A voice says, “Cry!” And I said, “What shall I cry?” All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the LORD blows on it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. (Isaiah 40:6-8)
LEOW WEN PIN (廖文彬) is a pastor-theologian, currently serving as associate pastor of Bethany Evangelical Free Church, overseeing preaching and instruction. He was ordained as a minister of the gospel under the Evangelical Free Church of Singapore. He is also the founder and board chairman of KIN, a mission organisation that enables Asian churches to make disciples of people with special needs.
In the discipline of theology, he completed his PhD in Theology and Religious Studies with the University of Cambridge. He also graduated with distinction from the University of Oxford (MSt in New Testament, as an Ertegun scholar), the University of Aberdeen (MTh in Old Testament), and Singapore Bible College (MDiv, Biblical Studies). He also holds postgraduate degrees in education from the University of Cambridge and the National Institute of Education (Singapore). He frequently teaches in local seminaries in Singapore and has conducted study trips to Israel, Türkiye, and Greece.
Wen Pin’s teaching and research focuses on the intersection between biblical studies and practical theology. His numerous writings include Enabling Hearts: A Primer for Disability-Inclusive Churches (2022, featured in Christianity Today), Like Mount Zion: Conceptual Metaphor and Critical Spatiality in the Songs of Ascents (2024, awarded the Rev. Dr Lien-Hwa Chow Memorial Foundation Outstanding Theological Research Book Award), and Loving Our Father’s World: Creation Care and Gospel Living (2025). Several of his works have been translated into Mandarin.
He is the book review editor of the Journal of Disability & Religion (the leading journal in the field of disability theology), the lead editor for Koinonia Journal, and the series editor for two book series: The Gospel Way and Disability Ministry in Asia. He is an advisor to the research-focused Centre for Autism and Theology of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, where he also serves as an editorial board member for the centre’s Neurodiversity and Faith book series.
A strong believer in holistic mission and “seeking the welfare of the city” (Jer. 29:7), Wen Pin has contributed for almost two decades through various governing & advisory roles in the volunteer sector in Singapore, including with the National Youth Council, AWWA School, Kindle Garden, St Andrew’s Mission School, and St Andrew’s Autism Centre. Presently, he volunteers with CaringSG (special needs caregiving advocacy), Our Father’s World (creation care advocacy), and St Luke’s Eldercare.
Wen Pin is married to Dr Su Xinyi (a clinician-scientist) and they have three children: Matthew, Nathaniel, and Sophie.
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