Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The whole topic of a church being about new believers has been one that's been on the back burner of my mind for awhile, especially as a Korean American. It just seems that many young adult congregations (what Koreans call "EM" or "English Ministry" services/congregations) aren't increasing their members with new believers but rather, it's the ever going merry-go-round of recycled, church-hopping folk. It's the perception that many "2nd Generation" Korean Americans we look at, still fall more in line with the "open/closed de-church".  However, at the same time, when talking with so many of these young adults, there understanding of the gospel is so works driven and there's a perpetual dualistic mindset that their way of life (hanging out and having a drink with their friends or going out to dance are all roads that lead to hell) needs to change in order for them to have a relationship with Jesus. It's an ever growing problem of why students leave the church when they graduate - the silent exodus. 

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