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This workshop will discover thepotentials Korean-American mission forces possess for the world evangelization. A brief historical development of the Korean-American church will be discussed, as well as the unique role of the intergenerational Korean-Americans for the world mission will be covered.
A necessary preparation as a missionary will be discussed extensively from the view point of a 1.5 generation missionary. He will discuss step by step processes of the missionary preparations such as theological training, gathering information, choosing a mission organization, training period and factors behind deputations.
Lastly, some advantages of Korean-American missionary will be discussed. What are some of the strengths and difficulties of the Korean-Americans on the field and how the unique cultural background helped in doing mission works at various field situations.
1. Uniqueness of the Korean-American Church
1) Socio-cultural overview of the Korean-Americans
2) General characteristics of the Korean-American churches
3) Potentials and Visions of the Korean-American churches
2. Relationship between uniqueness of Korean-American mission forces to the actual missionary preparation and its work in the field.
1) Missionary Preparation
2) Missionary work in the field
a. Korean-American missionary's uniqueness and its adaptation on the field in various ministry activities.
b. Advantages of Korean-American missionary.
c. Some examples of difficulties faced on the field.
3) Common conflicts with the home churches.
3. Responsibility and Roles of the Korean-American missionaries
1) Co-operative relationship Korean-American missionaries must have on the field with:
a. Missionaries from Korea
b. Missionaries of new emerging Non-Western mission forces
c. Western missionaries
d. National church leaders and society leaders on the field.
2) Responsibility for internationalizing mission forces.
3) Role of Korean Americans in World Evangelization effort
4) Discussion and conclusion.
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백운영 Greg Paek 