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• Franciscans

  The Franciscans are a Catholic mendicant order (an order whose members live without property, preaching and begging for their food), founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. Its official name is the Order of Friars Minor, and it emphasizes radical poverty and brotherhood.

• Jeondosa (Korean Church Office)

  A jeondosa (傳道師, often rendered "evangelist") is a minister in Korean Protestant churches who serves in a congregation before ordination as a pastor and is responsible for duties such as education, pastoral visitation, and preaching. The position is usually held by theological students or seminary graduates.

• Church Minister (Gyoyeokja)

  Gyoyeokja (敎役者) is a general term for a person whose primary occupation is ministry in the church, such as preaching, teaching, and pastoral care. Associate pastors, evangelists, and others who assist the senior pastor are referred to separately as bugyoyeokja (associate ministers).

• Friday Prayer Meeting

  The Friday prayer meeting is a regular prayer gathering in Korean Protestantism, held from Friday evening into the night and featuring worship songs, preaching, and prayer. Because participants once prayed through the night, it is also called the "Friday all-night prayer meeting."

• The Church and Politics

  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.

• Romans 10:17

  A verse stating that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ (KJV: "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God"). It is widely cited to support the importance of preaching and evangelism and has served as a starting point for various theological accounts of the relationship between the Word and faith.

• Luke 4:18-19

  Luke 4:18-19 records the words Jesus read from the book of Isaiah in the synagogue at Nazareth and proclaimed as the purpose of his ministry. Because the passage speaks of preaching the gospel to the poor, the captives, the blind, and the oppressed, interpreters have long debated whether it refers to spiritual salvation alone or also includes social liberation.

• Cornelius

  Cornelius is a Roman centurion stationed at Caesarea who appears in Acts 10. After hearing Peter's preaching, he received the Holy Spirit and was baptized, and he is remembered as the central figure in the event through which the gospel was opened to the Gentiles.

• Romans 10:14–15

  In this passage the apostle Paul uses a chain of questions (calling, believing, hearing, preaching, and sending) to show that people are needed to proclaim the gospel. It is frequently cited as a basis for sending missionaries and for preaching, and interpreters differ over to whom the "sending" applies.

• 1 Corinthians 15:12–20

  A passage in which Paul, responding to some members of the Corinthian church who denied the resurrection, argues that if Christ has not been raised, preaching and faith are in vain. As a foundational text for the Christian belief in the resurrection, it is frequently cited at Easter and in funeral services.

• Isaiah 55:10–11

  A passage declaring that God's word, like the rain and snow that make the earth bring forth fruit, does not return void but accomplishes his purpose. It is frequently cited in discussions of the power of the word and of confidence in preaching and evangelism.

• Revelation 3:19

  A verse from the letter to the church in Laodicea in which Christ says that he rebukes and chastens those he loves, and commands zeal and repentance. It is frequently cited in preaching as a basis for understanding discipline as an expression of love.

• Luke 7:22

  In this verse, when the imprisoned John the Baptist asks whether Jesus is "he that should come," Jesus answers by pointing to acts of healing and to the preaching of the gospel, which recall the prophecies of Isaiah. The verse is frequently cited in discussions of Jesus' messiahship, divine healing, and the gospel for the poor.

• Luke 24:46–49

  In this passage the risen Jesus declares that the suffering and resurrection of the Christ, and the preaching of repentance and the forgiveness of sins, were written in the Scriptures. He appoints the disciples as witnesses and commands them to wait for the Holy Spirit. The passage is often cited as Luke's "Great Commission" and in discussions of the experience of the Holy Spirit.

• Matthew 12:41

  Jesus' warning to those who demanded a sign: the men of Nineveh, who repented at Jonah's preaching, will condemn "this generation" at the judgment. The verse is often cited as a call to repentance and as a revelation of who Jesus is.

• Ephesus

  Ephesus was a Roman-era port city on the western coast of Asia Minor. Paul stayed there for about three years preaching the gospel, and the city was the destination of the Epistle to the Ephesians and the home of the first of the seven churches of Revelation.

• Matthew 4:17

  Matthew 4:17 records the first proclamation Jesus made when he began his public ministry in Galilee. The words "Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" are regarded as a summary of Jesus' preaching and are frequently cited and discussed in debates over how to understand repentance and the kingdom of God.

• Numbers 13:33

  In this verse, ten of the spies returning from Canaan call the inhabitants of the land descendants of the Nephilim and report, "we were in our own sight as grasshoppers." Frequently cited in preaching as an illustration of the outlook of unbelief, the passage also figures in discussions of the identity of the Nephilim.

• Artemis of Ephesus

  Artemis was a goddess worshiped in ancient Ephesus and identified with the Artemis of Greek mythology; the King James Version calls her Diana. In Acts 19, a riot breaks out in Ephesus when Paul's preaching of the gospel threatens the trade in silver models of her image.

• Demetrius

  Demetrius was a silversmith of Ephesus, mentioned in Acts 19, who made silver shrines of the goddess Artemis. When Paul's preaching threatened his trade, he stirred up a riot. A different man with the same name appears in 3 John.