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• Moon Ik-hwanPeople

  Moon Ik-hwan (1918–1994) was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, an Old Testament scholar, and a poet. His pen name was Neutbom ("Late Spring"). He oversaw the Old Testament translation of the Common Translation Bible. He was imprisoned several times for his role in the democratization movement of the 1970s and 1980s and in the reunification movement, including his 1989 visit to North Korea.

• Talent MarketChristian Life

  A talent market is an event held in the Sunday schools of Korean churches at which children spend "talents," a play currency earned through attendance, Scripture memorization, evangelism, and similar activities, on snacks or school supplies.

• WCC Busan AssemblyHistory

  The Tenth Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC), held from October 30 to November 8, 2013, at BEXCO in Busan, South Korea, under the theme "God of Life, Lead Us to Justice and Peace."

• Theological SeminaryOrganization & Polity

  A theological seminary, or graduate school of theology, is a graduate-level program whose primary purpose is the training of pastors. Its core program is the Master of Divinity (M.Div.), and many Korean Protestant denominations treat completion of this program as a basic requirement for ordination.

• InterCPHeresies & Cults

  InterCP is a South Korean overseas mission organization led by its director, Paul Choi (Choi Ba-ul). Since 2011, several denominations have passed resolutions calling for close observation of the group, urging members to refrain from participation, or prohibiting interaction with it. In 2022 the Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapShin) declared it heretical.

• Robert Jermain ThomasPeople

  Robert Jermain Thomas was a Welsh missionary of the London Missionary Society. In 1866 he sailed up the Taedong River as an interpreter aboard the American merchant ship General Sherman and was killed at Pyongyang. Korean Protestants commonly regard him as their first martyr.

• John Paul IIPeople

  John Paul II (1920–2005), a native of Poland, was the 264th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1978 to 2005. He was the first pope to visit Korea, where in 1984 he canonized 103 Korean martyrs.

• Patsy Bolling ReynoldsPeople

  Patsy Bolling Reynolds (1868–1962) was an American Southern Presbyterian missionary. In 1892 she came to Korea with her husband, William Reynolds (Korean name Yi Nul-seo), as one of the seven members of the Southern Presbyterian pioneer party, and she served there until 1937.

• Total Mobilization SundayWorship & Rites

  Total Mobilization Sunday is a Sunday on which the entire congregation joins in inviting unchurched neighbors to worship. Also called Evangelism Sunday or the New Life Festival, it is one of the best-known evangelistic events in Korean Protestant churches.

• All-Night PrayerChristian Life

  All-night prayer is the practice of praying through the night, or a prayer gathering held for that purpose. In Korean Protestant churches it has been widely practiced in the form of the Friday all-night prayer meeting.

• Retirement Age for PastorsControversies

  The retirement age for pastors is the age at which a minister steps down from public duties such as serving as senior pastor. In Korea, most major Protestant denominations have set it at 70, and debate continues over proposals to raise or abolish this age.

• Family WorshipWorship & Rites

  Family worship is worship that a family offers together at home, typically consisting of hymn singing, Scripture reading, and prayer. In Korean Protestant churches it is widely practiced, including on traditional holidays in connection with memorial services, and serves as a setting for faith education.

• Discipleship TrainingChristian Life

  Discipleship training is a form of Christian education in which church members receive systematic instruction over a set period, through small-group Bible study, prayer, and examination of daily life, so that they may live as disciples of Jesus Christ. In Korea it spread widely as a program of lay training through Ok Han-heum and SaRang Community Church.

• Oral RobertsPeople

  Oral Roberts (1918–2009) was an American Pentecostal and charismatic healing evangelist. He became widely known through his tent meetings and television broadcasts, and he founded Oral Roberts University. In Korean Protestantism he is regarded as a major influence on David Yonggi Cho.

• Faye MoonPeople

  Faye Moon (Moon Hye-rim, 1936–2022) was an American-born social worker and human rights activist and the wife of the Rev. Moon Dong-hwan. She publicized news of South Korea's democratization movement abroad, and in 1986 she founded Durebang, a mission center in Uijeongbu, South Korea, that assists women in U.S. military camp towns.

• Pastoral PensionOrganization & Polity

  A pastoral pension is a pension system operated by a denomination or church to support pastors who have retired or can no longer carry out their duties, as well as their surviving families.

• The Church and PoliticsControversies

  The question of how the church and individual Christians should engage in politics. Views differ on the meaning of the separation of church and state, the boundary between preaching and political speech, and the proper forms of the church's social engagement.

• Manmin Central ChurchHeresies & Cults

  Manmin Central Church is a church founded by Lee Jae-rock in 1982 in Guro District, Seoul, South Korea. It has been declared heretical by the Jesus Korea Sungkyul Church, the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap), the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Hapshin), the Christian Council of Korea, and other bodies.

• Kang Shin-myungPeople

  Kang Shin-myung (1909–1985) was a minister and educator in the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap). He served for many years as senior pastor of Saemoonan Church and held the offices of moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap) and president of Soongjun University (now Soongsil University).

• 2 Corinthians 13:13Bible Verses

  2 Corinthians 13:13 is the benediction with which the apostle Paul closes 2 Corinthians, invoking together the grace of Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit; most English Bibles number it 13:14. In Korean Protestant churches, it is the standard text for the benediction pronounced at the close of worship.