Brian S. Chan

Dr. Brian S. Chan is an assistant professor at DTS, where he teaches courses on the theology of creativity and beauty, visual artmaking, storytelling and faith, film, and creative writing. He previously pastored in Hollywood/Los Angeles and taught at Biola University, focusing on the theology of beauty, art, and film. Dr. Chan is also an internationally award-winning fine artist and serves as a workshop instructor in Hollywood. He is a board member of Lantern of the East Los Angeles International Artists.

As a certified kung fu master, Dr. Chan trained actors while in Hollywood. He authored The Purple Curtain: Living Out Beauty in Faith & Culture from a Biblical Perspective and Not Easily Broken (a novel). He is the chapter director of the Hollywood Prayer Network at DTS and mentors Christian artists in Europe through the European Leadership Forum.

Dr. Chan holds a BA in Psychology and a BA in Sociology from UC Davis, an MA in Christian Education and a ThM in Historical Theology from DTS, and a DMin in Philosophy from Talbot School of Theology. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Theology and the Arts at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Chan lives in Frisco with his wife, Ellen, and their son, Josiah. For leisure, he enjoys tai chi in the park, creating bonsai art, collecting toys, goofing off with his son, and watching a good movie.