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What Makes the Korean Church Grow?

The simple secrets of its remarkable expansion.

Samuel H. Moffett | posted 1/31/2007 08:36AM

This article first appeared in the November 23, 1973, issue of Christianity Today.

Korea's stunning response to Billy Graham's crusade in Seoul this summer has called attention once again to the surprising ...

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magnus

Posted: February 12, 2007 9:57 PM

My contact with Korean Christians has not been positive. I have found the ones with whom I have to do to be extremely materialistic, exploitative, dishonest and operating under a strong sense of entitlement. While I am glad that Korean churches are growing I think they need to work on teaching their many adherents that a faith that doesn't affect one's conduct is suspect as disingenuous. I have observed that Korean culture tends toward conformity rather than individualism. Is it possible that many "converts" may simply be conforming to pressure from their respective leaders? If this is the case, much of this growth may be a kind of cultural Christianity rather than a personal faith.

A friend of Korea

Posted: February 06, 2007 6:45 PM


To Sung Hee Lee - note that the article was written in 1973, and give thanks for the growth!

Rev. David Mullan

Posted: February 01, 2007 3:50 AM


This article is helpful and encouraging, especially when you consider the contraction of the Church in Western Europe, especially the United Kingdom.

Sung Hee Lee

Posted: January 31, 2007 1:06 PM


Dr. Moffet wrote a wonderful historical summary of church growth in Korea. However, there is a need of statistical correction. The actual number of Korean Protestant Christians in Korea by last year's national census (done by Korean government) was 8 million. There are also 6 million Roman Catholics. So the total number of Christians in South Korea today is 14 million.

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