The Essence of Spirituality in the context of Korean Missionary work: A Missiological study

Abstract

Spirituality is imperative since it embodies the core meaning of life and denotes the relationship between God and others. It causes the experience and joy of a deeper and trustworthy relationship with God and Christ as related, in the case of the present study, to Korean missionaries. This kind of relationship is personal and promotes transcendence, faith, and living in the fear of God. Spirituality is fundamental to one’s whole well-being. It is therefore not merely restricted to this or that part of human life but embraces, instead, the whole of a person’s inner being, heart, soul, and spirit. In practice, this means that the faith of a 15-yearold boy or girl is just as crucial as that of a 65-year-old man or woman. The spirituality of people takes form and has significance when they become followers of Christ and are prepared to bear the cross of discipleship and are transformed by him. Transformation of Korean missionaries’ spirituality will renew cross-culture missionary work. In the study of missiology, a thorough literature review is done on the subject of spirituality and missionary work. The intersection of missiology and spirituality is covered in the literature search for related sciences. Actively seeking God's direction and determining what should be done in specific instances, settings, and contexts is what is meant by spiritual and practical discernment.

Keywords

• spirituality
• korean missionaries
• missional
• spiritual formation
• transformation