Joy J. Moore

Joy Jittaun Moore is a biblical scholar and academic. She most recently was a professor of homiletics at Northern Seminary where she served as its president from December 2024 to January 2026. In early January 2026, Moore and the Board of Trustees mutually agreed that she would resign from the position of president of the seminary. Prior to coming to Northern Seminary, she was a professor of biblical preaching at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Biography A native of Chicago, Moore grew up in South Side, Chicago. Her passion for teaching led her to earn a B.A. in education and mathematics at the National College of Education at National Louis University in 1982. She was associate professor of practical theology at Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University between 2017 and 2018. She joined Luther Seminary as professor of biblical preaching in 2019. She also served as a professor of biblical preaching at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. She most recently served as president and professor of homiletics at Northern Seminary from December 2024 to January 2026. In early January 2026, Moore and the Board of Trustees mutually agreed that she would resign from the position of president of the seminary.

Moore is an ordained elder of the United Methodist Church.