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This study is a case study of the contemporary church renewal movement in South Korea. Recently the demand on church renewal is quite strong from inside and outside of the Korean church. The driving force of the church renewal movement in the Korean church has two aspects: the religious aspect and the social aspect. The religious aspect is mainly related to nominalism and the social aspect is rooted in the poor social credibility of the church. To study the phenomenon of the Korean church renewal movement, I selected six cases: two renewal groups and four renewing churches. In addition, to measure their renewal efforts,Howard Snyder’s theory especially ten marks of mediating model were used. Two groups which were picked are the Korean national association of Christian pastors (KACP) and the Christian Alliance for Church Reform (CACR). They are representative two groups for the Korean church renewal even though they have different characteristics. Four selected church are also different in many aspects of ministry but they have the same recognition about the problems of the Korean church and they are trying to do their ministry differently from existing churches. In analysis, these six cases were analyzed in four categories in their renewal patterns. For overall evaluation, Snyder’s mediating model was used. Overall, each of these six cases satisfies the pattern Snyder suggests. However, they each have their own strength and weakness. In addition, they have to be uniquely understood in terms of the Korean context. Finally, some new renewal patterns are found beyond Snyder’s theory in its unique context. In conclusion, I suggested a theory of the renewal pattern of the church in Korea modified from Snyder’s theory. This theory provides a tool to evaluate and analyze the renewal movement in Korea and a pattern to follow for the renewal of the local churches in Korea.
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현대 한국 교회, 교회 갱신 운동, 익명화, 사회적 신뢰도
