On 31st August 2021, Cheonji Ilbo (Cheonji Daily) published an article, in Korean, entitled, "'100,000 People' Registered for Shincheonji's Online Bible Teaching Over Last 1.5 Years." This is a translation of that report.
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(Above photo) Students of the Zion Christian Mission Center of Shincheonji Church of Jesus receive online teaching delivered by a theology lecturer. Shincheonji Church of Jesus provides 10-minute summaries of Shincheonji's revealed word by topic, available for anyone to listen to via Shincheonji's official YouTube channel.
•Shincheonji shut with immediate effect following Covid-19 cluster outbreak
•All worship services and meetings moved online
•Despite impact of COVID-19, the secret of growth has been the 'word'
•Students respond well to accessibility of online teaching
[Chunji Ilbo = Reporter Lee Ji-sol] Shincheonji Church of Jesus has been drawing attention due to its online growth in evangelism over the last 18 months, at a time of concern over face-to-face church worship and the subsequent increased restrictions that followed the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
According to Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a total of 78,000 people registered on their short-term Bible study course that was conducted online only from January to July of this year at their Zion Christian Mission Center, which is the free Bible teaching institute of Shincheonji Church of Jesus. A further 20,000 people are currently registered for online study. This year alone, nearly 100,000 people will have studied the Bible online.
Moreover, from the 14th to the 21st of last month, a total of 36,000 people participated in the 12 tribes' online seminars that included the opening seminar by Chairman Man-hee Lee.
Such growth is in stark contrast to the churches of the world, whose faithful have decreased since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic amid churches' concerns over transitioning their worship and Bible teaching activities online. The case study involving Shincheonji shows that it does work.
Shincheonji Church of Jesus announced that it would shut down all its churches throughout the country (Korea) with immediate effect, and transition all its faith-based activities online, following a confirmed case of COVID-19 in its branch church in Daegu in February last year.
When Shincheonji Church of Jesus, which was actively engaged in seminars and graduation ceremonies every year, became officially inactive for over a year following the pandemic outbreak, some spectators commented that it was going through a crisis.
An official from Shincheonji Church of Jesus said, “Since February last year, we estimated that the COVID-19 pandemic might be prolonged, so we transitioned entirely to online activity. Things are stable.”
Closing down all its churches in order to block the chain of infection was an unavoidable measure, as there were confirmed cases of COVID-19 within its churches. However, it was not an easy decision for a religious organisation to shut down all its churches nationwide and transition all its activity online. It took a lot of time and effort to convert a system that manages the data of 200,000 members and tens of thousands of students to an online platform.
Making the transition from face-to-face meetings, church membership management system, various Bible education programmes and lectures delivered at the Zion Christian Mission Center to an online platform, was not simply about changing the platform. It was the routine of meeting in-person and the delivery of the teaching method that had to change. Time was needed to adapt to the non-face-to-face environment, with various trial and error in the process.
Accordingly, lecturers developed a new study method suitable for online lectures, exchanged know-how with one another, and developed their own teaching style. Now that these non-face-to-face activities have been established as the norm today, the number of new people registering to study is steadily increasing.
A precedent of a message-led sermon, rather than a church experience centred on human interaction, has been set and become religion's main focus in a transitional era of non-face-to-face contact. It has served Shincheonji Church of Jesus well.
Unlike the established Church, which is sensitive to social and political issues and has to reach consensus on the content and delivery of a sermon, Shincheonji Church of Jesus offers a worship experience centred on a study of the Bible and evidence of its fulfilment being testified. This has contributed to the growing interest in its education.
An official from Shincheonji Church of Jesus said, “The true meaning of the Word is being delivered to our congregation and to the general public through online platforms. We do not rely on secondary techniques when delivering sermons - such as on speech, gestures, or topic selection - but strictly teach that Biblical prophecies have been fulfilled according to the questioning (5W1H) principle."
The fact that more than 3,000 people recently applied to Shincheonji Church of Jesus' follow-up Bible study course, following the sermon delivered by Chairman Man-hee Lee, demonstrates the power of Shincheonji Church of Jesus' online worship and teaching.
The 'Word since the Beginning' delivered by Chairman Man-hee Lee and video lectures by theology lecturers
Source: bit.ly/2WDBPii
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Blogs on "8.14 Online Bible Seminar" & "12 Tribes' Online Bible Seminars"
Pastors Testify to "Curious" and "Ground-breaking" Seminar by Chairman Man-hee Lee
Korean Press Reports on "814 Online Bible Seminar"
환경방송-[people] 신천지 이만희 총회장, 목회자 대상 온라인 말씀 세미나 성료
Man-Hee Lee, President of Shincheonji Church, successfully completed the online seminar for pastors
Man-Hee Lee, President of Shincheonji Church, successfully completed the online seminar for pastors
https://bit.ly/3sqew7a
브레이크뉴스-신천지 이만희 총회장 14일 목회자 대상 온라인 말씀 세미나
The Chairman of Shincheonji Church, Man-hee Lee Online Word Seminar for Pastors on the 14th
https://bit.ly/3CMIiYv
경인종합일보-신천지 이만희 총회장, 목회자 대상 '온라인 말씀 세미나' 성료
The Chairman of Shincheonji Church, Man-hee Lee successfully completed the 'Online Word Seminar' for pastors
https://bit.ly/37KheuE
세계타임즈-신천지 이만희 총회장, 14일 목회자 대상 온라인 말씀 세미나서 '간곡히 호소'
The Chairman of Shincheonji Church, Man-hee Lee, 'Certainly appeal' at the online seminar for pastors on the 14th
https://bit.ly/3yQscui
뉴스쉐어-신천지 이만희 총회장 14일 목회자 대상 온라인 말씀 세미나 성료
On the 14th, The Chairman of Shincheonji Church, Lee Man-hee completed the online sermon seminar for pastors
https://bit.ly/3m2Xpa6
일간대한뉴스-신천지 이만희 총회장 목회자 대상 온라인 세미나 강사로 나서 성료
The Chairman of Shincheonji Church, Man-hee Lee, Succeeded as a lecturer at an online seminar for pastors
https://bit.ly/3yN5bZu
[신천지 온라인 말씀세미나] 이만희 총회장 세미나에 참여한 목회자들 “궁금했다… 획기적인 교리”
[Shincheonji Online Word Seminar] Pastors who participated in the seminar by President Man-hee Lee “I was curious… groundbreaking doctrine.”
http://www.newscj.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=895925
브레이크뉴스-신천지 이만희 총회장 14일 목회자 대상 온라인 말씀 세미나
The Chairman of Shincheonji Church, Man-hee Lee Online Word Seminar for Pastors on the 14th
https://bit.ly/3CMIiYv
경인종합일보-신천지 이만희 총회장, 목회자 대상 '온라인 말씀 세미나' 성료
The Chairman of Shincheonji Church, Man-hee Lee successfully completed the 'Online Word Seminar' for pastors
https://bit.ly/37KheuE
세계타임즈-신천지 이만희 총회장, 14일 목회자 대상 온라인 말씀 세미나서 '간곡히 호소'
The Chairman of Shincheonji Church, Man-hee Lee, 'Certainly appeal' at the online seminar for pastors on the 14th
https://bit.ly/3yQscui
뉴스쉐어-신천지 이만희 총회장 14일 목회자 대상 온라인 말씀 세미나 성료
On the 14th, The Chairman of Shincheonji Church, Lee Man-hee completed the online sermon seminar for pastors
https://bit.ly/3m2Xpa6
일간대한뉴스-신천지 이만희 총회장 목회자 대상 온라인 세미나 강사로 나서 성료
The Chairman of Shincheonji Church, Man-hee Lee, Succeeded as a lecturer at an online seminar for pastors
https://bit.ly/3yN5bZu
일간경기-신천지 이만희 총회장 온라인 세미나 성료
Completed online seminar of Shincheonji Chairman Lee Man-hee
경기북부시민신문-신천지 이만희 총회장, 14일 목회자 대상 온라인 말씀 세미나 성료
Shincheonji Church Chairman Man-hee Lee, 14th online sermon seminar for pastors successfully completed
경기도민일보-신천지 이만희 총회장, 목회자 대상 말씀 세미나 성료
Shincheonji Church Chairman Man-hee Lee successfully completed the seminar for pastors
중부일보-신천지 온라인 말씀세미나 지난 14일 개최
Shincheonji Online Word Seminar held on the 14th
전국매일신문-신천지 이만희 총회장, 온라인 말씀 세미나 성료
Man-hee Lee, Chairman of Shincheonji Church, completes online sermon seminar
기호일보-신천지예수교 온라인 말씀 세미나 1만4000여 명 참석 성료
14,000 people attended the Shincheonji Church of Jesus Online Word Seminar
경북신문-신천지, 온라인 말씀 세미나 1만4천여명 참여
Shincheonji, 14,000 people participated in online sermon seminar
[Shincheonji Online Word Seminar] Pastors who participated in the seminar by President Man-hee Lee “I was curious… groundbreaking doctrine.”
http://www.newscj.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=895925
Korean Press Reports on "12 Tribes' Online Bible Seminars"
충청신문-“하나님과 예수님 믿는 신앙인이라면 성경 참뜻 깨달아야”
“If you are a believer in God and Jesus, you must understand the true meaning of the Bible”
창원일보-신천지 온라인 말씀 세미나 후속 교육 3,000명 이상 신청
Shincheonji Church, further education seminars, more than 3,000 people apply for online Bible Seminar
메트로신문-'왜 신천지인들은 교회에 있는 사람들을 전도할까?'…'신천지' 세미나 진행
'Why do Shincheonji church evangelize people in the church?'... Seminar on 'Shincheonji'
경북신문-신천지 예수교회, 코로나19 팬데믹 속 비대면 복음 전파 활기
Shincheonji Church of Jesus, active in spreading the gospel non-face-to-face amid the COVID-19 pandemic
브레이크뉴스- 온라인 말씀콘서트 진행…"천국가는 길, 성경에 답있어"
online Bible concert held... "The way to heaven, the answer is in the Bible"
일간투데이-“추수는 영적 시대변화 결과”…신천지예수교회 메시지 ‘주목’
“The harvest is the result of the spiritual change of the times”… Shincheonji Church of Jesus message 'attention'
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