지역교회와의 협력을 통한 의료 선교 활성화 방향 = A Direction of Activating Medical Mission through Cooperation with Local Churches

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this paper is to look for a way of activating medical mission through cooperation with local churches. Sick people tend to open their heart toward the gospel due to their strong desire for healing. Because of this reason a medical mission has been one of the most effective mission strategies throughout mission history. I thus want to look for a strategy of effective medical mission with the support of local churches.
For this purpose, first of all, this paper looked for why the medical mission is so crucial and effective, and proved that medical mission is still one of the most effective mission strategies even in these days. Then this paper looked for why medical mission needs to cooperate with local churches. One major purpose of medical mission is to save souls through medical actions. Yet this saved person needs to be led to a local church. Otherwise, this saved person becomes like a baby thrown on a road. So the final goal of medical mission is to lead people so that they can settle into a local church safely. In this sense, it is not an exaggeration that the church is not only a major agent of mission but also a final goal of medical mission.
Then I looked for a more detailed ways of medical mission with the cooperation with local churches. Here I came to find out the importance of strengthening the identity of Christian hospital, a chaplin’s strong will, dedication, and leadership of carrying out medical mission. I also found out the importance of pure motivation of a local church joining the medical mission, not just for its growth but for saving souls. I pray that the medical mission, one of the most effective mission strategies, would be more activated, and this becomes a key element of overcoming the crisis of the Korean church and bringing healthy church growth again. I hope this paper is a small ignition of this change.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 들어가는 말
• Ⅱ. 의료 선교의 기능
• Ⅲ. 의료선교가 지역교회와 협력해야 할 당위성
• Ⅳ. 지역교회와의 협력 방향
• Ⅴ. 나가는 말