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Living by faith: prayer, giving, service and fellowship · Articles: 109

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Adult BaptismAdult baptism is baptism received by a person who was not baptized in childhood and who personally professes faith. The term distinguishes it from in…
All-Night PrayerAll-night prayer is the practice of praying through the night, or a prayer gathering held for that purpose. In Korean churches it has been widely pra…
Alpha CourseThe Alpha Course is an introductory course in the Christian faith that began at Holy Trinity Brompton, an Anglican church in England. Combining a mea…

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Baptismal InstructionBaptismal instruction is a church's program for teaching those seeking baptism the basic content of the faith and the meaning of baptism. The procedu…
Bible StudyBible study is a learning activity, undertaken individually or in groups, in which participants read the biblical text, learn its meaning, and apply …
Bible TranscriptionBible transcription is the devotional practice of copying the text of Scripture by hand. In Korean churches it is widely practiced across denominatio…
Building Fund OfferingA building fund offering is an offering collected separately from general offerings to pay for constructing, purchasing, or renovating church buildin…

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Canaan Believers"Canaan believers" (Korean: gana-an seongdo) is a term for Christians who maintain their faith but do not regularly attend any particular church. The…
CelibacyCelibacy, or singleness (Korean doksin, 獨身), is the state of living unmarried. In Christianity the term can also refer to a life in which a person …
Charitable ReliefCharitable relief (Korean gujae, 救濟) is the work of helping neighbors who are poor, sick, or affected by disaster through material aid and personal…
Christian BooksChristian books are works of Christian literature, other than the Bible itself, written to aid the life of faith. The category includes devotionals, …
Christian CemeteryA Christian cemetery is a burial ground where the bodies or cremated remains of Christians are laid to rest. The term covers cemeteries established b…
Christian Condolence VisitsA Christian condolence visit is the practice by which Christians visit bereaved families to comfort them and to help with the funeral. In Korean Prot…
Christian CounselingChristian counseling is a form of counseling that helps individuals and families with psychological, relational, and spiritual difficulties from the …
Christian Education SundayChristian Education Sunday is a Sunday on which the church reflects on its ministries of faith education, including the church school, prays for teac…
Christian FuneralA Christian funeral is a funeral that a church conducts with the bereaved family when a church member dies, confessing together the hope of the resur…
Church Anniversary SundayChurch Anniversary Sunday is a Sunday on which an individual congregation remembers the day of its founding and holds a service of thanksgiving. Beca…
Church BazaarA church bazaar is a church event at which members sell donated or handmade goods and food, using the proceeds for relief, missions, or church projec…
Church CaféA church café is a coffee shop that a church sets up and runs inside its church building or in an auxiliary building. Its main purposes are to foster…
Church Membership RegisterGyojeok (교적, 敎籍) refers to a person's status as a registered member of a particular church, or to the record of that member's personal details an…
Church Volunteer ServiceChurch volunteer service refers to the work church members take on by giving their time and talents in worship, church administration, education, ser…
Commitment PrayerCommitment prayer (jakjeong gido) is prayer for which the period, time, and prayer topics are set in advance and then continued without interruption …
ContentmentContentment is the disposition of being satisfied with one's circumstances, whether abundant or lacking, by regarding them as given by God. It is tau…
ConversionConversion is the change by which a person turns from sin to God and comes to believe in Jesus Christ. The term is often used alongside "being born a…

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Deathbed ServiceA deathbed service is a worship service held by family members and ministers at the side of a believer who is about to die or has just died. It is re…
Discernment of SpiritsDiscernment of spirits is the act of determining whether a given utterance, phenomenon, or spiritual experience comes from the Holy Spirit. It is one…
DiscipleshipDiscipleship refers to the path of following and learning from Jesus Christ as his disciple and living according to his teaching, or to that way of l…
Discipleship TrainingDiscipleship training is a form of Christian education in which church members receive systematic instruction over a set period, through small-group …

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Early Morning DevotionEarly morning devotion is a devotional practice in which an individual, alone in the early morning, reads the Bible, reflects on its meaning, and pra…
Election of EldersThe election of elders is the process by which a church chooses candidates to be installed as elders. In Presbyterian churches, after the session pas…
Elementary DepartmentThe elementary department is the division of a church school (Sunday school) responsible for children of elementary school age. Also called the child…
EvangelismEvangelism is the work of making the gospel of Jesus Christ known to those who do not yet believe and inviting them to faith. It takes various forms,…
Evangelism ExplosionEvangelism Explosion is a lay evangelism training program begun in the early 1960s by the American Presbyterian minister D. James Kennedy. It is char…
ExorcismExorcism is the casting out, in the name of Jesus Christ and through prayer, of demons believed to enter people and do them harm. In Korean churches …

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FastingFasting is a religious practice of abstaining from food for a set period in order to devote oneself to prayer, repentance, and meditation on Scriptur…
Father SchoolFather School is an interdenominational family-restoration program that began at Duranno Press. Over several weeks, fathers meet together to reflect …
FellowshipFellowship refers to the communion and sharing that Christians have with God and with one another in the faith. The term translates the New Testament…
Filial PietyFilial piety (hyo, 孝) refers to honoring and serving one's parents. Protestants understand it as a religious duty grounded in the fifth of the Ten C…
Forms of Church GovernmentForms of church government classify church organization according to who holds decision-making and disciplinary authority in the church. They are com…
Frequency of CommunionFrequency of Communion refers to how often a church celebrates the Lord's Supper. Among Protestants, the practice varies widely by denomination and c…

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HavrutaHavruta is a method of study from the Jewish tradition in which two people pair up to study a text by questioning and debating each other. In Korean …
Heavenly Send-off ServiceA heavenly send-off service is a name for a Christian funeral service that expresses the idea of sending a departed believer on to heaven. It usually…
HermitA hermit is a person who lives alone in a remote place apart from the world, cultivating faith through prayer and ascetic discipline. The tradition o…
Hoehonsik (Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary Ceremony)Hoehonsik (回婚式) is a ceremony held in the sixtieth year of a couple's marriage to commemorate their life together. In Korean churches it is usuall…
Honorary ElderAn honorary elder is a person who holds the title of elder without currently serving on the session. The term refers either to a retired elder honore…
Honoring ParentsHonoring parents is the biblical teaching that children are to respect and serve their parents. It is set forth in one of the Ten Commandments, and i…
HospitalityHospitality is the practice of welcoming guests or unfamiliar strangers into one's home and church and providing them with food and a place to rest. …
House ChurchA house church is a form of church in which believers gather in homes to share meals, study the Word, and pray together as a community. In Korea, the…
HumilityHumility is a disposition and attitude of lowering rather than exalting oneself. Christianity teaches it as a virtue that acknowledges one's limitati…

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Intercessory PrayerIntercessory prayer is prayer offered to God on behalf of other people, the church, the nation, and the world. In Korean it is also called dogo, afte…

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Jesus PrayerThe Jesus Prayer is the short prayer "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner," recited repeatedly. It originated in the monastic t…

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Kindergarten DepartmentThe kindergarten department is the division of a church school that serves preschool children of roughly four to six years of age, offering faith edu…

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Land-Treading PrayerLand-treading prayer (ttang balgi) is a devotional practice in which believers walk through a particular area or building and pray for it on site. Pr…
Literature MissionLiterature mission is a form of missionary work that proclaims the gospel and teaches the faith through written and printed materials such as Bibles,…

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MartyrdomMartyrdom is the act of being put to death for keeping the faith or for refusing to renounce it. Such a person is called a martyr, and from its earli…
Medical MissionsMedical missions is a form of mission that combines caring for the sick through medical practice with proclaiming the gospel or living out the Christ…
Methods of Bible ReadingMethods of Bible reading are the various approaches that individuals and communities use when reading the Bible. They include reading through the Bib…
Methods of Bible StudyMethods of Bible study are the various approaches and procedures used to read the biblical text, understand its meaning, and apply it to life. They i…
MissionMission is the work of proclaiming the gospel to people and regions that have not yet heard it and of establishing churches there. In the Korean chur…
Mission SundayMission Sunday is a Sunday set apart by a church to remember home and foreign missions, to pray for missionaries and mission fields, and to receive a…
Mode of BaptismThe mode of baptism is the manner in which water is used when baptism is administered. The principal modes are immersion, in which the body is submer…

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National Salvation Prayer MeetingA national salvation prayer meeting is a church prayer gathering held for the well-being of the nation and its people when the country faces a crisis…
New Members' ClassA new members' class is an introductory course, typically lasting several weeks, in which people who have newly registered at a church learn the basi…

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ObedienceObedience is hearing God's will and word and acting accordingly. Protestants generally understand it as a believer's response in life that flows from…
OfferingAn offering is money that Christians give to God as an expression of gratitude and faith, or the act of giving it. In Korean churches it is usually p…
One-to-One DiscipleshipOne-to-one discipleship is a method of spiritual nurture in which an experienced believer is paired with another church member to study the Bible tog…
Ordination ExaminationThe ordination examination is a qualifying examination administered by a Protestant denomination to assess a candidate's theological knowledge, faith…

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Pastoral RetirementPastoral retirement is a pastor's withdrawal from active ministry in the church, such as service as senior pastor, either upon reaching the mandatory…
Pastoral VisitationPastoral visitation (Korean: simbang, 尋訪) is the practice in which a pastor or church officer visits church members at home, in the hospital, at wo…
Pilgrimage to the Holy LandA 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. …
Praise GatheringA praise gathering is a meeting that exalts God primarily through the congregation singing a series of praise songs in succession. In Korea it spread…
PrayerPrayer is an act of faith in which believers offer praise, thanksgiving, confession, and petition to God; Protestants commonly describe it as "conver…
Prayer Retreat Center (Kidowon)A kidowon, or prayer retreat center, is a Protestant facility, usually built in the mountains or on the outskirts of a city, where people can devote …
Preparation for CommunionPreparation for Communion refers both to the spiritual preparation in which believers examine themselves and prepare their hearts before the Lord's S…

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Quiet TimeQuiet Time (QT), rendered in Korean as "kyuti," is a personal devotional practice of reading, meditating on, and praying over a passage of Scripture …

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Reading Through the BibleReading through the Bible is the practice of reading the entire Bible in order, from beginning to end, according to a set plan. In Korean churches it…
Retreat (Suryeonhoe)A suryeonhoe (修鍊會), or church retreat, is a gathering in which church members leave their daily routines and stay together for several days to foc…

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Saebyeoksong (Christmas Dawn Caroling)Saebyeoksong is a Korean church custom in which church members go in groups, in the early hours of Christmas Day, to the homes of fellow members and …
Scripture MemorizationScripture memorization is the devotional practice of committing passages of the Bible to memory and taking them to heart. In Korean churches it is wi…
Senior Adult DepartmentThe senior adult department is the church department responsible for worship, education, fellowship, and care for older members of the congregation. …
Seniors' SundaySeniors' Sunday is a Sunday set apart to honor and bless the elderly members of the church and to reflect on life and faith in old age. It is also ca…
Seventieth Birthday Thanksgiving ServiceA seventieth birthday thanksgiving service is a worship service in which a person who has reached his or her seventieth birthday, together with the f…
Short-Term MissionsShort-term missions are trips in which church members travel to domestic or overseas mission fields for a period ranging from a few days to several w…
Small GroupA small group is a gathering within a church in which anywhere from a few to a dozen or so members meet regularly to share Scripture, pray, and care …
Stations of the CrossThe Stations of the Cross is a devotional practice in which Jesus Christ's journey, from carrying the cross to Golgotha through his death and burial,…
Sunday SchoolSunday school is an educational gathering in which a church teaches the Bible and the Christian faith to children and youth on Sunday. Today the name…
Suneung Prayer MeetingA Suneung prayer meeting is a prayer gathering held by Korean churches for students preparing to take the College Scholastic Ability Test (Suneung) a…

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Taesinja*Taesinja* (胎信者) is a term used in Korean churches for a person whom a church member keeps in mind and prays for with the aim of evangelizing. It …
Talent MarketA talent market is an event held in Korean church Sunday schools at which children use "talents," a play currency earned through attendance, Scriptur…
Term of Office for EldersThe term of office for elders is the period during which an elder holds and exercises office in the church. Korean Presbyterian churches often regard…
TestimonyA testimony is a believer's account, given before others, of faith experiences in his or her own life, bearing witness to what God has done.
Testing (Trial and Temptation)In Christian usage, the Korean term *siheom* ("testing") refers both to a trial that refines faith and to a temptation that leads toward sin. In Kore…
ThanksgivingThanksgiving is the attitude and practice of faith by which believers gratefully acknowledge God's grace in creation, providence, and salvation, and …
Thanksgiving OfferingA thanksgiving offering is an offering given in gratitude for grace received from God. In Korean churches, it is often given separately from regular …
The Imitation of ChristThe imitation of Christ is an attitude of faith that seeks to live according to the character and life of Jesus Christ. The term also refers to a fif…
The Pilgrim's ProgressThe Pilgrim's Progress is a Christian allegory by the English Puritan preacher John Bunyan, published in 1678 (Part One) and 1684 (Part Two). Told in…
Theological DegreesA theological degree is an academic degree awarded for completing a course of theological education. Examples include the Master of Divinity (M.Div.)…
Theological EducationTheological education is the systematic teaching of the Bible and theology for the purpose of training pastors and church leaders. Schools devoted to…
Thousand Burnt OfferingsThe "thousand burnt offerings" (Korean ilcheon beonje, 一千燔祭) takes its name from the thousand burnt offerings that Solomon offered at Gibeon (1 K…
TitheThe tithe is an offering of one-tenth of one's income given to God; in Korean Protestantism it is the most prominent regular offering.
Tongsung KidoTongsung kido (通聲祈禱) is a form of prayer in which everyone gathered prays aloud at the same time, each in his or her own words. Since the Great P…
Transfer of MembershipTransfer of membership (Korean imyeong, 移名) is the procedure by which a church member's record is transferred when the member leaves one church for…

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Unaccredited SeminaryAn unaccredited seminary is a theological institution that trains ministers without formal accreditation from South Korea's Ministry of Education. It…

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Vacation Bible SchoolVacation Bible School is an educational event in which a church gathers children and youth for several days during the summer vacation for Bible teac…
Voluntary PovertyVoluntary poverty (Korean *cheongbin*, 淸貧, literally "pure poverty") means living in poverty with a pure heart and no desire for wealth. In Christi…
VowA vow (Korean seowon, 誓願) is a voluntary promise by which a believer pledges to God to do something or to offer something. In Korean churches it ta…

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Worship TeamA worship team is a ministry group within a church that leads the congregation's singing in worship services and gatherings through vocals and instru…

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Young Adult MinistryThe young adult ministry (cheongnyeonbu) is an age-based church department that follows the church school years and gathers mainly college students a…
Youth SundayYouth Sunday is a commemorative Sunday on which churches pray for the young adult generation and young adults themselves lead worship and events as a…