On August 31, 2020, the Christian Council & Three-self Patriotic Movement of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province held a meeting in the city of Dunhua.
According to Jilin CC&TSPM, the meeting introduced how the COVID-19 pandemic has become been normalized and the resumption of activities in churches with Han believers as the main body. The meeting also requested that the sites which have resumed activities and strengthening the monitoring management of epidemic prevention and control and instructed believers to establish good hygiene habits. As autumn and winter approach, it is important to prevent the recurrence of COVID-19 as well as the outbreak of winter influenza.
Places that have not yet resumed activities were required to implement regular prevention and control measures, prepare for the resumption of activities as required by government departments, and resume activities as soon as possible. A special discussion on how to recover lost believers after the resumption of activities was held, and some specific suggestions were put forward.
The meeting also looked at how to deal with the Korean "Shincheonji" cult, prevent the infiltration of foreign forces, and do its best to maintain the stability of the border areas.
In view of the absence of teaching staff in different places, it was decided to set up a Chinese teaching group for the Christian Council & Three-self Patriotic Movement of Yanbian Prefecture to undertake the task of preaching after the resumption of activities in places without teaching staff.
The Chinese pastoral group consists of six young pastoral workers, including two pastors and four priests from Yanji city, Dunhua, Hunchun, Longjing, and Helong in Yanbian Prefecture, who are the backbone colleagues of the churches in these areas.
In order to solve the problem of the loss of missionaries in the grass-roots churches, it was decided to hold a volunteer training class at an appropriate time while requiring the churches to improve the basic pension and medical insurance for full-time clerical personnel as soon as possible. And young fellow practitioners with a calling and a sense of mission shall be selected to apply to theological schools at all levels.
- Translated by Nicolas Cao
2020年8月31日，吉林省延边朝鲜族自治州基督教两会汉语事工部会议在敦化市召开。 据基督教两会，会议介绍了在疫情常态化的形势下，延边州以汉族信徒为主体的场所有序恢复活动的情况，对已经恢复活动的场所提出，加强疫情防控的监控管理，教导信徒建立良好的卫生消毒习惯，面对秋冬季的到来，在防止新冠肺炎疫情复发的同时，还要预防冬季流感的爆发。 要求还没有恢复活动的场所，落实常态化防控措施，按相关部门要求做好恢复活动的准备工作，尽快恢复活动。针对恢复活动后，如何挽回流失的信徒进行了专题讨论，并提出一些具体建议。 会议还研究了防范韩国“新天地”异端组织破坏的具体方法，预防境外势力渗透，为维护边疆地区的稳定尽力。 针对各别场所没有教职人员的情况，决定成立延边州两会汉语教牧组，承担没有教职人员的场所恢复活动后的讲道任务。 汉语教牧组由六位年轻的教牧同工组成，其中两位牧师，四位教士，来自延边州延吉市、敦化市、珲春市、龙井市与和龙市，均为所在场所的骨干同工。 为了解决基层场所传道人流失问题，在要求场所尽快完善专职教职人员的基本养老和医疗保险的同时，决定在适当的时候举办一期义工培训班。并且选拔有呼召和使命感的年轻侍奉同工报考各级神学院校。
延边州基督教两会召开汉语事工会议
On August 31, 2020, the Christian Council & Three-self Patriotic Movement of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province held a meeting in the city of Dunhua.
According to Jilin CC&TSPM, the meeting introduced how the COVID-19 pandemic has become been normalized and the resumption of activities in churches with Han believers as the main body. The meeting also requested that the sites which have resumed activities and strengthening the monitoring management of epidemic prevention and control and instructed believers to establish good hygiene habits. As autumn and winter approach, it is important to prevent the recurrence of COVID-19 as well as the outbreak of winter influenza.
Places that have not yet resumed activities were required to implement regular prevention and control measures, prepare for the resumption of activities as required by government departments, and resume activities as soon as possible. A special discussion on how to recover lost believers after the resumption of activities was held, and some specific suggestions were put forward.
The meeting also looked at how to deal with the Korean "Shincheonji" cult, prevent the infiltration of foreign forces, and do its best to maintain the stability of the border areas.
In view of the absence of teaching staff in different places, it was decided to set up a Chinese teaching group for the Christian Council & Three-self Patriotic Movement of Yanbian Prefecture to undertake the task of preaching after the resumption of activities in places without teaching staff.
The Chinese pastoral group consists of six young pastoral workers, including two pastors and four priests from Yanji city, Dunhua, Hunchun, Longjing, and Helong in Yanbian Prefecture, who are the backbone colleagues of the churches in these areas.
In order to solve the problem of the loss of missionaries in the grass-roots churches, it was decided to hold a volunteer training class at an appropriate time while requiring the churches to improve the basic pension and medical insurance for full-time clerical personnel as soon as possible. And young fellow practitioners with a calling and a sense of mission shall be selected to apply to theological schools at all levels.
- Translated by Nicolas Cao
Yanbian Founds Chinese Pastoral Group
