From proto-missional to mega-church : a critique of ecclesial ‘growth’ in Korea

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dc.contributor.author Lee, Yongsoo
dc.contributor.author Dreyer, Willem Akkerhuys (Wim)
dc.date.accessioned 2018-06-11T10:33:49Z
dc.date.available 2018-06-11T10:33:49Z
dc.date.issued 2018-03-13
dc.description This article represents a reworked version of aspects from the PhD thesis of Yongsoo Lee, titled, ‘From proto-missional to mega-church: a critique of ecclesial “growth” in Korea’, in the Department of Church History and Church Polity, University of Pretoria, with Dr Wim A. Dreyer as supervisor. (http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63428) en_ZA
dc.description.abstract In the last couple of decades, the Korean church experienced a loss of credibility as well as a decrease in membership. The premise of this contribution is that the mega-church phenomenon in Korea contributed to this state of affairs. Many Korean churches, influenced by dramatic sociopolitical and economic changes, developed a distorted understanding of its nature and mission. Korean churches began to compete against each other to grow bigger. An institutional ecclesiology and ecclesiocentric understanding of mission formed the basis of this endeavour. To counter this tendency, some churches turned to missional ecclesiology to facilitate the reformation of the Korean church. According to empirical data, Korean society rates megachurches negatively while they evaluate missional churches positively. This provided further impetus for the current emerging missional movement in Korea. en_ZA
dc.description.department Church History and Church Policy en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2018 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.hts.org.za en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Lee, Y. & Dreyer, W.A., 2018, ‘From proto-missional to mega-church: A critique of ecclesial “growth” in Korea’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 74(4), 4665. https://DOI. org/ 10.4102/hts.v74i4.4665. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/hts.v74i4.4665
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65111
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher AOSIS Open Journals en_ZA
dc.rights © 2018. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_ZA
dc.subject Credibility en_ZA
dc.subject Membership en_ZA
dc.subject Mega-church en_ZA
dc.subject Korean churches en_ZA
dc.subject Missional ecclesiology en_ZA
dc.subject Missional churches en_ZA
dc.title From proto-missional to mega-church : a critique of ecclesial ‘growth’ in Korea en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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