Pastor Max was brought up in well-rounded educational background facing cultural diversity from childhood. Started from a professional education in the fine arts, and then pursued an idea of distinguishable Christian identity in churches and society regarding the culture of arts.

B.F.A. in Craft, Metalsmithing major, Department of Design and Craft, Seoul National University, Korea.

M.Div., Christian Ethics concentration, Methodist Theological University, Seoul, Korea

M.A., Art and Religion, Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.

Ordained Pastor of Evangelical Church Alliance, since 2023