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Recently, character education has become one of the major topics of interest in the general educational world, and there is a growing consensus on its necessity not only in elementary and secondary education but also in university education. In our society today, it can be easily to see that there are various phenomena in which humanity is being lost. The cause of this loss of humanity may be complex for many reasons, but one fundamental reason can be said to be the absence of character education. It presents the basis for why character education should be emphasized in the Christian community that values the restoration of humanity, which is the image of God. Sound Christian education help people to inner awakening along with spiritual enlightenment, leading to a life in which love for God and love for neighbors. And the ultimate purpose of Christian education is to lead people to a life that glorifies God according to the God's purpose of creation. Therefore, education in the church must be about finding true humanity in the ‘Word of God’. And we must teach, learn, and practice based on those words. From this perspective, hoping to contribute to this research, this study first looked at the general and Christian concepts of character and character education, And next it examined the current problem of educational ministry within the Korean church. From a reflective point of view, lock of integrated Christian education and absence of educational philosophy deepening Christian character are pointed out as a problem that needs to be solved. Lastly, in related to Christian character education in the local churches, this study suggested four strategic directions such as 1) developing experiential learning that integrates knowing and doing, 2) activating programs that learn through community service, 3) enforcing convergence type of character education, and 4) concerning democratic citizenship education as a core learning contents in character education.