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Concluding the Introductory Spirituality Clinic (Long Island Korean Methodist Church, Commack, January 17, 2002)

Kim Jeong-hee Spirituality Clinic has not been as effective as I hoped, mostly due to my lack of time for personal practice. However, amid the busy, repetitive routine of daily life, I have come to realize that we don’t have … Continue reading

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Spiritual Clinic for Supporting Pastors’ Counseling Ministry

Spiritual Clinic to Support the Counseling Ministry of Pastors One of the goals of the “Spiritual Clinic” is to help pastors with their counseling ministry, and ultimately to support all immigrants (bicultural individuals) living in the United States, under the … Continue reading

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“The Seven Steps of the Ladder of Lectio Divina” (Scripture Meditation)

By Rev. TaeHun Yoon, Long Island Korean United Methodist Church, Commack, NY (Retired in 2014 from the Holston Annual Conference, Southeastern Jurisdiction)(United Methodists in Service, July/August 2002, Volume 5, Number 4, pp. 16–18) The “Seven Steps of the Ladder of … Continue reading

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“‘Spiritual Clinic’ for a Healthy Church and Abundant Spirituality”

November & December 2002, United Methodists in Service, http://www.koreanumc.org, pp. 14–17 Rev. Taehun Yoon, the author of this article, is currently (as of 2002) serving as Staff Chaplain and Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor Resident at the James H. Quillen VA … Continue reading

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The Church in a Multicultural Context, Capacity Building and Evaluation for Transformative Ministry, (Chapter 11) New York 1995

1. Assessment of Pastoral Capacity The research group members who studied and evaluated this task went through three stages. The first team, formed in 1990 when this research project began at Embury Church, consisted of seven members: Wanhee Yoon, Jean … Continue reading

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The Church in a Multicultural Context, Sexual Discrimination in the Church and the Restoration of Community, (Chapter 7) New York, 1995

“Gender Discrimination in the Church and the Restoration of Community”: 1. The Role of the Church in Gender Discrimination Christianity played a significant role in offering Korean women a pathway to liberation from the oppressive Confucian patriarchal system that dominated … Continue reading

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The Church in a Multicultural Context, A Theological Perspective on Transformative Praxis Toward Ecclesiogenesis (Chapter Three) New York, 1995

“THE TRANSFORMING PRAXIS TOWARD ECCLESIOGENESIS, Church Rebirth” (Chapter Three) A Theological Perspective on Transformative Praxis Toward Ecclesiogenesis Today’s world is confronted with the problem of dehumanization within communities, stemming from prejudice, racism, and gender discrimination. Practicing transformation toward a humanized … Continue reading

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The Church in a Multicultural Context, A Biblical Perspective on Intercultural Families (Chapter Two) New York, 1995

“THE TRANSFORMING PRAXIS TOWARD ECCLESIOGENESIS, Church Rebirth”(Chapter Two) 1. Reasons for Misusing the Bible The Bible teaches how God created humankind in His own image, how eternal life is attained, and that there is no room for racial superiority in … Continue reading

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The Church in a Multicultural Context, “THE TRANSFORMING PRAXIS TOWARD ECCLESIOGENESIS” (Conclusion) New York, 1995

1. Summary The title of this dissertation, “The Transforming Praxis Toward Ecclesiogenesis”, was inspired during my reading of several key works: Leonardo Boff’s Ecclesiogenesis, T. Richard Snyder’s Once You Were No People, Ahn Byung-Moo’s Christ in the Minjung Event, John … Continue reading

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The Church in a Multicultural Context, “THE TRANSFORMING PRAXIS TOWARD ECCLESIOGENESIS” (for Doctor of Ministry, New York, 1995)

MINISTRY DEVELOPED FOR THE FAMILY OF THE INTERMARRIAGE IN THE KOREAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY “Where you go, I will go; where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” (Ruth 1:16) Submitted in … Continue reading

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