Joy Moore

Dr. Joy Jittaun Moore is the President of Northern Seminary in Lisle, Illinois. She is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and former Professor of Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Moore established the William E. Pannell Center for African American Church Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA; served as Associate Dean for Lifelong Learning at Duke Divinity School; director of Student Life at Asbury Theological Seminary; and chaplain and director of Church Relations at Adrian College. She has held pastorates in the Michigan Area of the United Methodist Church and written for Sojourners magazine, Christian Century, Good News magazine, and Working Preacher.

Moore grew up in the American Midwest on Chicago’s south side attending Commonwealth Community Church, where she was spiritually formed and experienced a call to Christian Ministry. She earned her Ph.D. from London School of Theology (2007). She is an avid fan of books by David Baldacci and John Hart. She enjoys traveling, watching episodes of NCIS, and reading.