The aim of this article is to evaluate the new educational ministry model of Korea Evangelical Holiness Church(KEHC). As a matter of fact, the KEHC has celebrated the l00th anniversary this year of 2007. In commemoration of the founding of the KEHC, t...
The aim of this article is to evaluate the new educational ministry model of Korea Evangelical Holiness Church(KEHC). As a matter of fact, the KEHC has celebrated the l00th anniversary this year of 2007. In commemoration of the founding of the KEHC, they have developed the new model of educational ministry system, which is called by "BCM"(Body of Christ Model). The researcher tries to deal with three themes related to the BCM. First of all, what is BCM? Second, is it appropriate that the BCM would suggest to the Korean Churches? Third, if it would be evaluated for its positive effectiveness, how could we think about? In more details, first, the BCM is understood church's structure by organism of five different subsystems in terms of systemic approach, which are personal, small group, congregation, Bible and tradition, and society. When it would highly be interactive among five different subsystems for enhancing quality and effectiveness of system, it says church education could be healthy. Toward meaningful change of church education, in addition to that, the KEHC also developed the "BCM Curriculum for Teacher" and "BCM Curriculum for Director of Education Ministry." Second, the BCM will be able to be more an alternative model of church education when it is reconceptualized the concept of "church school" into "Children Church" or "Youth Church" on the basis of the theological understanding on church as "body of Christ" instead of schooling system. It means that the BCM is useful system so that it may overcome the crisis of the Korean Church to face now. Lastly, the BCM could be not only evaluated to refresh the renewal models of Korean Churches as well as KEHC by the new educational ministry system, but it also needs to emphasize the cooperation among denomination, seminary, and each individual churches.