Brother James Shin was born in Korea on 5 May 1955 to a poor family and grew up in the aftermath of the Korean War. After completing school he studied medicine at the Catholic University of Korea, - Graduating in Medicine in 1980. He had trained 4 years as a doctor at St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul where he specialized in Internal Medicine. Always committed to serving the Lord and his church from 1988 to 1990 he served as a Volunteer medical doctor serving the abandoned poor at Kkottongnae. Kkottongnae is notable for not only being one of the major social welfare facilities in Korea but under the leadership of the Founder Father Oh, it has become a major focal point of the Charismatic Prayer Movement. Br. James was baptized in the spirit in 1989. Finally in July 1990 that commitment was expressed in his joining the religious Congregation of the Kkottongnae Brothers of Jesus. He organized the Kkottongnae religious charismatic committee in 1996 and became a chairman of the committee. He is a member of the Board of the Korean National Charismatic Renewal Service. He was elected as a Superior of the congregation of the Kkottongnae brothers of Jesus in 2001 and re-elected in 2004. He started the Holy Spirit seminar for the youth in Kkottongnae Hyundo social welfare University and began the monthly vigil prayer meeting of the young people in Korea. He has been organizing the 2006 Holy Spirit conference of world youth. From June 2006, he is part of the ICCRS Council, representing ICCRS in Central, East and South East Asia.