몽골 기독교의 해외 선교

Abstract

This paper is a study on the overseas missions of Mongolian Christianityafter the regime transition of Mongolia in 1990. The regime transition ofMongolia in 1990 became an opportunity to open the door of the gospelin Mongolia where there was no church or even a single Christian. After 30years of missionary work in Mongolia, more than 700 churches have beenestablished and more than 50,000 evangelical Christians have been born. Mongolian Christians began to participate in overseas missions inearnest in 2001, 10 years after they accepted the gospel. As of 2022,Mongolian churches have sent more than 100 missionaries. The overseasmissions of Mongolian churches which started from Russia, country C,and Afghanistan, are gradually expanding to N.K., Turkey, Central Asia,the Middle East, and other Islamic regions. In particular, Mongolianchurches are actively engaged in overseas mission works by utilizing theirvarious experience and understanding of the tradition of nomadic culture,the legacy of the 13th century Mongol Empire, 70 years under the socialistsystem, shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism. The regions and targetsfor Mongolian overseas mission by using their missionary strength areMongolians and Turkic Pan-Mongolians scattered throughout Eurasia. Thus, current study first examines Mongolian Christianity, the currentstatus of the overseas missions, missionaries and mission organizations from other cultures in Mongolian Christianity. Then, the study analyzesthe strengths, weaknesses, characteristics, tasks and prospects of overseasmissions of Mongolian churches. The qualitative research method based onliterature review and in-depth interviews have been used for the study.