한국선교 출구전략에 관한 소고

Abstract

The mission of korean church seems not yet to have any serious considerations on the necessity and significance of missionary devolution proverbaly because of the short history of missional experiences. However now it has been time to discuss and prepare the missionary exit strategy, missional devolution with the continuous efforts to activate missionary calling out and sending. Author thinks that Jesus was the originator to establish and execute the Exit Strategy from Mission Field. From the beginning of His missionary activities though not mentioned(Jn. 16:4), He planned and prepared his own passing over. In the course of time He confirmed that he should go back to the father when the disciples confessed Jesus of nazareth as the Messiah and the Saviour. He did it even three times(Mk 8:31, 9:30, 10:3334). He said that His own dying was ‘Leaving’(Jn 16:7, 28), ‘Going back to the Father’(Jn 16:10, 28, 17:11, 13), ‘not seeing any more’(Jn 16:16). He was sure that His leaving wae useful for the disciples and next their missions. He prayed cordially when he left. The whole content of John 17 is the prayer of Jesus just before His death(leaving). the next model next to Jesus for the missionary devolution is the apostle Paul.(1Tim 2:2). We have to considerate seriously at least 5 agendas in discussing the missionary exit strategy. First, Strategy for empowering the local leadership. For this purpose, above all, it is necessary to escape from the missionary colonycentered program, to cast off the patriarchal missionary work style, in stead,from the beginning of the training for missionary it should be 'the course of missionary leadership devolution to locals.' Second,First, Strategy for selfsupport of finance. The church built by outside money through foreign missionay is naturally considered as a church of outlanders, not local church. Because there was not the local dweller's devotion.(Matt. 6:21). Third, discussion about the right time to introduce the missionary exit strategy in the course of missionary works. Fourth, discussion to build the missional facilities including church building, seminary, etc. The property holding without any reflecting devolution often can be temptations and hurdle to both locals and missionaries. Finally,discussion about the psychological obstacles in the course of preparing the passing over. Generally senior missionaries experience psychologically anxiety and loneliness. Do they do well really after passing over? What should I do after devolution? It is necessary to find and prepare the right missional answer to these questions. And it has to be deal with the missionary realistic welfare after retirement. Additionally, we have to be careful not to behave devolution with heroism spirit. As described above, there are many difficulties in preparing the missionary exit strategy including so complicated transfer of property and leadership. It is difficult to find the right solution just with one man's idea. Therefore it is suggested that it should be organized such as 'counselling committee for the missionary devolution' in oder that the senior missionaries could well pass over the leadership and property to the locals. From now on, korean church which until now has concentrated to call out and send missionaries as many as possible must set up the missionary exit strategy. The future of korean mission is depend upon the strategy of finishing up, that is missionary devolution.