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• 2 Kings 6

  [Bible]

  A chapter of 2 Kings in which Elisha makes a sunken axe head float, strikes the Aramean army surrounding Dothan with blindness, leads them to Samaria, and has them sent home. It closes with the severe famine caused by Ben-hadad's siege of Samaria.

• Christian School

  [History]

  A Christian school is a private school founded by a Christian body, such as a Protestant or Catholic organization, for the purposes of mission and education; such schools are often called mission schools. In Korea, Christian schools began with the schools opened by missionaries in the late nineteenth century.

• Christianity and Culture

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  A theological topic concerning the relationship between the Christian faith and human culture, including language, the arts, customs, and institutions. Traditions differ on whether Christians should keep their distance from culture, accept it, or seek to transform it.

• Textual Sermon

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  A textual sermon is a method of preaching that takes a short passage of Scripture (usually one or two verses) as its text and draws the sermon's main points from the words and structure of that passage.

• Worship Band

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  A worship band (also called a praise band) is an ensemble of singers and players of popular-music instruments, such as guitar, keyboard, bass, and drums, that leads congregational praise in worship. In Korean churches it is commonly called a praise team.

• Worship Leader

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  A worship leader is a person who selects songs and stands before the congregation to lead its singing in a worship service or gathering.

• Baptismal Font

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  A baptismal font is a vessel that holds the water used for baptism, or a fixture in which such a vessel is mounted on a pedestal. Also called a baptismal stand, it is used chiefly for baptism by sprinkling or pouring.

• Basilica

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  A basilica is an architectural form with a long rectangular plan comprising a nave, aisles, and an apse. Originating in the public buildings of ancient Rome, it became the basic form of early church buildings. In the Catholic Church, the term is also used for a title that the pope confers on certain churches.

• Christian Cemetery

  [Christian Life]

  A Christian cemetery is a burial ground where the bodies or cremated remains of Christians are laid to rest. The term covers cemeteries established by churches and denominations, as well as Christian memorial parks, columbaria, and tree burial sites.

• Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary Ceremony (Hoehonsik)

  [Christian Life]

  A sixtieth wedding anniversary ceremony is held in the sixtieth year of a couple's marriage to commemorate their life together. In Korean Protestant churches it is usually observed as a thanksgiving service for the anniversary.

• Seventieth Birthday Thanksgiving Service

  [Christian Life]

  A seventieth birthday thanksgiving service is a worship service in which a person who has reached his or her seventieth birthday, together with the family, gives thanks to God for the life lived thus far. Korean Protestant churches have practiced it as a Christian rite that transforms the traditional seventieth birthday feast.

• Suneung Prayer Meeting

  [Christian Life]

  A Suneung prayer meeting is a prayer gathering held by churches in South Korea for students preparing to take the College Scholastic Ability Test (Suneung) and for their families. It is also called a senior-year prayer meeting.

• Baptistery

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  A baptistery is a water tank or pool installed in a sanctuary or an adjoining church space for administering baptism by immersing the whole body in water. It is also called a baptismal pool.

• Bell Tower

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  A bell tower is a tower or structure from which church bells are hung. It has been used to announce times of worship and prayer. In Korean churches, it long served as an architectural element symbolizing the church building.

• Christian Funeral

  [Christian Life]

  A Christian funeral is the set of rites by which a church, together with the bereaved family, commits a deceased member to God and confesses the hope of the resurrection. In Korean Protestant churches it typically proceeds through deathbed, encoffining, departure, and committal services.

• Deathbed Service

  [Christian Life]

  A deathbed service is a brief service of worship held by family members and ministers at the side of a believer who is about to die or has just died. In Korean Protestant churches, it is regarded as the first rite of the funeral process.

• Heavenly Send-off Service

  [Christian Life]

  A heavenly send-off service is a name used in Korean Protestant churches for a Christian funeral service, expressing the idea of sending a departed believer on to heaven. It usually refers to the service held as the coffin departs for burial.

• National Salvation Prayer Meeting

  [Christian Life]

  A national salvation prayer meeting is a church prayer gathering held for the well-being of a nation and its people when the country faces a crisis or a matter of great national importance. In a broader sense, the practice is also called "prayer for the nation."

• Christian Condolence Visits

  [Christian Life]

  A Christian condolence visit is the practice of visiting a bereaved family to comfort them and to help with the funeral. In Korean Protestant churches, mourners usually pay their respects by offering flowers and praying rather than by bowing.

• Theological Degrees

  [Christian Life]

  A theological degree is an academic degree awarded for completing a course of theological education. Examples include the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) for training pastors, the Master of Theology (Th.M.) for advanced study, and the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) for pastors already in ministry.