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John the Baptist
[People]John the Baptist was a Jewish prophet who came before Jesus Christ, calling people to repentance and baptizing in the Jordan River. The New Testament presents him as the one who prepared the way for the Messiah.
Love Feast
[Worship & Rites]The love feast is a communal meal that believers in the early church shared as an expression of love and fellowship. It is distinct from the Lord's Supper. In Korean Protestant churches, the term usually refers to a meal that church members share after worship.
Athanasian Creed
[Doctrine & Theology]The Athanasian Creed is a confession of faith of the Western church that sets out the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation of Christ. Together with the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed, it is known as one of the "three ecumenical creeds."
Evangelist Pastor
[Church Offices]An evangelist pastor is a pastoral title used chiefly in the constitutions of Presbyterian denominations. It refers to a pastor sent by a presbytery to preach the gospel in an area without a church and to establish new churches there.
Institutional Pastor
[Church Offices]An institutional pastor is a minister who does not serve a local church but instead works in a Christian institution such as a denominational headquarters, school, hospital, media organization, or mission agency. The title is used chiefly in the constitutions of Presbyterian denominations.
Medical Missions
[Christian Life]Medical missions is a form of Christian mission in which the sick are cared for through medical practice as a means of proclaiming the gospel or living out the Christian faith. In Korea, Protestantism is so closely tied to medical missions that it can be said to have begun with the hospital work of its early missionaries.
Foot Washing
[Worship & Rites]Foot washing is a rite in which believers' feet are washed in imitation of Jesus Christ, who washed his disciples' feet at the Last Supper. In Korean Protestant churches it is usually observed on the Thursday of Holy Week.
Belgic Confession
[Doctrine & Theology]The Belgic Confession is a Reformed confession of faith in thirty-seven articles, written in French by Guido de Brès in 1561. Together with the Heidelberg Catechism and the Canons of Dort, it is known as one of the "Three Forms of Unity."
Evangelism Explosion
[Christian Life]Evangelism Explosion is a lay evangelism training program begun in the early 1960s by the American Presbyterian minister D. James Kennedy. It is characterized by the memorization of a set gospel presentation outline and by on-the-job training in which trainers and trainees go out together.
Early Morning Devotion
[Christian Life]Early morning devotion is a devotional practice in which an individual, alone in the early morning, reads the Bible, reflects on its meaning, and prays. It refers to private devotional life, as distinct from the early morning prayer meeting, at which believers gather at church.
Taesinja
[Christian Life]*Taesinja* (胎信者) is a term used in Korean Protestant churches for a person whom a church member keeps in mind and prays for with the aim of evangelizing. It refers to someone who does not yet attend church but who, it is hoped, will one day become a believer. The word carries the sense of "a believer carried in the womb."
Quakers
[Denominations]The Quakers are a branch of Protestantism that arose in mid-seventeenth-century England under the leadership of George Fox. Their official name is the Religious Society of Friends, and they are known for silent, expectant worship and for pacifism.
Total Mobilization Sunday
[Worship & 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.
Reformed Church
[Denominations]The Reformed Church is a Protestant tradition descending from the sixteenth-century Reformation in Switzerland led by Zwingli and Calvin. In the broad sense, the term refers to all Calvinist churches, including Presbyterian churches. In the narrow sense, it refers to the churches that developed on the European continent under the name "Reformed Church."
World Communion Sunday
[Feasts & Seasons]World Communion Sunday is a Sunday on which churches around the world celebrate Communion on the same day to commemorate the unity of the church. It is usually observed on the first Sunday of October.
Literature Mission
[Christian Life]Literature mission is a form of missionary work that proclaims the gospel and teaches the faith through written and printed materials such as Bibles, tracts, Christian books, and magazines. Today it is often understood to include e-books and online content as well.
Explo '74
[History]Explo '74 was a large-scale evangelism training rally held by Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) from August 13 to 18, 1974, at May 16 Plaza (now Yeouido Park) on Yeouido in Seoul. It is regarded as the high point of the National Evangelization Movement led by the Rev. Kim Joon-gon.
Great Awakening
[History]The Great Awakening was a Protestant revival movement that arose in the British North American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s, centered on figures such as Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield. The name is also applied to the Second Great Awakening of the early nineteenth century.
Jeam-ri Incident
[History]The Jeam-ri Incident was a massacre on April 15, 1919, in Jeam-ri, Hyangnam-myeon, Suwon County, Gyeonggi Province, Korea (present-day Hyangnam-eup, Hwaseong City). Japanese soldiers and police gathered villagers in a Methodist church building, opened fire on them, and set the building ablaze. It is regarded as one of the most representative instances of repression during the March First Movement.
Wonsan Revival
[History]The Wonsan Revival was a spiritual awakening that began in August 1903 at a united missionary prayer meeting in Wonsan, Korea, when the Southern Methodist missionary Robert Hardie publicly repented. It is widely regarded as the starting point of the 1907 Pyongyang Great Revival.