For the past two days, World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) Secretary General Bishop Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher met with representatives of the Communion of Churches in Korea (CCIK), WEA’s national member body in Korea, to discuss closer cooperation between the Korean Church and the global body of evangelicals. They also dedicated a new office building for the WEA at the Evangelical Center in Dover, NY, giving it the name “Philadelphia House” to highlight the importance of brotherly love among believers in Jesus Christ.
Rev. Joseph Kim, First President of CCIK, current CCIK President Rev. Taeseop Song and CCIK General Secretary Rev. Kwisoo Choi led a delegation of denominational leaders on a trip to several cities in the United States, culminating in the two-day meeting with the WEA head in upstate New York. Schirrmacher and the CCIK leadership affirmed the mutual desire to strengthen the relationship between the churches in Korea and the global evangelical family by increasing the participation of Korean leaders in all aspects of the work of the WEA.
“The Korean Church is well known as having contributed immensely to global mission over the past decades. They have led prayer movements, sent out missionaries to every region of the world and there are many countries that have sizeable churches among the Korean diasporas. As the WEA, we are very pleased to have CCIK as our national member body that seeks to fulfill the same purpose that the WEA was founded for in 1846: to unite evangelicals across different denominations for prayer, sharing the gospel, standing up for religious freedom for all, and responding to the needs in society,” Schirrmacher said.
“We are looking forward to working together more closely than ever with our brothers and sisters in Christ in Korea. Their contribution to the work of the WEA will be invaluable,” he added.
The visit of the Korean leaders coincided with the dedication of Philadelphia House with a service and ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday. Preaching about the letter to the church in Philadelphia in Revelation 3:7-10, Schirrmacher spoke about the importance of believing in Jesus Christ and revealing one’s faith in the deeds of everyday life that follow God’s Word. The WEA has always stood on the foundation of the conviction that these two are inseparable for every believer’s life.
Referencing Revelation 12:17, he also said that living out faith in Jesus Christ will inevitably lead to persecution in many places. Persecution often follows from obeying commandments, which is also mentioned first in this verse. But even in countries where believers are not being persecuted outright, they experience the pain of persecution because their hearts ache for the brothers and sisters in Christ who are suffering for their faith in other countries. This then is the real expression of philadelphia, which should be a guiding principle of the work of the WEA.
The new office building is based at the Evangelical Center, a 3,300-acre land belonging to World Olivet Assembly and Olivet University located about 70 miles north of New York City. It was inaugurated in 2016 and has since provided space for WEA offices, meetings and trainings.
Originally from Webpage: "worldea.org"
CCD reprinted with permission.
6月初，世界福音联盟秘书长托马斯·席尔马赫主教会见了世界福音联盟在韩国的国家性成员机构韩国教会联合会（Communion of Churches in Korea，CCIK）的代表，讨论韩国教会与这间全球福音派团体之间更紧密的合作。
韩国教会联合会在纽约州多佛(Dover）的福音中心为世界福音联盟建造了一座新办公楼，将其命名为“费城之家”，以突出耶稣基督信徒之间兄弟之爱的重要性。
韩国教会联合会第一任主席金约瑟（Joseph Kim）牧师、现任韩国教会联合会主席宋泰燮（Taeseop Song）牧师和韩国教会联合会总书记崔桂秀（Kwisoo Choi）牧师带领宗派领袖代表团访问了美国几个城市，最终在纽约北部举行了为期两天的与世界福音联盟负责人的会谈。席尔马赫和韩国教会联合会领导层确认了通过增加韩国领导人对世界福音联盟工作各个方面的参与来加强韩国教会与全球福音派大家庭之间的关系的共同愿望。
席尔马赫说：“众所周知，韩国教会在过去几十年中为全球宣教做出了巨大贡献。他们领导了祈祷运动，向世界各地派遣了传教士，并且在许多国家的韩国侨民中都拥有相当大的教会。作为世界福音联盟，我们很高兴韩国教会联合会成为我们的国家性成员机构，旨在实现和1846年世界福音联盟成立时相同的目的：联合不同宗派的福音人士，一起祈祷、分享福音、捍卫所有人的宗教自由，并响应社会中的需求。”
他补充说：“我们期待着与我们在韩国的基督里的兄弟姐妹们有比以往任何时候都更紧密地合作。他们对世界福音联盟工作的贡献将是无价的。”
6月6日，韩国领导人的访问恰逢“费城之家”的奉献仪式和剪彩仪式。 席尔马赫向费城的教会宣讲了启示录3:7-10中的这封信，他谈到了相信耶稣基督和在日常生活中遵循上帝话语的行为中彰显信仰的重要性。世界福音联盟始终坚信这两者对于每个信徒的生命都是不可分割的。
他还参考启示录12章中的内容，说到活出对耶稣基督的信仰将不可避免地导致在许多方面受到迫害。逼迫往往源于遵守诫命，这也是本节首先提到的。 但即使在信徒没有被彻底迫害的国家，他们也会经历迫害的痛苦，因为他们为在其他国家为信仰而受苦的在基督里的弟兄姐妹感到心痛。这就是费城的真实表现，这应该是世界福音联盟工作的指导原则。
新办公楼位于福音中心(Evangelical Center)，这是一块3300英亩的土地，属于世界橄榄大会和橄榄山大学，位于纽约市以北约70英里处。它于2016年落成，此后一直用于世界福音联盟的办公、会议和培训。
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世界福音联盟与韩国教会联合会会面，设立新办公室
For the past two days, World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) Secretary General Bishop Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher met with representatives of the Communion of Churches in Korea (CCIK), WEA’s national member body in Korea, to discuss closer cooperation between the Korean Church and the global body of evangelicals. They also dedicated a new office building for the WEA at the Evangelical Center in Dover, NY, giving it the name “Philadelphia House” to highlight the importance of brotherly love among believers in Jesus Christ.
Rev. Joseph Kim, First President of CCIK, current CCIK President Rev. Taeseop Song and CCIK General Secretary Rev. Kwisoo Choi led a delegation of denominational leaders on a trip to several cities in the United States, culminating in the two-day meeting with the WEA head in upstate New York. Schirrmacher and the CCIK leadership affirmed the mutual desire to strengthen the relationship between the churches in Korea and the global evangelical family by increasing the participation of Korean leaders in all aspects of the work of the WEA.
“The Korean Church is well known as having contributed immensely to global mission over the past decades. They have led prayer movements, sent out missionaries to every region of the world and there are many countries that have sizeable churches among the Korean diasporas. As the WEA, we are very pleased to have CCIK as our national member body that seeks to fulfill the same purpose that the WEA was founded for in 1846: to unite evangelicals across different denominations for prayer, sharing the gospel, standing up for religious freedom for all, and responding to the needs in society,” Schirrmacher said.
“We are looking forward to working together more closely than ever with our brothers and sisters in Christ in Korea. Their contribution to the work of the WEA will be invaluable,” he added.
The visit of the Korean leaders coincided with the dedication of Philadelphia House with a service and ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday. Preaching about the letter to the church in Philadelphia in Revelation 3:7-10, Schirrmacher spoke about the importance of believing in Jesus Christ and revealing one’s faith in the deeds of everyday life that follow God’s Word. The WEA has always stood on the foundation of the conviction that these two are inseparable for every believer’s life.
Referencing Revelation 12:17, he also said that living out faith in Jesus Christ will inevitably lead to persecution in many places. Persecution often follows from obeying commandments, which is also mentioned first in this verse. But even in countries where believers are not being persecuted outright, they experience the pain of persecution because their hearts ache for the brothers and sisters in Christ who are suffering for their faith in other countries. This then is the real expression of philadelphia, which should be a guiding principle of the work of the WEA.
The new office building is based at the Evangelical Center, a 3,300-acre land belonging to World Olivet Assembly and Olivet University located about 70 miles north of New York City. It was inaugurated in 2016 and has since provided space for WEA offices, meetings and trainings.
Originally from Webpage: "worldea.org"
CCD reprinted with permission.
WEA & Communion of Churches in Korea Meet to Discuss Closer Collaboration for Mission, Dedicate New WEA Office
