By: gfesadmin on August 27, 2012
One thing that has struck listening to the Korean nationals sharing with our D.Min students is how Christianity was instrumental to the rebuilding Korea after the Korean war. In the face of such devastation, Christianity having largely preserved the Korean language, took shape through faith and worship, into prayer and intense missional action. There…
By: gfesadmin on August 27, 2012
One of the comments Dr. Daniel Dongwon Lee shared in his presentation that relates to my work is the “Balance in work and rest” issue.It is too easy to wake up in the morning and my first action is to check my emails on my IPhone. Technology significantly increases our work load and the pressure…
By: gfesadmin on August 27, 2012
There were some common themes that seemed to run through the presentations which apply to my ministry context. The first is focus. All the presenters attributed their success, at least in part, to clarifying their ministry priority and not departing from it. A second theme is intentionality. They talked about mobilizing resources according to a…
By: gfesadmin on August 27, 2012
This morning I woke up with thoughts regarding the ministry paradigm of “competition.” Then, the panelists today mentioned that Korea is a “religiously competitive society”; not only within the Christian church (Protestants & Catholics) and between seminaries, but also between the variety of religious expressions within this country. My thoughts are that we might consider…
By: gfesadmin on August 27, 2012
What is the Gospel? It seems to me that the Korean understanding of Gospel is focused primarily on ‘The Four Spiritual Laws.’ Which for me, brings up the familiar question, ‘If you were going to die today, where would you spend eternity?’ While I appreciate/value/celebrate an emphasis on one’s relationship with God, I think that understanding is limited…
By: gfesadmin on August 24, 2012
Heroes Forever Trailer (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
By: gfesadmin on August 24, 2012
I think I heard Rev. Bang said that each church that began asked at its inception how they could send out missionaries. So relevant today. Do you think that churches that do not get this, God allows to die?
By: gfesadmin on August 24, 2012
Meet the students of #lgp3
By: gfesadmin on August 23, 2012
This morning, we’ll hear a lot about the history of Korea and of Christianity in Korea. Use the comments thread below to post the one or two things that really strike you. Interact with one another in the thread below.
By: gfesadmin on July 26, 2012
This week I’ve been reading through the opening chapters of Dr. Jason Clark’s PhD not-yet-published dissertation. A much more technical treatment of the chapters he contributed to Church in the Present Tense (see my previous post on those), Clark’s dissertation is at once profound and troubling. His quest is for a tertium quid, a third way, between the predominant modes…
By: gfesadmin on July 26, 2012
That video gets me every time. I posted it to my Facebook timeline a few days ago, commenting that we should all have a daddy like Derek Redmond’s dad. One of the favorites to medal in the 400 meters at the 1992 Olympic Games, Redmond tore his hamstring halfway through his semi-final race. Clearly in…
