South Korea Tries to Save Its Future – By Having Babies
In the 1960s, the average South Korean woman gave birth to six children during her lifetime. Forty years later, South Korea has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world—slightly more than one child per woman. The sharp decline in fertility threatens the social harmony and “sustainable development of Korean society.” Concern over the [...]
World Evangelical Alliance welcomes South Korea's largest church body
The World Evangelical Alliance officially recruited the largest alliance of churches in South Korea on Tuesday, adding to its network of believers from the world’s second largest missionary-sending country after the United States. Upon joining, the Christian Council of Korea (CCK), a church alliance representing 64 denominations and 21 organisations, renewed its vow to cooperate [...]
Ezekiel inspires prayers for Christian unity
Inspired by the witness of churches from a divided country, Christians throughout the world will be praying “that they may become one in God’s hand” during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2009. The materials for the week of prayer 2009 are rooted in the experience of the churches in Korea. In their context [...]
Korean missionaries harness energies for worldwide evangelisation
WHEATON, Illinois – A Korean mission conference that drew 5,000 people from over 80 countries came to a close Friday with hope for future global mission and fulfilling the unfinished tasks of evangelising the whole world. The 6th Korean World Mission Conference (KWMC) consisted of daily services, mission forums and special lectures which provided missionaries [...]
