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1 Conceptualization: Ecclesiology Soong-Chan Rah Milton B. Engebretson Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism North Park Theological Seminary

2 A Tale of Two Cities TWO Competing views of the City Harvey Cox, The Secular City Romantic view of the city City as the culmination of human achievement Humanity comes of age in the city Jaques Ellul, The Presence of the Kingdom Realistic view of the city City as the culmination of human sinfulness Individualism expressed in corporate sin Babylon vs. Jerusalem Cain s city Tower of Babel Babylon Cities viewed as human attempts to be God Jerusalem = City of peace (shalom) YHWH s city / Heavenly city

3 JERU -- SALEM Je = abbrevation for YHWH Jerusalem = YHWH s city of peace Shalem not shalom Shalem was the home of Baal The City of God AND the City of Satan Battleground between God and a Satan Two kingdoms at war in the city

4 Kingdom of God (Gospel of Mark) The Kingdom of God is coming (Matt 16:28 / Mark 11:10)... near (Matt 3:23 / 4:17 / 10:7 / Mark1:15 / Luke 10:9,11 / 21:31)... here (Matt 12:28 / Luke 11:20 / 17:21)

5 Good News = GOD REIGNS God s SOVEREIGN RULE over the earth Over individuals and over social structures Evangelism (euanggelion) Roman context: proclamation of a son born to the Emperor (good news) Jewish context: Isaiah - How lovely are the feet... who brings GOOD NEWS... that our GOD REIGNS

6 Kingdom of God FALL CROSS NOT YET NOW Kingdom of Man

7 Kingdom of God (Gospel of Mark) The Kingdom is a present reality (Matt 12:28) and a future blessing (1 Cor 15:50) Certainty of the KINGDOM No need to bring the Kingdom But to PROCLAIM and DEMONSTRATE the Kingdom

8 Gospel of Mark Chapter 4 Jesus teaches about the Kingdom Parable of the Sower A Lamp on a Stand The Parable of the Growing Seed The Parable of the Mustard Seed vs With many similar parables Jesus spoke the Word to them, as much as they could understand Jesus calms the storm vs He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, Quiet! Be still! Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to this disciples, Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith? They were terrified and asked each other, Who is this? Even the wind and waves obey him!

9 Proclamation... Mark 6: 6-7,12-13 Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. Calling the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits.... They went out and preached that people should repent. They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

10 ... and Demonstration Mark 16:19-20 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

11 Acts 2 Context of Pentecost Jewish festival Renewing/reaffirming their covenant with God The CHURCH as the NEW covenant people crossing the language barrier gift of tongues

12 Structure of Acts 2 I) The Coming of the Holy Spirit (vs. 1-13) II) Peter preaches a message (vs ) III) Numerical Growth (vs. 41) I) NEXT Section: Community Life

13 Attributes of the New Covenant Community Teaching of God s Word Fellowship Sacraments Prayer Power of God is visible to others Common purpose Self-sacrifice Growing in numbers (evangelism)

14 Structure of Acts 2 I) Numerical Growth (Acts 2:41) A) Characteristics of the church (Acts 2:42-43) Fellowship (teaching, breaking bread, prayer) Outsiders are amazed Self-sacrificial living of the church (Acts 2:44-45) A ) Characteristics of the church (Acts 2:46-47a) Fellowship (temple meetings, breaking bread, praise) Outsiders are amazed I ) Numerical Growth (Acts 2:47b)

15 Acts 2 Chiastic structure cf. Nils Lund, Chiasmus in the New Testament Literary device used by NT authors to show CAUSE-EFFECT relationships Outside statement: EFFECT Inside (middle) statement: CAUSE Self-sacrificial living of the church Demonstration of the gospel Coupled with the Proclamation of the gospel

16 Korean-American Immigration 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act Close to 800,000 Korean-Americans came to the US between 1965 and census: about 1 million Koreans in the US

17 The Korean Immigrant Church Highly churched immigrant group Half of the K-A immigrants to the US have some sort of Christian background 70-77% of K-A immigrants regularly attend church churches churches 40% of K-A immigrants became Christians after coming to the US Why such growth?

18 FIVE FACTORS OF GROWTH LANGUAGE CULTURE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL STATUS AND WORTH

19 LANGUAGE and CULTURE LANGUAGE Being able to understand the worship and the sermon Korean language schools CULTURE Celebration of one s home culture Serving Korean food during Korean holidays

20 Community / Social Connections Support for the alienated ethnic Like the Black church, the Korean church is the main social network Church as an extended family

21 SOCIAL SERVICE Immigrant reception center Pastor providing social services, language translation, etc. Youth and children s ministry

22 SOCIAL STATUS Everyone invited to join church 27-32% of the church has leadership positions Lost of identity and status because of immigration Helps the formation of identity and status for the alienated immigrant

23 Historical Development of Primary and Secondary Cultural Systems Primary Culture Secondary Culture

24 Intersection of Primary and Secondary Culture Rodney Stark, The Rise of Christianity How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries. 1,000 Christians (AD 40) 34 million (AD 350) 56% of the population 40 percent per decade rate of growth

25 Stark, The Rise of Christianity Conversion occurs along relational networks The Church s care and compassion for their urban neighbors In times of rampant plagues Primary cultural community Positive treatment of women

26 Postmodernity? Primary Culture SecondaryC ulture

27 Intersection of Primary and Secondary Culture Achebe, Chinua, No Longer at Ease Chang Rae Lee, Native Speaker Star Trek: Classic vs. Next Generation (cf. Stanley Grenz)

28 Star Trek Classic: Modernity

29 Star Trek Next Generation: Post- Modernity

30 The Two Captains:

31 Spock vs. Data

32 Sci-Fi: Prim & Sec

33 Historical Development of Primary and Secondary Cultural Systems Primary Culture Secondary Culture

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