Pilgrimage In Service Of Mission In The Context Of The Contemporary Korean Church
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Pilgrimage In Service Of Mission In The Context Of The Contemporary Korean Church
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Author : Min-Hwi Kim
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Pilgrimage In Service Of Mission In The Context Of The Contemporary Korean Church written by Min-Hwi Kim and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
There is a saying that life is a pilgrimage. This journey is also echoed through Vatican II’s statement that “The pilgrim Church is missionary by her very nature, since it is from the mission of the Son and the mission of the Holy Spirit that she draws her origin, in accordance with the decree of God the Father.” As such, a pilgrimage is an expressive act of desire to engage spirituality on a practical level, and “a journey to a special or holy place as a way of making an impact on one’s life with the revelation of God associated with that place.” Our faith does not consist of an ideological or utopian world that exists only in our heads, but is instead an expression of practical, ethical action that explores the signs of the times amidst the realities of postmodernism and post secularism. The Korean Catholic Church has been on a difficult road to meet and experience God. In 1784, Lee Seung Hun was baptized in China, taking the name of Peter, and with that the Korean Church began. Even after four great persecutions, the Korean Church never gave up her efforts to practice the faith. It is no exaggeration to say that the Korean church of today owes its existence to the many unnamed martyrs, of whom many were lay. Since 2011, the Bishops’ Conference has designated 111 holy sites throughout the country and conferred blessings on those who pilgrimed to these holy sites. This led to a certain pilgrimage ‘boom’. The Bishop of the Missionary of the Episcopal Church and the Bishop of the Holy Land pilgrimage (Chairman Kim Sun-tae) presented a blessing to the organizers who pilgrimed to all 111 of the Holy Places listed in the “Catholic Church Pilgrimage in Korea” on December 12. On this day, 433 believers received blessings. As a result, a total of 2,664 persons received the blessing. A total of 1,215 people was awarded the blessing year in 2017. In this way, it can be seen that this ministerial approach to pilgrimage in the Korean Catholic is yielding good fruit. The Catholic Church in Korea is researching how to integrate theology and spirituality of pilgrimage into mission, pursuing the unity of theory and practice. Pilgrimage is an embodied ritual, so the theology and spirituality of pilgrimage must also come out of a concrete practice. In the pilgrimage we undertake, the external pilgrimage to the holy place and the inner pilgrimage are not separate, but are rather complementary. The Korean Catholic Church is actively developing and revitalizing the ritual of outward and inward pilgrimage. The Korean Catholic Church has practiced pilgrimage as a part of the faith life of the church community, even as it is seen as an option, not a requirement. This work will argue that the Korean Catholic Church should link pilgrimage with a variety of programs within this context. In particular, it should develop a pilgrimage program for young people to help them locate themselves within Korean church history and also within their communities in the long history of God’s providence. In this sense, the goal of pilgrimage is not to abolish the relevance of church’s political, historical, or doctrinal contexts, but to restore its identity as a pilgrim community and to strengthen its evangelical mission as a community of churches. In other words, the theology and spirituality of pilgrimage will provide dynamism to the Korean church. This dynamic community can only be called an evangelical community when it truly is God’s salt, leaven, and light in the world. In order to approach the crisis and opportunity of today's postmodern church situation in a missionary and communicative manner, I will study pilgrimage to these sacred sites and present this unique pilgrim spirituality as a paradigmatic transformation of the new mission and method of evangelization. The purpose of this dissertation is to consider pilgrimage, which is one of the various popular devotional acts, as an important phenomenon of the new evangelization. Hence, I will explore not only some Catholic studies from other parts of the world, but also the unique spiritual pilgrimage spirituality and its corresponding mission dimension that have been created through the spiritual phenomenon of Asian pilgrimages active in Catholic churches in East Asia. This dissertation has four main objectives which underscore its significance to the field of missiology: (a) to examine what pilgrimage is from historical, biblical, and church viewpoints, and to provide its relevance for mission today; (b) to reestablish the relationship between pilgrimage and tourism as this form of popular devotion has unfolded throughout human history; (c) To help the reader understand the unique pilgrim spirituality of the Korean Catholic Church; and (d) as a local church in the world church, to better orient the future direction of this ministry and spirituality, not only in Korea but also in other parts of a world church. In this work, the first chapter looks at the definition of pilgrimage sites and the meaning of the place where the pilgrimage is taking place, approaching this from historical, biblical, and ecclesial perspectives. First, I deal with the history of pilgrimage to the shrines of the Korean Catholic Church. Second, I present pilgrimage to these holy lands through the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments’ The Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy-Principles and Guidelines. Third, I describe how it is that, from historical and biblical points, pilgrimages are deeply related to the human journey which has to do with salvation, engaging memory, penitence, liturgy and sacraments, and popular devotion. Lastly, I demonstrate how it is that pilgrimage is related to mission, one embodies by an intrinsic desire to live a life of faith. The second chapter is more forced specifically at pilgrim spirituality in conjunction with the definition of pilgrimage in the early Church, the Middle Ages, and the Second Vatican Council. Furthermore, I examine pilgrimage, in light of pilgrimage spirituality, tourism, and theology, highlighting the theological restructuring act which enables the reader to re-illuminate Christian testimony and life. In the third chapter I explain how the establishment of pilgrimage to the sacred places of by the Korean Catholic Church has produced legacy of faith that has been handed down through the faith of the martyrs and the myriad of ancestors of a faith witnessed by worship and service to God. Based on these spiritual aspects, I describe how these sacred places have grown through pilgrimage, a pilgrimage often focused around persecution and martyrdom. Furthermore, I explore the activities of the Suwon Diocese for the promotion of pilgrimage. In particular, for example, guide books which assist the pilgrim in walking to these sacred places in the precincts, Didimgil, make the pilgrimage more enriching. A treatment of modern parish movements to promote the veneration of these saints and martyrs accents their continuing relevance and connection with the grassroots. This chapter is not without its description of more concrete ways of doing pilgrimage, such as that done physically walking, one done with a leader, and the creation of resources to assist pilgrims in furthering their relationship with a God who invites us to participate in mission. Some of my major learnings round out the work.
Korean Church God S Mission Global Christianity
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Author : Wonsuk Ma
language : en
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2015
Korean Church God S Mission Global Christianity written by Wonsuk Ma and has been published by Wipf & Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Christianity categories.
Once considered as a Cinderella in church growth and mission in the post-Edinburgh Conference era, the Korean church is given its due in this book. As a guide to Korean Christianity, it contains more than thirty chapters, written by historians, missiologists, sociologists, mission practitioners, pastors, and church leaders. They come from a wide range of church traditions, and also from within and without South Korea. This volume assesses the legacy and place of Korean Christianity and its mission, provides insightful and self-critical accounts in topics ranging from theories, policies, practices, and prospects, and offers a useful overview of how the Korean church grew into a missionary church. As a non-western major mission force, it has been equipping itself and others for service by broadening the understanding of God's mission throughout the turbulent years of imperialism, post-colonialism and globalisation. The book, concluding with reflections on the future challenges and possibilities, is intended as an important gift to the Korean church and to world Christianity ""...excellent...and one of the most important of the Series: assuming a holistic definition of mission, it provides a panoramic view of the Korean missionary movement, in historical, missiological, and practical perspectives. Authors from multiple ecclesial traditions bring wide-ranging scholarship and experience... I highly recommend...and will use it in my classes."" Dana L. Robert, Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission, Boston University '... a significant effort for Christian mission in the twenty-first century, thus, highly recommended to every global mission leader'. David J. Cho, Founder of the Asia Missions Association, and the Third World Missions Association '...the breadth of the studies found in the book is astonishing, and there has been no resource of this magnitude in authors, themes, and perspectives'. Jung Woon Suh (from Foreword 1) 'For now, it is enough to say that the Korean churches and their missionaries are God's instruments ""for such a time as this"".' Jonathan J. Bonk (from Foreword 2) Wonsuk Ma is Executive Director and David Yonggi Cho Research Tutor of Global Christianity at Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, Oxford, United Kingdom. Kyo Seong Ahn is Associate Professor of Church History at the Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, Seoul, South Korea.
Korean Church In Brazil
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Author : Eun Chul Hwang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Korean Church In Brazil written by Eun Chul Hwang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Koreans categories.
Evangelical Pilgrims From The East
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Author : Sunggu Yang
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-11-18
Evangelical Pilgrims From The East written by Sunggu Yang and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-18 with Social Science categories.
In this book Sunggu Yang proposes five socio-ecclesial codes as unique faith fundamentals of Korean American Christianity. Drawing from rigorous research and years of ecclesial experience, Yang names the codes as follows: the Wilderness Pilgrimage code, the Diasporic Mission Code, the Confucian Egalitarian code, the Buddhist Shamanistic code, and the Pentecostal Liberation code. These five codes, he asserts, help Korean Americans sustain their lives, culture, faith, and evangelical mission as aliens or “pilgrims” in the American “wilderness.” Yang outlines how his five proposed codes serve as liberative and prophetic mechanisms of faith through which Korean Americans can contribute to racial harmony and cultural diversity in North America. In this sense, Korean American Christianity—its theology and spirituality—works not only on behalf of Korean Americans, but also for the sake of all Americans. Yang shows how the Korean American pulpit is the locus where these five codes appear most vividly.
The Mission Of God S Pilgrim People
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Author : Eun Chul Hwang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Mission Of God S Pilgrim People written by Eun Chul Hwang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Christianity and culture categories.
A Study Of Missional Structures For The Korean Church For Its Postmodern Context
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Author : Han Soo Park
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
A Study Of Missional Structures For The Korean Church For Its Postmodern Context written by Han Soo Park and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Postmodernism categories.
The Korean church through many decades experienced tremendous growth in numbers, with the church in 1995 attracting over twenty percent of the population. However, the Korean church is currently facing new twenty-first century problems, suffering serious stagnation, and experiencing decline. The church urgently needs to reflect on the current situation and to develop new principles and remedial strategies. The research examines the characteristics of the Korean postmodern context relating to the structure in order to develop a relevant missional structure for the church, and to help church and mission leaders of the Presbyterian Churches in Korea obtain new missiological insights. The study explores three fields: modern cultures in mission history, new challenges in mission today, and growing churches in the postmodern cultures and the Korean context. These explorations answer which missional structures of the Presbyterian church in Korea have been developed, which patterns of organizational structure have been effective, what are the characteristics of the postmodern context that affect the organizational structure of the church, and what are the elements necessary for missional engagement as seen from the perspective of the missional structure in the postmodern context. First, I trace the early period of the Korean church so that the present situation might be better understood, and then I identify growing churches in the modern Korea. An analysis of the church growth in modern Korea is also included. In the next part, I review the phenomena of postmodern society, and I attempt to establish some tentative principles for analyzing the postmodern culture: defining postmodern terms, summarizing the characteristics of postmodernity, and outlining the new challenges in mission, such as globalization, secularization, and pluralization. In the third and last part, I define evangelization and church growth, and identify growing churches in postmodern cultures. I analyze six Korean urban churches, and I note some of the missional features of these six churches as "emerging churches," which are defined as the growing churches without the modern practices of Christianity, not the faith itself. Emerging churches are extended in the application of various practices in diverse postmodern cultures..
Reflecting God S Glory Together
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Author : A. Scott Moreau
language : en
Publisher: William Carey Publishing
Release Date : 2011-09-15
Reflecting God S Glory Together written by A. Scott Moreau and has been published by William Carey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-15 with Religion categories.
The true story of mission has been deeper, wider, and far more diverse than many Christians in countries with long histories of church presence have realized. The authors in Reflecting God’s Glory Together: Diversity in Evangelical Mission drive that point home in a variety of ways. From Filipino and Ghanaian missionary work in North American cities, to Canadian work among the Chinese diaspora, to African-American work in Zimbabwe, the authors help us begin to grasp just how many ways evangelicals in mission are truly going from and coming to everywhere as they follow Christ’s mandate to reach the nations. Diverse voices utilizing diverse strategies pursuing a common call: these result in a mosaic whose larger pattern glorifies the God who came to live among us—and who continues to send us out in the pattern God so clearly established. As editors, Beth and Scott invite you to explore the stories embedded in that marvelous mosaic that we have been privileged to collect for this volume.
The Pilgrimage Of Buddhism And A Buddhist Pilgrimage
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Author : James Bissett Pratt
language : en
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
Release Date : 1996
The Pilgrimage Of Buddhism And A Buddhist Pilgrimage written by James Bissett Pratt and has been published by Asian Educational Services this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Buddhism categories.
A History Of The Ecumenical Movement In Asia
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Author : Ninan Koshy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
A History Of The Ecumenical Movement In Asia written by Ninan Koshy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Christian union categories.
Leading Across Cultures
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Author : James E. Plueddemann
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2012-10-04
Leading Across Cultures written by James E. Plueddemann and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-04 with Religion categories.
Missiologist James E. Plueddemann presents a roadmap for crosscultural leadership development in the global church. With keen understanding of current research on cultural dynamics, he integrates theology with leadership theory to apply biblical insights to practical issues in world mission.