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Sunday School Movement
The Sunday school movement was a church education movement that spread Sunday schools, which teach the Bible to children and adults on the Lord's Day. In Korea, the movement centered on the Korea Sunday School Association, organized in 1922.
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- Sunday SchoolChristian Life
Sunday school is an educational program in which a church teaches the Bible and the Christian faith to children and youth on Sunday. Today it is also known as church school.
- Kindergarten DepartmentChristian Life
The kindergarten department is the division of a church school that serves preschool children of roughly four to six years of age, offering faith education centered on worship, play, and storytelling.
- 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.
- Vacation Bible SchoolChristian Life
Vacation Bible School is an educational event in which a church gathers children and youth for several days during the summer vacation for Bible teaching, singing, and recreational activities. It is also called Bible school or VBS.
- Elementary DepartmentChristian Life
The elementary department is the division of a church school (Sunday school) responsible for children of elementary school age. Also called the children's department, it provides worship and Bible instruction suited to children's level of understanding.
- Emma RevellPeople
Emma Revell (1843–1903) was the wife of the American revivalist Dwight L. Moody. A Sunday school teacher, she is known for supporting her husband's ministry by handling its correspondence and finances.
- Scripture MemorizationChristian Life
Scripture memorization is the devotional practice of committing passages of the Bible to memory and taking them to heart. Its purpose goes beyond recall to using the memorized Word in meditation, prayer, and evangelism. In Korean Protestant churches it is widely practiced through memory verses in Sunday school, discipleship training, and the training programs of mission organizations.
- Senior Adult DepartmentChristian Life
The senior adult department is the church department responsible for worship, education, fellowship, and care for older members of the congregation. Its work is also called silver ministry or senior ministry.
- Dawson TrotmanPeople
Dawson Trotman (1906–1956) was an American evangelist. In 1933 he founded The Navigators, and he popularized an approach to discipleship centered on Scripture memorization and one-to-one follow-up.
- Florence MackenziePeople
Florence Mackenzie (1911–1984) was a Canadian nurse. In 1934 she married Eric Liddell, the Scottish missionary and Olympic gold medalist, in Tianjin, China, and served with him as a missionary in China.
- Christian Education SundayChristian Life
Christian Education Sunday is a Sunday on which a church reflects on its ministries of faith education, including the church school, prays for teachers and students, and renews its commitment to this work.
- Eric LiddellPeople
Eric Liddell (1902–1945) was a Scottish athlete and missionary. At the 1924 Paris Olympics he declined to run in the 100 meters heats, which were held on a Sunday, and went on to win the gold medal in the 400 meters. He later served as a missionary in China and died in a Japanese internment camp.
- 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.
- Palm SundayFeasts & Seasons
Palm Sunday is the Sunday immediately before Easter. It commemorates the occasion when crowds carrying palm branches welcomed Jesus Christ as he entered Jerusalem. Holy Week begins on this day.
- Reformation SundayFeasts & Seasons
Reformation Sunday is a Sunday commemorating the sixteenth-century Reformation, symbolized by Martin Luther's publication of the Ninety-five Theses on October 31, 1517. Korean Protestant churches generally observe it on the last Sunday of October.
- 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.
- 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.
- Trinity SundayFeasts & Seasons
Trinity Sunday, the Sunday after Pentecost, is a feast of the Western church year commemorating the doctrine of the Trinity, which confesses one God in Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- Parents' SundayFeasts & Seasons
Parents' Sunday is an observance of Korean Protestant churches, held on a Sunday near Korea's Parents' Day (May 8), to remember with gratitude the grace shown by parents and to reflect on the biblical teaching of honoring one's father and mother.