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This paper presents a study on Christian education as an approach to the holistic restoration of the homeless. Even though the homeless are the most vulnerable to poverty, interest and research on the homeless are disappearing in Korean society and churches. It explores the definitions and classifications of the homelessness, the welfare services available to them, and the operation of related facilities. In addition, it provides a critical analysis of the current status and circumstances faced by the homeless, reflecting on survival-oriented welfare systems, provider-oriented welfare systems, and temporary welfare systems. According to the biblical understanding of the homeless, they are temporary residents within a spatial concept, marginalized strangers within relational concepts, and the least of God's people within an ontological concept, who are the objects of God's attention. The Christian educational direction and practice for the homeless is holistic restoration. The first aspect in Christian education is a transformation in ontological awareness as the people of the kingdom of God. The second aspect focuses on creating a community of hospitality for the homeless who identify themselves as God's people. The third aspect fosters a sense of belonging as people of God's kingdom within that community.