Rev. Chris Choe (left), Korean ministry leader with Resonate Global Mission, translates for visiting Calvin Theological Seminary professor Jeff Weima at Orange Hope Church in Fullerton, Calif.
Classis Ko-Am, an assembly of Korean-American congregations of the Christian Reformed Church in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Tennessee, hosted a special seminar Feb. 20, inviting pastors and lay ministers to an English and Korean session about Synod 2022’s decisions on the Report of the Committee to Articulate a Foundation-laying Biblical Theology of Human Sexuality. Synod is the annual general assembly of the CRC. It recommended this report to the churches in 2022 as a useful summary of biblical teaching regarding human sexuality and declared an interpretation in the report—that ‘unchastity’ in the Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 108 encompasses homosexual sex as well as a list of other extra-heterosexual marriage behaviors—to be an interpretation of a confession, concluding that it therefore has confessional status. Classis Ko-Am leadership invited Jeffrey Weima, professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary and co-chair of the report committee, to give an address on the report.
“The Korean pastors wanted me to explain some of the details of the report, ” Weima said. “I gave an overview of the whole report but did a more detailed analysis of the biblical evidence related to the topic of homosexuality. That lasted for about two hours and left one hour for Q&A (question and answer) time.” Weima was in southern California on a trip that he said was typical of his activities outside the classroom—offering a preaching seminar for pastors at Anaheim (Calif.) CRC on Friday, a seminar for lay people on Saturday at Bethany CRC in Bellflower, Calif., preaching at Anaheim CRC on Sunday, and then this invitation from Ko-Am Classis on Monday. Weima delivered his address in English with Rev. Chris Choe, Korean ministry leader for Resonate Global Mission, providing simultaneous translation. About 30 people attended the Feb. 20 presentation, including Korean-American leaders, representing about 75% of the classis, a couple guests, three pastors from neighboring Classis Hanmi, and two pastors' wives.
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“Tragically the Christian Reformed Church has often responded to questions about sexuality either with harsh judgment or simply with silence, ” Weima said in his presentation, “while at the same time adapting to the surrounding culture’s sexual practices.”
Rev. Han Gyu Park, from Urim CRC in Laguna Woods, Calif., found the talk to be a great learning opportunity. “I got a firm view on the biblical foundation about homosexuality. And also I learned insight to take care of our homosexual friends within and outside our church as a practical, pastoral application, ” Park said. Rev. Jaeseong Moon, L.A. (Calif.) Global Mission Church, said he felt the need for a seminar like this following Synod 2022’s decisions, “to seek to cope with homosexuality, with LGBTQ” for the sake of younger generations. Rev. Jae Young Kim, a former professor at International Theological Seminary and academic dean for Korean students, from El Monte, Calif., and Hanmi Classis, said he appreciated the approach Weima presented on biblical scholarship. “He showed us who and why biblical scholars should be (included) in the community of faith, ” Kim said.
The session was hosted at Orange Hope Church in Fullerton, Calif. A member of Ye-eun Korean Presbyterian Church provided a Korean-catered lunch. Weima said Choe’s translation of his oral presentation and of some of the Powerpoint slides helped the communication. “A number of the pastors at the gathering understand at least some English and so were able to follow the presentation well, hearing it twice in both English and Korean, ” Weima said.
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The report of the Committee to Articulate a Foundation-laying Biblical Theology of Human Sexuality is available from the denomination in English, Spanish and Korean. Synod 2022 encouraged churches to make use of curriculum prepared by Pastor Church Resources—the Challenging Conversations Toolkit and now the Next Steps Discernment process—“to help small groups study and discuss aspects of the committee’s report which may be controversial” (
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Every new school year, the Hyde Park Korean-American Campus ministry, which NIC apportionments support, sends student leaders to O'Hare airport. They welcome new students from Korea to assist them in settling into the campus at the University of Chicago and building new relationships. They call this their Airport Ministry. It is a highly effective way to help the incoming students feel at home almost immediately in their new setting. When Hyde Park Korean UMC was established as a Korean campus ministry, the community saw itself as a whole faith community, seeking to participate in every aspect of the life of the broader church, including mission participation with the broader UMC and the payment of an apportionment.
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Most students receive financial assistance from scholarships and their families in Korea. Some students work while in school for the university or college they attend. This is often their only employment opportunity because their student visas do not allow them to work at an off-campus business. But these ministries are faithful to the broader connection both in presence and in giving. This is one of the unique qualities of Korean campus ministries nationwide.
When taking leadership of the community, Rev. Woo Min Lee who serves as the Korean-American Campus minister and pastor of Hyde Park Korean UMC, emphasized the importance of responsible stewardship and faithful giving as a building block of a rich and full life of faith. He prioritized this message to help students cultivate lifelong habits of generosity. Full participation in the apportionment system is an important component of the community's discipleship program. Rev. Lee said, It has been a leap of faith during the pandemic, and the students made a commitment to pay 100% apportionment.
The pastor and student leaders came up with an idea to raise funds two times a year to pay for apportionments in June and December. At the end of the school year in June, they gave thanks to God, and at the end of the year showed gratitude for the year. Hyde Park Korean apportionment payments went from 0% in 2019 to 100% in 2021.
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Introduced to the gospel by missionaries, Koreans now work as missionaries in 164 countries. Only the United States sends out more missionaries than Korea does.
Korean-speaking pastors in the U.S. are especially zealous, with the result that 75 percent of Korean Americans attend Protestant churches, and some of the remaining 25 percent are Catholic.
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By affiliating with North American denominations-including Methodists, Southern Baptists, andPresbyterians-Korean American churches have boosted denominational rolls. The first Korean congregation in the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC) began in 1977 in Los Angeles. Now the CRC has 60 Korean congregations, and Korean Americans are the CRC's second-largest ethnic group.
Yet Korean pastors in North America say that too many in the second generation are leaving the church. These leaders pray that renewal-and re-assessing cultural heritage-will make the difference in whether children and grandchildren accept their parents' faith.
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The contrast between conversions in Korea, as compared to elsewhere in Asia, such as Japan, astonished the world. The 1913 Reformed Missionary Conference called it a great wonder in our century.
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