Oswald Hoffmann School of Christian Outreach

Mr. Jim Found
Dr. Paul Mueller
Mr. Ron Harrington

Jim Found - Deployed
Starting in 1998, Jim taught several specialized courses for the Director of Christian Outreach majors at Concordia. He wrote the course "The Christian Response to the Religions of the World" in December 1997, shortly after returning from the mission field. This course focuses on how to explain Jesus to people of varied religious backgrounds. Jim taught "Life and Work on the Mission Field", which deals both with survival in foreign countries and developing strategies in a cross-cultural setting. Jim taught "Personal Witnessing", with an emphasis on relationship building and learning to make natural transitions to the topic of Jesus Christ. Among his administrative tasks for OHSCO, Jim keeps in touch with prospective CSP students who are considering the outreach major, and assists with conferences.

Jim was called in 1986 by LCMS World Mission. From 1986 to 1997 he served as a missionary on Taiwan. He was full-time evangelist on the campus of Concordia Middle/Senior High school, with responsibilities to introduce Christ to both students and faculty. From 1992 to 1997, he also served as head of the LCMS mission on Taiwan ("missionary counselor"). During these years he led workshops on evangelism and discipleship in both English and Chinese, in Taiwan and other places in Asia.

In 1997, LCMS World Mission and Concordia University arranged for Jim to spend half of his time teaching at Concordia University in St. Paul and assisting with OHSCO. The other half is spent doing projects for World Mission, including writing instructional material for mission training and providing bilingual material for new Christians. In 1988 LCMS World Mission published Jim's book Great Commission Living, which he uses as the basis for weekend workshops.

From 1980 to 1986, Jim was a Director of Christian Education in Wisconsin, responsible for youth, teacher training, and evangelism. In 1983, Bethany House published his book Basic Greek in 30 Minutes a Day. Jim has also written a Chinese tutor and a world history self-teaching guide. Jim graduated in 1962 from Valparaiso University with a major in music and a minor in education. He attended a workshop at the Mozarteum in Salzburg in 1963. He received an MA with a music major in 1967 from Ball State University in Indiana. He taught music and orchestra, led church choirs and taught church music workshops until taking the colloquy program at Concordia River Forest in 1980. He and his wife Sue have two married daughters and seven grandchildren. You can contact Jim at learner9696@yahoo.com.

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Dr. Paul Mueller - OHSCO Deployed

Dr. Mueller was formerly a missionary in Liberia, W. Africa with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). After graduating from Concordia University, in St. Paul, Minnesota, Paul taught for two years in the Lutheran school system before attending the LCMS Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. His first call after graduation and ordination was as an evangelistic missionary among the Kisi Nation in Liberia responsible for church planting and nurture, especially leadership training and development of the local lay leaders. In 1990, he and his family were evacuated from the country in the midst of a civil war. He returned to school and graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary and School of Church Growth and World Mission in Pasadena, California with his ThM in missiology in 1991. He continued his schooling at Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Indiana in the Doctor of Missiology program and received his PhD in 1996. In 1993, he began work at the Oswald Hoffmann School of Christian Outreach and a faculty member for missions at Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1997, he was called to serve as Director of OHSCO.  From August 2005 until January 2009, Dr. Mueller served as the Regional Director – Africa for LCMS World Mission. He and his wife lived in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa and served the vision and mission of LCMS WM in 24 countries in partnership with national churches and their leaders and supported the missionaries of the LCMS who served there. Presently he serves as the Administrative Pastor at Family of Christ in Ham Lake, MN.

Paul was married to Joy Blasingame in 1978. Joy served for 10 years as the Director of Diversity and Equity for the Maplewood, Oakdale, North St. Paul public school district in Minnesota until her African deployment where she served as the Project Management Director – Africa, LCMS World Mission and World Relief-Human Care. She presently serves as the Middle School Instructional Specialist for three middle schools and 150 teachers. Paul and Joy have three children, Brandon (and his wife Juli and grandbaby Jacob), Rachel, and Michael.

Dr. Mueller continues to share his mission vision and experiences through workshops, seminars, mission courses, and presentations – domestically and in international contexts. If you would like him to help, contact OHSCO or give him a call/email: 651-587-2705; PMueller.LCMSWM@yahoo.com. back to top

Ron Harrington - OHSCO Deployed

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