Ferry Yang
B.A., M.A., M.Div., Ph.D.
Born: 08 January 1975 in Surabaya
(Indonesia)
Marital Status: Married
with two children
Statement
of Interest
Currently, I have four passions.
My first passion is to provide the best knowledge, understanding, and skill in
education for everybody involved in education (informal, non-formal, and
formal). The second is to focus on the
process of teaching and learning that will help to further the educational
process. The third passion is to create
a new system and environment of learning that will meet the challenges of the
21st century learning. The last passion, not the least but on
contrary is one of the most important, is to speak the truth of God through His
word in meeting the challenges and issues of the 21st century that
gradually infiltrates the life of the people of God.
Relevant
Experience
09.2015 – present Yang Academy;
(Education Consultant)
Surabaya, Indonesia CEO
My role at Yang Academy
is to run the consulting company. I am
involved in the discussion with clients, the identification of the clients’
needs, and the collaboration with the clients in the creation of the learning
they need. I’m also involved in the
marketing of our services to schools, parents, and other institutions. I create ready-made programs for clients who
need quick solutions, and I also create tailor-made programs that will answer
the need of the clients in the long run.
I also present the learning seminars and conferences to my clients. My clients include Cita
Hati School,
Gloria Christian
School, Compassions International Indonesia
East, Petra Christian University,
GKA Gloria, GRII, GKI Pregbun, GKKA Arjuna, and GKA Trinitas.
10.2013 – 07.2015 Neerlandia
Christian Reformed Church; (Church)
Alberta, Canada Pastor of Preaching and Teaching
I was the lead
pastor at NCRC. I gave spiritual
direction of the church. I also led the
church staff meeting. I was involved as
advisor to the admin council and pastoral council, and also to the youth
committee. My role there also included
collaborating with 15 other churches in the area for the area ministerial
service. Another very important role was
to visit church members regularly to encourage and counsel them as they
needed. I also do counselling for people
who needed guidance and counselling. I
preached twice a week. I taught catechism
for youth every week. I also had special
classes for profession of faith and pre-marital counselling. I also officiated wedding and conducted
funeral services. The church was English
speaking church with primarily Dutch Canadian members.
09.2011 – 05.2013 Calvin
Theological Seminary; (Higher
Education)
Michigan, USA Part Time Instructor and Teaching Assistant
Calvin
Theological Seminary is the seminary of the Christian Reformed Church that
trains candidate pastors to serve as ministers at the CRC. This seminary also provides academic degrees
for those who are inspired to pursue advanced academic degree in theology, Th.M
(Master of Theology) and Ph.D (Doctor of Philosophy). My role as Teaching Assistant was to tutor
students in the study of their Hebrew and Greek languages. As TA I also assisted the professors in the
running of their classes, spiritual formation class and education class. As Part Time Instructor I taught classes as
assigned, Curriculum Design and Development and Foundations in Ministry.
01.2009 – 07.2011 Pelita
Harapan Educational Foundation (YPPH); (Educational Enterprise)
Jakarta, Indonesia Professor of Education at the University of Pelita Harapan (UPH)
Academic
Principal at the UPH
College
Director
of Professional Development at the Dian
Harapan School
(SDH)
Dorm
Master at the Mission Youth for Christ UPH
YPPH
is an educational enterprise that supervises several educational institutions:
Lentera Harapan Schools (SLH), Dian Harapan Schools (SDH), Pelita Harapan
Schools (SPH), University of Pelita Harapan (UPH). As professor of education I taught 3 to 4
courses a semester in the area of education to the bachelors and masters levels
students. I also mentored masters
students thesis writings. As academic
principal and the founding principal of UPH
College, together with the curriculum
team I designed the curriculum of the UPH College. I supervised 30 teachers and staffs. UPH
College hosted 400
students. I provided directions and
leadership of the college. As director
of professional development at SDH I created the professional development
program for teachers and staff of the schools, and also got involved in the
training of the teachers myself. As Dorm
Master I was in charge of 160 dormitory students each year. I provided leadership to them and spiritual
direction.
10.2007 – 12.2008 University of Ciputra; (Higher Education)
Surabaya, Indonesia Expert Staff of
the Academic Affairs Team
My
role here was to integrate the curriculum of the then six departments within
the university under one direction, namely entrepreneurship. I collaborated with all the deans of the six
different departments in order to provide the best learning integration,
system, and environment for the university students. Included in it was my involvement in training
the university instructors in the overall philosophical educational framework
and methodologies of the entrepreneurship initiative of the university.
10.2007 – 12.2008 University
of Ciputra Entrepreneurship
Center; (University
Center of Excellence)
Surabaya, Indonesia Education Expert
In
this position my role was to tailor made training programs for institutions
that desired to adopt the University
of Ciputra’s
entrepreneurship framework. I was one of
the six members of the UCEC team. I also
gave training on the educational methods and philosophies for entrepreneurship
trainers of other institutions. I also
gave training to wannabe entrepreneurs who joined in our programs. We have collaborated and tailor made programs
for Mandiri Bank (the biggest bank in Indonesia), Jawa Pos (one of the biggest
newspapers in Indonesia), Gadjah Mada University, JKI (one of the biggest
churches in Indonesia with 20,000+ members), and Tarumanagara University.
Education
09.2011 – 05.2013 Calvin
Theological Seminary; (Master of Divinity)
Michigan, USA Studying to become a
pastor. Theological studies included
original languages of the Scripture (Hebrew and Greek), systematic theology,
pastoral counselling, theological formation, church polity, and sociological
approach.
09.2002 – 05.2006 Trinity International University; (Ph.D. in Educational Studies)
Illinois, USA My dissertation focused
on the impact of architecture on student learning. It was a case study as I was carefully
studying the architecture of Calvin
College, which was designed
by William Fyfe who was the direct of student of the world famous architect
Frank Lloyd Wright. The connection
between the built environment and the process of learning was fascinating that
even the choice of lighting could hamper learning altogether. In my Ph.D. studies, I focused on the
curriculum, education system, and philosophy of education.
09.1998 – 05.2000 Calvin
Theological Seminary; (Master of Arts in Educational Ministry)
Michigan, USA My
thesis was on the role of philosophy on seminary education in Indonesia. I studied the traces of the influence of
philosophy in the teaching and learning process and materials of the seminary
studies. I studied very rigorously the
curriculum design and the philosophy of education behind any curriculum. In my study at the seminary I took the
opportunity to take some advanced philosophy classes from Calvin College.
08.1992 – 06.1996 Petra Christian
University; (BA in Architecture)
Surabaya, Indonesia in my study of architecture I was fascinated
with classical and postmodern architectures.
It is the philosophical thought behind every single detail that is very
interesting. My mind was blown by the
design of Emilio Ambasz that incorporated nature in his design so
radically. For example the ACROS
building in Fukuoka Japan introduced a radically new
concept of green design in the middle of the heavily urban setting. In my last project I designed a green
building that rejuvenated the housing of the people in Klojen Malang. The overall design was meant to bring the
people to live well in a clean and in an environment that would highlight
nature in the midst of a heavily urban setting of Malang city.
I designed the housing complex that utilized the natural resources where
people could work it out for the purpose of their daily work to gain income and
take care of their families.
Additional
Information
Publications:
2000 The Role of Philosophy in
Seminary Education in Indonesia. 2000.
MA Thesis, Calvin Theological Seminary.
2004 Examining Rousseau’s
Philosophy of Education: A Christian Account, Christian Education Journal
Series 3, Volume 1, no. 3 (Fall 2004): 80-98
2005 Education
of the Struggle for Shalom, Veritas Volume 6 No. 1 (April 2005)
2006 Undergraduate Perspectives on Campus Architecture: A Case
Study. 2006. PhD Dissertation, Trinity International
University.
2007 Refleksi Teologis Tentang Rekonsiliasi Sebagai Tujuan Resolusi
Konflik (Theological Reflection on
Reconciliation as the Goal of Conflict Resolution), Veritas, Volume 8 No. 1
(April 2007): 67-81
2008 Problematika Kualitas Pendidikan di Indonesia (The Problem of
Quality of Education in Indonesia), Logos, no. 5 (2008): 19-20.
2012 Transformed
to be like Christ, Logos, no. 10 (2012):
14-16.
2014 The Impact of Consumerism and Market Oriented Culture to
Human Spirituality, Logos, no. 12
(March 2014)
2015 Redeeming
Indonesian Education, Logos, no. 13 (September 2015)
2016 Nationalism
in Education, Logos, no. 14 (April 2016)
Languages: English (fluent), Bahasa
Indonesia (mother tongue), and Mandarin (beginner).
References: Available upon request.
Hobbies: Swimming, Drawing,
Writing, Reading,
Watching movies.
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