Friday, August 5, 2022

Early Korean Mission Strategy and Structure 1880-1940

Early Korean Mission Strategy and Structure 1880-1940

Bridging the Gap Between Traditional Mission Methods and Church Movements

Global Missiology Journal, July 2022


The early Korean protestant church experienced growth and expansion to such a degree that one of it’s cities, Pyongyang, became known as “The Jerusalem of the East.” Many missiologists look to the Korean Revival of 1907 as the spark to the revival, when in fact, the church had already been growing exponentially before that point. This article explores the underlying strategies and methods used by the missionaries and indigenous believers which allowed the church to grow quickly. The amount of evangelism and Bible distribution performed by untrained believers, was exceptional and is undoubtedly connected to the rapid expansion.

http://ojs.globalmissiology.org/index.php/english/article/view/2687/6634