Download or read book Pilgrimage in Service of Mission in the Context of the Contemporary Korean Church written by Min-Hwi Kim and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Evangelical Pilgrims from the East written by Sunggu Yang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The Mission of God s Pilgrim People written by Eun Chul Hwang and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Called Out for Witness written by Daniel Taichoul Yang and published by Wipf and Stock. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grace Korean Church (GKC) was established in 1982 by David Kwangshin Kim in Fullerton, California. From the very beginning, Kim led the church into a robust missionary engagement, which is being continued and even intensified by his successor, Paul Kihong Han. Throughout its three-decades of history, the church has invested more than 50% of its total income to supporting and maintaining its mission operations (with more than 250 missionaries in close to 60 countries). This book investigates the theological motivation for GKC's missions: pneumatological missiology, theology of revival, diaspora theology, Reformed theology, Presbyterian theology, and mission theology. The book also shows the extent of the church's mission engagement by continents. Finally, the book turns its attention to the future with an evaluation of the church's missionary journey I recommend this book because Pastor Yang wrote it under the auspice of Oxford Centre for Mission Studies in England as their visiting scholar. The book has enough merits to be trusted from a missiological perspective. The start of GMI's world mission and its entirety are well explained in this book. I hope to see the whole world coming to know more about the world mission of GMI through this book. David Kwangshin Kim President of Grace Ministries International Called Out for Witness offers a systematic study and interpretation of the missionary engagement of this remarkable congregation. Anyone wishing to keep abreast of the shape and direction of Christian mission in the contemporary world will want to take account of this original and ground-breaking book. Kenneth R. Ross, Former General Secretary, Church of Scotland Board of World Mission Called Out for Witness by Taichoul Yang is an inspiring case study of the amazing missionary journey of Grace Korean Church in Fullerton, California. In 2013, the church had 256 missionaries serving in 58 countries. It has applied 50% of its annual income to support its missionaries and their mission activities since its inception three decades ago. It has ten seminaries and one missionary training center on various continents producing thousands of pastors and missionaries.. This is a must read to learn how a single congregation can become a powerful instrument of global outreach. Tetsunao Yamamori, Senior Fellow, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California This book is a deeply insightful examination of one congregation, the Grace Korean Church. This book is about a kind of church that is perhaps unique to Korea. A church whose raison d'etre is proclamation of the Gospel where it has not been proclaimed. Jonathan J. Bonk, Executive Director Emeritus, Overseas Ministries Study Center, New Haven, Daniel Taichoul Yang (D. Min. in Missiology), a Korean-American minister ordained by a Korean Presbyterian church, currently serves as Director of World Mission Department of Grace Korean Church, Fullerton, California. He previously served as a missionary to Russia and Australia. He travels extensively throughout the world, while serving various world-wide mission networks. He lives with his wife, Esther Hyunjung, and has a daughter, Hyojoo.

Download or read book A study on the mission of the Korean church in the urban area through community service written by Sang Won Kim and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Pilgrimage of Buddhism and a Buddhist Pilgrimage written by James Bissett Pratt and published by New York : Macmillan. This book was released on 1928 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reflecting God s Glory Together written by A. Scott Moreau and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Christian Advocate written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture written by Victor Witter Turner and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: 1978, in series: Lectures on the history of religions; new ser., no. 11. With new introd.

Download or read book Missions written by Howard Benjamin Grose and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Leading Across Cultures written by James E. Plueddemann and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Fratelli Tutti written by Pope Francis and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Strangers in This World written by Hussam S. Timani and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strangers in This World brings together a consortium of scholars to reflect on the religious, political, anthropological, and social realities of immigration through the prism of the historical and theological resources, insights, and practices across an array of religious traditions. The volume, reflecting the diversity of religious cultures, is nevertheless unified in arguing that immigration is an important aspect of the major religions at their core and connects to vital points of theological reflection and practice in Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Native American religious traditions.

Download or read book Missional Church written by Darrell L. Guder and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1998-02-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would a theology of the Church look like that took seriously the fact that North America is now itself a mission field? This question lies at the foundation of this volume written by an ecumenical team of six noted missiologists—Lois Barrett, Inagrace T. Dietterich, Darrell L. Guder, George R. Hunsberger, Alan J. Roxburgh, and Craig Van Gelder. The result of a three-year research project undertaken by The Gospel and Our Culture Network, this book issues a firm challenge for the church to recover its missional call right here in North America, while also offering the tools to help it do so. The authors examine North America s secular culture and the church s loss of dominance in today s society. They then present a biblically based theology that takes seriously the church s missional vocation and draw out the consequences of this theology for the structure and institutions of the church.

Download or read book A History of the Ecumenical Movement in Asia written by Ninan Koshy and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 781 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Pilgrimage of Buddhism and a Buddhist Pilgrimage written by James Bissett Pratt and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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