Korean Diaspora and Christian Mission

by Kim, S. Hun; Ma, Wonsuk

• ISBN13: 9781610972826
• ISBN10: 1610972821
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-01
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub

Summary

As a 'divine conspiracy' for Missio Dei, the global phenomenon of people on the move has shown itself to be invaluable. In 2004 two significant documents concerning Diaspora were introduced, one by the Filipino International Network and the other by the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. These have created awareness of the importance of people on the move for Christian mission. Since then, Korean Diaspora has conducted similar research among Korean missions, resulting in this book. It is unique as the first volume researching Korean missions in Diasporic contexts, appraising and evaluating these missions with practical illustrations, and drawing on a wide diversity of researchers.

Author Biography

S. Hun Kim is a reflective practitioner and researcher on mission and Diaspora/migration with OCMS, UK. After completing Bible translation in Azeri language with Wycliffe, he was engaged in Global Diaspora Network with Lausanne movement. He is serving as Diaspora consultant with Wycliffe and director of Korean Research Institute for Diaspora in Oxford. Wonsuk Ma served as Vice President of Academic Affairs of Asia Pacific Theological Seminary (1996-2006) and Editor of Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies. He is the David Yonggi Cho Research Tutor and Executive Director of Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, Oxford, United Kingdom. He has authored and edited seven books.

Table of Contents

Forewords	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Editorial Note	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Foundations
A Millennial Shift of Global Christianity and Mission: An Initial Reflection	p. 11
Identity Crisis for the Diaspora Community	p. 25
Why People Move? A Prolegomenon to Diaspora Missiology	p. 35
Diaspora and Timely Hit: Towards a Diaspora Missiology	p. 59
The Diasporic Politics of Asian-American Christianity	p. 72
The Korean Diaspora Models of a Missional Church	p. 84
Korean Diaspora: From Hermit Kingdom to Kingdom Ministry	p. 101
The Diaspora Experience of the Korean Church and its Implications for World Missions	p. 117
Setting the Stage
A Critical Appraisal of Korean Missionary Work	p. 131
Migrant Workers and 'Reverse Mission' in the West	p. 146
Korean Evangelicals' Responses to Muslim Neighbours	p. 153
Mission Korea: The Contribution of Global Youth Mobilization	p. 164
New Missional Avenues for Asian Churches	p. 171
Korean Diaspora in Mission
History of the Korean Diaspora Movement	p. 181
The Founding and Development of the Korean Diaspora Forum	p. 197
A South Korean Case Study of Migrant Ministries	p. 207
International Evangelical Student Mission Movement: UBF Case Study	p. 223
Kingdom-centred Identity: The Case of Bicultural Korean-Brazilians	p. 242
Mobilizing Senior Christians in Korea and among the Korean Diaspora for Mission	p. 260
Business, Diaspora and the Future of Mission: Reflections on Shanghai Korean Business Forum	p. 264
Point5: Serving the Returned Korean Diaspora	p. 281
Postscript	p. 287
Selected Bibliography	p. 293
Contributors	p. 299
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