위드코로나 시대의 실천신학적 교회론

Abstract

In the era of Corona, many thoughts about the church arose. In reality, the church centered on the building is collapsing, and there are concerns about a new church in the online age. At this time, I would like to consider the ecclesiology from a practical theological perspective. In history, the shape of the church has undergone changes in the new era. The first is the Babylonian captivity and the rise of the synagogue tradition. The form of faith and the way of life centered on the Jerusalem Temple collapsed as the temple collapsed and people were taken captive. But amid such failures, Israel created a new type of church centered on the Word, centered on the synagogue. The second is Paul and the Diaspora Church. After leaving the geographical field of Israel, Christianity now opposes the Judaized faith. Rather, it establishes a global standard, and Paul establishes the principle of 'freedom of the gospel'. The gospel that left Jerusalem, which was also the center of Christianity, spreads out into the world like this. The third is the ecclesiology of the Reformation era. Based on the doctrine of universal priesthood, the church united again as a community of faith was formed. Even religious languages ​​have changed from Latin to national languages ​​such as German. In this long history, the church has changed its form according to the demands of the times. Although the essence of the church has not changed, it has undergone many changes in its form. In the era of Corona, a new approach is online worship. If you connect to the Internet anytime, anywhere, you can worship and build a community through online. The church can no longer be seen as a community that worships in a chapel held at 11 a.m. on Sundays. In that sense, the principle Paul taught now becomes important. That is the “freedom of the gospel”. Like our confession of fellowship/ community of saints, there is no need for any other conditions for the church to be established. If we understand and approach this situation more flexibly, the corona situation can be an opportunity, not an obstacle, for us.