Exploring and Restoring the Wounds of Immigrants in the Korean Church in America Through Moses Público
Choi, Hyunduk (Spring 2024)
Abstract
Korean immigrants in the Americas have endured significant hardships, resulting in profound multifaceted wounds. These wounds are rooted in their experiences within American society and the churches they attend, characterized by feelings of separation, unstable identities, and a decline in self-esteem and confidence. These experiences have not only disrupted their personal lives but have also contributed to division and other issues within the church community.
It can be the figure of Moses serves as a potential archetype for Korean American immigrants that have had painful experiences due to the American socirty and the immigrant church. Examining Moses' life reveals his own wounds from separation and division, leading to an unstable life due to a confusing identity and diminishing self-esteem and confidence. However, forming his new family from Midian and his encounter with God led to the healing of his wounds; he received soul care during those encounters. From the warm stability felt in a family without the worries of division, the establishment of identity through encounters with God and His calling, and the confidence and self-esteem found in God's unwavering and eternal promises of support, Moses found restoration.
It is believed that if churches today can provide the same level of soul care to their wounded Korean immigrant members as Moses received, not only will the healing of individual congregants' wounds be facilitated, but also the restoration of the communities to which they belong, particularly within the church, with its conflicts, both major and minor.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction (Context of the Korean Methodist Church and Institute)
II. Problem in the Church
II-1. Division and Separation within the Church Community
II-2. Living on the Margins in American Society
II-3. The Decline in Self-Esteem
III. Solution
III-1. Soul Care
III-2. Soul Care from the Bible (The Wounds and Cared of Moses)
III-2-a. The Wound of Community Separation
III-2-a’. Cared for in the Midian family
III-2-b. The Wound of Uncertain Identity
III-2-b’. Cared through an encounter with God (Identity, Spiritual Recovery)
III-2-c. The Wound of a limited Life
III-2-c’. Cared by experiencing God's work (Restoring Confidence and Self-Esteem)
IV. Application to Korean Communities
IV-1. Soul Care Plan 1. Preaching and Teaching
IV-2. Soul Care Plan 2. Soul Care Retreat
IV-3. Soul Care Plan 3. 9 Fruits of the Holy Spirit
V. Conclusion
* Bibliography
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