The Kim-Craggs worshiped at a very special church in Seoul today. The founder of the congregation was a member of the PROK and had a special vision for his congregation. That vision is partly captured by the stunning architecture of the building. It is made to evoke the feeling of the catacombs in Rome. The minister who is soon to retire, Park JongHwa, was once moderator of the WCC. He has very down to earth and approachable style. He eats with his congregation after worship and is known to get his hands dirty in different service projects the church gets involved with. (The approach contrasts with that of other ministers who have meals served to them in their offices and drive around in chauffeured black limousines.) We drove by an example of this other kind of church just north of Seoul on Saturday.
These two examples, I think, serve to show how dynamic and how various the church is in Korea. There is a lot of good and a lot of bad. But the energy and passion for it as a whole is a real shock for someone from Canada who is used to thinking of the church as a waning and listless organization.
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