한국 선교를 위한 여성 리더십에 관한 성서 신학적 기초 연구

• 영문명: A Biblical Theological Study of Women Leadership for Korean Missions
• 발행기관: 한국선교신학회
• 저자명: 박혜원(Park, Hye-Won)
• 간행물 정보: 『선교신학』제8집, 1~20쪽, 전체 20쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기독교신학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2004.04.30

영문 초록

Korean churches and missions have been influenced by their cultural regulations on women issues. Women were treated as inferior beings, who is destined to take role in less importantpositions in Korean traditional society. In response, a protestant missionary established the first school for Korean women and girls in 1886, as she preached the Gospel. As a result, socio-political leadership opportunities were given to women in contemporary Korean society. However, the churches were reluctant to change their hierarchical concept on women and women leadership, which influenced missionaries' lives, works and their mission fields. This concept of women inferiority suppressed female church members and missionaries; it not only belittled themselves but also affected the relationship with their male partners in ministry. To cope with these difficulties and to help Korean missionaries, here we need to do critical contextualization. For the missiological process, we will study God's intentions for the status of women and their leadership through examining the discussions between the complementarians and the full participationists on the issues. In the first and second Genesis, God created Man as male and female in his image and blessed them to rule over all creatures in the earth. Both in the cultural command in Gen.1:27,28 and the creation story in Gen.2:18-24, we can see the equality of women in their human dignity, status and leadership role. It is clear that Jesus, the Son of God in the Gospels, also demonstrated his view on women in equal status and equal in discipleship and leadership for the kingdom of God. The Holy Spirit also affirmed the equality of women both in status and ministry through pouring out Himself according to his promise in Joel 2:28,29. Apostle Paul in his new creation theology, through Gal.3:28, proclaimed the equality of women both in spiritual and social bases. Even in the two difficult passages, 1Cor.14:34,35 and 1Tim.2:11,12, we found that Paul was not to teach universal truth but to exhort them to apply in their special contexts. Moreover, Paul also showed his view on women in equality both in dignity of personality and ministry, by including many women as his coworkers for his missionary works. As we learned above, to treat women in equal status and leadership role is right in the sight of God who is love and justice. Therefore, the hierarchical concept of Korean Church and missions should be transformed in the light of the biblical foundations of women in equal status and leadership, as a missiological process of critical contextualization. As we know, two-thirds of the Korean Church are consisted of women. The Korean Church should recover the equal status of their woman members in their human dignity created in the image of God, and their leadership roles based on being outpoured by the Holy Spirit. I suggest that this biblical knowledge should be taught at seminaries and Bible study groups in the Korean Church--from children to the elders, from women to men, and from laymen to pastors. As a result, women in the Korean Church and mission will develop themselves to contribute for the kingdom of God. Healthy relationships and improved teamwork with their male partners are also expected. My hopes are that the synergy effect thus created in Shalom will help accelerate His kingdom come in the whole earth.

목차

I. 들어가는말 : 문제제기

II. 성서에 나타난 여성리더십 근거 연구

III. 끝맺는말 : 요약 그리고 비판적 상황화된 결론과 선교에 있어 여성 리더십 개발에 대한 제언

키워드

여성리더십 보조주의학파 여성차별 Women Leadership Complementarians Gender Discrimination