DR. PAUL CHOO
President of APIIS
Paul Choo, is a Singaporean. He graduated as a medical doctor from the National University of Singapore in 1971 and was awarded a Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa) from Bob Jones University (1998).
He started the Shenton Medical Group, Singapore‘s largest medical group in the 80’s. In 1995 he sold the medical group to Singapore’s largest hospital group to focus on pastoring the Gospel Light Christian Church that he started in 1987. Today, GLCC is a growing church with around 3000 in weekly attendance.
In 1995, Dr. Choo founded the Asia-Pacific Institute of Biblical Studies (APIBS), using videotaped lectures and study materials permitted by Bob Jones University. In 2008 APIBS changed its name to Asia-Pacific Institute of International Studies (APIIS) to reflect its expansion in other fields of practical ministry and leadership. APIBS/APIIS has trained over 4000 Asian leaders and counting.
In 2009, he founded Goducate, a non-profit organization serving eight Asian countries employing 250 full-time staff to help “Needy Asians Help Themselves.” He has taught and preached in hundreds of universities, Bible schools, organizations, and churches in America, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Asia. His passion is to train leaders in Asia for the 21st century. He was selected by Channel News Asia in 2011 as one of the “Asians of the Year” for his significant contribution to Asia.
He is the author of four books: “Looking Back, Looking Up,” “Reflections from an Old Friend of AFBCP,” “Twenty Precious Lessons for Asian Christians,” and “Leadership in the 21st Century.”
He has a beautiful, supportive, and prayerful wife, Nancy. They have four wonderful children, Tim, Lish, David, and Steve, and seven adorable grandchildren.