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• ShemeberPeople

  Shemeber was the king of Zeboiim mentioned in Genesis 14. In the time of Abraham, he was one of five kings of the region of Canaan who fought against a coalition of four kings led by Chedorlaomer.

• ZipporPeople

  Zippor is an Old Testament figure named only as the father of Balak, king of Moab. He appears in the text solely in the phrase "Balak the son of Zippor," and nothing is recorded about his own life or deeds.

• JakehPeople

  Jakeh was the father of Agur, whose words are recorded in Proverbs 30 of the Old Testament. His name appears only once in the Bible, in Proverbs 30:1.

• Jaazaniah (Son of Azzur)People

  Jaazaniah the son of Azzur was one of the twenty-five men whom the prophet Ezekiel saw in a vision at the east gate of the Jerusalem temple. He is described as one of the "princes of the people" who gave wicked counsel (Ezekiel 11:1).

• ShinabPeople

  Shinab was the king of Admah named in Genesis 14. He was one of five kings who fought against the coalition of four kings led by Chedorlaomer.

• Amalek (son of Eliphaz)People

  Amalek was the son of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn, by Eliphaz's concubine Timna. He was one of the chiefs of Edom and is traditionally regarded as the ancestor of the Amalekites.

• Obadiah (Prophet)People

  Obadiah is the prophet traditionally credited with writing the Old Testament Book of Obadiah. He prophesied the judgment of Edom and the restoration of Zion. Scripture names him only in Obadiah 1:1.

• HamulPeople

  Hamul was a grandson of Judah, a son of Perez, and a brother of Hezron. He was the ancestor of the Hamulite family within the tribe of Judah, and his name appears only in genealogies.

• Pastor EmeritusChurch Offices

  Pastor emeritus is an honorary title that a church confers on a retired pastor who served that congregation for many years, in recognition of that service. The title carries no authority to govern the church; it expresses honor and respect.

• Wednesday ServiceWorship & Rites

  A Wednesday service is a midweek worship service held on Wednesday, between one Lord's Day and the next. It is also known as a Wednesday prayer meeting. Most Korean Protestant churches hold it on Wednesday evening, and in Korea it is also called the samil service ("third-day service").

• Representative PrayerWorship & Rites

  Representative prayer is a prayer offered aloud by one person on behalf of the entire congregation during a worship service or gathering. In Korean churches it is usually led by lay officers such as elders, senior deaconesses (kwonsa), and deacons.

• Bible SundayFeasts & Seasons

  Bible Sunday is a Sunday set aside to reflect on the value of Scripture and to pray and give offerings for the translation and distribution of the Bible. In Korea, churches observe it each year on the second Sunday of December, with the Korean Bible Society leading the observance.

• Children's SundayFeasts & Seasons

  Children's Sunday is a Sunday set apart for blessing children and reflecting on the responsibility of passing the faith on to the next generation. It is also known as Flower Sunday. Korean churches usually observe it on the first Sunday of May, just before Korea's Children's Day.

• GraceDoctrine & Theology

  Grace is the favor and gift that God freely bestows on those who do not deserve it. Protestantism holds that a person attains salvation not on the basis of his or her own merit but by the grace of God.

• Predestination and Free WillControversies

  Predestination and free will is a debate over whether salvation depends on God's election or on the human response. Calvinism, followed by Presbyterians, and the Arminian-Wesleyan tradition, followed by Methodists, Holiness churches, and Full Gospel churches, explain the question differently.

• Taxation of ClergyControversies

  Taxation of clergy is the question of levying income tax on the honoraria received by pastors and other religious workers. In South Korea, taxation of clergy income took effect in January 2018 after a long controversy.

• Epistle to TitusBible

  The Epistle to Titus is a book of the New Testament, a letter in which the apostle Paul instructs his coworker Titus, whom he had left on the island of Crete, to appoint church leaders and to uphold sound teaching and right living. Together with 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy, it is known as one of the "Pastoral Epistles."

• School ChaplainChurch Offices

  A school chaplain is a pastor attached to a school founded on Christian principles who is responsible for worship, religious education, and counseling for students, faculty, and staff.

• Joint Easter ServiceWorship & Rites

  A joint Easter service is a worship service held on Easter at which multiple denominations and churches gather together, often at dawn. In Korea, the first such service is reported to have been held in 1947 on Namsan in Seoul.

• Church Volunteer ServiceChristian Life

  Church volunteer service is the work that church members take on by giving their time and talents in worship, church administration, education, service to neighbors, and other areas. The term generally denotes voluntary, unpaid service.