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• 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."

• Christian Counseling

  [Christian Life]

  Christian counseling is counseling that helps individuals and families with psychological, relational, and spiritual difficulties from the perspective of the Christian faith and the Bible. The term encompasses both pastoral counseling by ministers and counseling by professional counselors.

• 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.

• Christian Books

  [Christian Life]

  Christian books are works of Christian literature, other than the Bible itself, written to aid the life of faith. The category includes devotionals, collections of testimonies, biographies of people of faith, introductory works of theology, and sermon collections.

• Prayer Retreat Center (Kidowon)

  [Christian Life]

  A prayer retreat center, known in Korean as a kidowon, is a Protestant facility, usually built in the mountains or on the outskirts of a city, where people can devote themselves to prayer and fasting. Equipped with meeting halls and lodging, it is used for individual prayer and group retreats.

• 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."

• Scripture Memorization

  [Christian 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.

• 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.

• Church Volunteer Service

  [Christian Life]

  Church volunteer service is the work that church members take on by giving their time and talents in worship, church administration, education, service to neighbors, and other areas. The term generally denotes voluntary, unpaid service.

• Season of Creation

  [Feasts & Seasons]

  The Season of Creation is a season of the church year in which Christians remember God's work of creation and renew their sense of responsibility to care for nature and the environment. It is usually observed from September 1 to October 4, though its length and manner of observance vary by denomination.

• 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."

• Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

  [Christian Life]

  A pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a journey made for religious purposes to places where biblical events occurred or to major sites in church history. In Korean Protestant churches, the term chiefly refers to group trips to biblical sites in Israel, Türkiye, Greece, and other countries.

• Men's Mission Society

  [Organization & Polity]

  The Men's Mission Society is an organization within local congregations of Korean Protestant churches through which adult male members pursue fellowship, service, and mission support. Depending on the denomination and congregation, it is also called the Men's Evangelistic Society.

• Trinity Sunday

  [Feasts & 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.

• Church in North Korea

  [Denominations]

  The church in North Korea refers to the Protestant faith community within North Korea. In the narrow sense, the term denotes the Korean Christian Federation, the only Protestant organization recognized by the North Korean authorities, and the churches under its oversight.

• Alpha Course

  [Christian Life]

  The Alpha Course is an introductory course in the Christian faith that began at Holy Trinity Brompton, an Anglican church in England. Combining a meal, a talk, and small-group discussion, it introduces the basics of the faith to people outside the church.

• Charitable Relief

  [Christian Life]

  Charitable relief is the work of helping neighbors who are poor, sick, or affected by disaster through material aid and personal care. In Korean Protestant churches it is commonly carried out through dedicated relief budgets, relief offerings, and charitable sharing events.

• Chinese House Churches

  [Denominations]

  Chinese house churches are Protestant congregations in China that remain outside the government-registered Three-Self churches (those affiliated with the Three-Self Patriotic Movement) and instead meet separately in private homes and similar settings.

• Liberation Day Commemoration Sunday

  [Feasts & Seasons]

  Liberation Day Commemoration Sunday is an observance of Korean churches, held on the Sunday near August 15, Korea's National Liberation Day, to remember the nation's 1945 liberation from Japanese colonial rule and to give thanks and pray for the nation and its people.