Missions from Korea 2017: The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Missions
The missionary movement in Korea is growing steadily in terms of the number of missionaries. At the end of December 2016, a total of 21,075 Korean missionaries (1.95 percent more than a year previously) were working under 156 mission agencies in 153 countries. For the most part, Korean missionaries...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage Publishing
[2017]
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International bulletin of mission research
Année: 2017, Volume: 41, Numéro: 2, Pages: 121-127 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Innovation
B Korean Christianity B Missions B Fourth Industrial Revolution |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Résumé: | The missionary movement in Korea is growing steadily in terms of the number of missionaries. At the end of December 2016, a total of 21,075 Korean missionaries (1.95 percent more than a year previously) were working under 156 mission agencies in 153 countries. For the most part, Korean missionaries lack significant knowledge of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, but the missionaries who are familiar with it typically understand that its impact on missionary service will be profound. For some, it is an opportunity; for others, a threatwhich one, depending on how well missionaries and Christian workers are prepared for it. |
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| ISSN: | 2396-9407 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: International bulletin of mission research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2396939317693991 |