Im, Seung An was installed as the sixth president of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary on January 7 in an inaugural service held in the seminary's Cobb Worship Center.

Im served as president of Korea Nazarene University — the Church of the Nazarene's largest university — from 2005 to 2012. Prior to being elected KNU president, Im served the school in various capacities, including chaplain, director of planning, academic dean, dean of the Theological Seminary, director of the Development Office, and vice president.

Im holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Drew University (1994), a Master of Sacred Theology degree from Yale University Divinity School (1993), and graduated from Nazarene Theological Seminary in 1987 with a Master of Divinity. Prior to his pursuit of education in the U.S., Im received degrees from Korea Nazarene Bible College and Soong-Sil University, where he received a Master of Arts in 1982.

In addition to educational pursuits, Im pastored the Eden Church of the Nazarene in New York and the Namseoul Church of the Nazarene in Korea. He was ordained in the Church of the Nazarene in 1988.

The co-author of Theology of John Wesley: Historical Enlightenment, he has also published numerous scholarly articles and presented many lectures and papers.

His wife, Seoh, Jae Sun, is a scholar of Chinese literature and they have two daughters, Young Shin and Young Gyung.
--Church of the Nazarene Asia-Pacific Region