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• 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.

• Church Bazaar

  [Christian Life]

  A church bazaar is a church event at which members sell donated or handmade goods and food, using the proceeds for relief, missions, or church projects.

• Psalm 93

  [Bible]

  A five-verse psalm of praise in Book IV of the Psalms. It proclaims that the LORD reigns as King and that his might is greater than the great waters and the waves of the sea.

• Psalm 120

  [Bible]

  A short poem of seven verses in Book V of the Psalms and the first of the fifteen "Songs of Ascents." The psalmist prays for deliverance from a lying tongue and laments the distress of living among those who hate peace.

• Commandment

  [Bible]

  A commandment is a biblical term for the commands God gave to his people. It encompasses the Ten Commandments and the provisions of the law in the Old Testament, as well as the commandments of love that Jesus summarized in the New Testament.

• Nehemiah 1:4

  [Bible Verses]

  A verse recounting how Nehemiah, on hearing that the wall of Jerusalem had been broken down, wept, mourned, fasted, and prayed for many days. It is frequently cited as an example of prayer that takes a community's suffering as one's own, and of the preparation that precedes action.

• Psalm 100:4–5

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage that calls worshipers to enter the temple gates and courts with thanksgiving and praise and to exalt God (v. 4), and that gives the reason: God's goodness, steadfast love, and faithfulness (v. 5). It is frequently used in Thanksgiving sermons and as a call to worship.

• 1 Chronicles 16:34

  [Bible Verses]

  A verse from the song of thanksgiving that David appointed to be sung after the Ark of the Covenant was installed in Jerusalem. It confesses God's goodness and everlasting mercy as the grounds for giving thanks. Because it was a recurring refrain in Old Testament worship, it is frequently quoted in thanksgiving services.