No./p. Mo.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
2008 Christmas Offering Theme: "Living Together"351/3Feb.
Asia Gakuin (Asian Rural Institute).......................... 351/7 Feb.
General Secretary's Diary: On the Current State of Youth Evangelism in the Kyodan ........................................ 352/8 Apr.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in the Neighboring Vacant Lot
"God Gave the Growth"...............................……
by Lee Sung Jeon, member
Kawasaki Korean Christian Church in Japan
Professor, Keisen University
When he was 16 years old my father, Lee In Ha, (born in1925) came to Kyoto from Korea, a colony of Japan at that time, because the school he was attending in Korea had been forced to close. He began studying at a Buddhist-related school. Pastor Wada Tadashi, an English teacher there, led my father to Ch……
The year 2009 was a particularly memorable year as it marked the 150th anniversary of Protestant Christianity in Japan. In preparation for its celebration, the Kyodan formed a committee that planned and carried out three main commemorative events. Recalling now each of those events, we can give thanks as we enter this new year.
June 24, at Fujimicho Church in Tokyo: On the same site that served as……
he First Christmas in JapanChristianity in Japan began with the arrival of Francis Xavier and Cosme de Torr?s in 1549, when they landed at Kagoshima, the southernmost area of Kyushu. Xavier left Japan after two years, whereas Torres engaged in mission work for over 20 years until his death. According to newsletters from Japan published by the Jesuits, the first Christmas in Japan was celebrated in……
The 3rd Executive Council session of the 36th (2008) General Assembly Period met Oct.19-20. From the very beginning there was a lively interaction concerning whether to recognize calls for allowing observers to sit in attendance. Moderator Yamakita Nobuhisa explained, "At the first council meeting of this assembly period, we decided on a policy of allowing a moderate number of observers to attend.……
"What thoughts arise in your mind when you hear the words 'cooperative evangelism'?
Holding an evangelistic meeting in cooperation with a nearby church and supporting a church operating on a small scale, or a church in crisis due to a disaster, are all examples of 'cooperative evangelism.' However, as the church is fundamentally one in the Lord Jesus Christ, of which each and every local church is……
Learning from the Canadian Methodist Church and its Zealous Evangelical Attitude
I saw in port
A little girl
With red shoes on.
Taken by a foreign person,
She went overseas.
At Yokohama
She went on board
Ship at the pier.
Taken by a foreign person,
By this time the girl,
Like the people there
Has blue eyes, I'm sure.
She is in the land
Where that foreign person lives.
Every time I see
Pairs of red……
by Mira Sonntag, ecumenical co-worker of EMS
Tomisaka Christian Center (Tokyo)
KNL Editorial Committee member
For the final issue of this year, which was marked by the 150th anniversary of Protestant mission in Japan, I have been asked to summarize the contributions of German missionaries, who are hardly known today due to the overwhelming influence of North American Protestantism. Although there ……
The other day, seven students from the Catholic Theological Academy were brought to my office by a professor, who is a priest. The visit was organized in order for the students to learn more about other Christian churches, especially the structure of the Kyodan, the major Protestant denomination, and to learn about the evangelistic work of the Kyodan. With somewhat nervous expressions on their fac……
he General Secretary's DiaryThe 43rd meeting of the Kyodan Commission on Cooperative Mission and theKorean Christian Church in Japan was held June 8-9 at the ItoyanagiHotel in Isawa, Yamanashi Prefecture. Discussion centered on the factthat this year is the KCCJ's 100th anniversary of mission.. The themewas "The Two Churches' Mission Issues and Cooperation in Mission." Inaddition to the three admi……
