala state
  • 2001-2004: Lecturer of New Testament and Greek and College Chaplain, Serampore College, West Bengal, East India
  • 2002 (February 1): Ordained by the Church in India
  • From 1995, serves as the Advisory Board Member of Praise Gospel Ministries, Kottarakara, South India
  • Influenced greatly by the works of William Carey, Joshua Marshman, and William Ward (i.e., The Serampore 'Trio'), and Mother Theresa while he was in Serampore and Calcutta
  • From June 2008, Faculty of New Testament & Greek at Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, India

Areas of Special Interest

  • New Testament Theology and Critical Aspects
  • Christian Apologetics in a Multi-Religious, Multi-Cultural, and Pluralistic Context
  • Sociolinguistic & Cultural Interpretation of the Bible
  • Storying the Bible for the Oral Communities
  • People Group Research for Christian Witness, Mission, and Evangelism
  • Bridging the Perspectives of the East and the West
  • Exploring: "What Does the Book of Revelation Really Mean to the Postmodern Global Context?"
  • Theology of the Asians in the US and Western contexts
  • Comparative Religious Studies for Missional Purposes
  • The Gospel of John in the Contemporary Global context

Editor-in-Charge

  • Student Editor: Dharshanam-97, An Annual Publication of Faith Theological Seminary, Manakala, Kerala (1997)
  • Chief Editor: Codex-2003, An Annual Publication of Serampore College, Hooghly, West Bengal (2003)
  • Chief Editor: Globally circulated E-Newsletter, Crossover

Published Materials:

  • BOOK: A Critical Review of the New Testament Translation (Delhi: ISPCK, 2004).
  • “Important Issues in the Translation of the Bible in Indian Context”, Bangalore Theological Forum, Vol. XXXIV, No. 1 (June 2002): 163-175.
  • “Liberative Motifs in Pentecostal Religion”, National Council of Churches Review, Vol. CXXII, No. 5 (June 2002): 515-525. The same article also see, Codex-2002, Serampore College (2002): 28-33.
  • “Translating Bible in the Indian Context”, Bible Bhashyam: An Indian Biblical Quarterly, Vol. XXVIII, No. 4 (December 2002): 656-671.
  • “‘Woman Power’ in the Canonical Gospels: A Paradigm for Modern Patriarchal Societies”, Bangalore Theological Forum, Vol. XXXIV, No. 2 (December 2002): 58-77.
  • Seven Devotions on the theme “Holy Spirit”, Gurukul Daily Devotions-2003 (Chennai: Gurukul, 2003), 185-192.
  • Bible Study: “Towards a Church-Centered Pneumatology: Some Reflections from the Biblical Texts”, National Council of Churches Review, Vol. CXXIII, No. 4 (May 2003): 339-347.
  • “The message of Peace, unity, Reconciliation...”, Editorial in Codex-2003, Serampore College (2003): VII.
  • “Possibilities and Presence of Errors in New Testament Manuscripts: An Indian Translator’s Perspective”, Bible Bhashyam: An Indian Biblical Quarterly, Vol XXIX, No. 3 (September 2003)
  • “The Message of the Sermon on the Mount and its Relevance in the Multi-Religious Context of India”, Indian Journal of Theology, Vol. 43, No. 1&2 (2001)
  • “Errors in New Testament Translations and the Problem for Interpretation: A Comparative Study of a few Selected Passages in Different Versions”, (M. Th Thesis Abstract), Gurukul Journal of Theological Studies (Chennai: Gurukul, 2002), Vol. XI, No. 1&2, 121.
  • “Serampore Mission of Bible Translation”, Codex-2004 (Serampore: 2004): 31-33.
  • “The Serampore Mission and the Linguistic Rennaissance in India”, Bangalore Theological Forum, Vol. XXXV, No. 2 (December 2003): 123-140.
  • “Theology of the ‘Land’: Biblical Perspectives in the Indian Context”, Bible Bhashyam: An Indian Biblical Quarterly, Vol. XXX, No. 1 (March 2004): 61-78.
  • “Towards a Spirit-Centered Biblical Theology: The ‘From Below’ Aspects of the Holy Spirit”, Bangalore Theological Forum, Vol. XXXV, No. 1 (June 2003): 1-30.
  • “Biblical Perspectives on ‘Peace’: A Paradigm for the Multi-Religious Context of India”, Vidyajyoti: A Journal of Theological Reflections (June 2004).
  • “Biblical Perspectives on ‘Peace’: A Paradigm for the Multi-Religious Context of India’, National Council of Churches Review, Vol. CXXIV, No. 6 (July 2004): 13-27.
  • “Biblical Perspectives on Creation, Ecology, and Human Responsibility”, Mission Today, Vol. VI, No. 4 (October-December 2004): 338-358.
  • “Glimpses of the Feminine in Indian Religion and Society: A Christian Perspective”, Indian Journal of Theology (June 2004).
  • “Biblical Perspectives on ‘Poor’ and its Relevance in the Dalit Context of India”, Indian Theological Studies, Vol. XLI, No. 3 (October 2004).
  • “A Review on the Text and the Translation of Mark 1:41", Bible Bhashyam: An Indian Biblical Quarterly (Expecting in the next issue)
  • "The Widow's Mites: A Pragmatic Reading of Mark 12:41-44", Doon Theological Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 2007): 22-36. 
  • " Seeing and Believing: Axegetical Reading of John 20", Faith Theological Review (July 2007).
  • "Prayer in John's Gospel", Mission Today (2007)
  • Malayalam Language: “Yesu Christu Sresta Maha Kulapati” (“Jesus Christ, the Teacher Par Excellence”), Footprints-96, An Annual Magazine of Faith Theological Seminary, Manakala, Kerala, India (1996).
  • Malayalam Language: “Indian Christu” (“Indian Christ”), Dharsanam-97, An Annual Publication of Faith Theological Seminary, Manakala, Kerala, India (1997).
  • Malayalam Language:  “Pentecosthu Mathathile Vimochana Sandesam” (“Liberative Motifs in Pentecostal Religion”), Aroma-2004, A Magazine from AG Church, Channapetta, Kerala, India (2004).

 Demographic Studies

  • "Houstonian Chronicles of Asianism", A Study about the city of Houston, quoted in journals, used by missionaries, pastors, churches, associations, and organizations innumerable times
  • "A Saga of San Antonio", A Study Sponsored by San Antonio Baptist Association
  • "Plurality of Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex", A Study about the Dallas-Fort Worth

Academic Honors/Prizes

  • Academic Proficiency Prize for the Highest Performance in the New Testament Studies, Gurukul Lutheran Theological College & Research Institute, Chennai
  • Cash Award for Securing First Class Marks in New Testament Studies from Gurukul Lutheran Theological College & Research Institute, Chennai
  • Presidential Scholarship for New Testament Studies (ThM) from Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey

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5807 I-10 West
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78201
ph: 210-525-9954