Bible Study with Women Fellowship

Bible Study

Couple days ago my friends in SEST Class of Graduate School of Theology Hanshin University got invitation to visit Christian Women Fellowship at Yeong Deong Po Market area, in line 5 subway system.

Because I am interesting to have various experiences in Korean Church and Fellowship, I contacted Rev. Chatherine Christie and asked her about this program. I really want to visit and join with my friends in this bible study. So today I decide to go there and I am happy to do that because I have a good time with my friends there. Actually it is not a big group, only small group. Beside me, Lenta, Untari, Juliana from East Timor, Yen Ching from Taiwan and brother Byung Hee Yun come and join this bible study.

Rev. Chatherine Christie lead the worship and the bible study in English. It is about ecumenism and its challenges in present situation. We talk about ecumenism in our own experiences and context. So it is like a sharing, an ecumenical sharing. It is fun.

In our sharing, we share our opinion about ecumenism. One friend said that ecumenism is like one big house with many rooms. Every rooms have their own rules, customs, cultures, habits, and also traditions. Being ecumenical means willing to get out from our own rooms, meet others people but without try to interverne others. Other friend said that Paul gave a good example in ecumenism. A human body. There is only one body with many organs. While the other said that ecumenism is not only about relationship between churches with different denominations and traditions, but also between Christian and other people with different religions. So inter-faith or inter-religious movement is included in ecumanism talk. One friend reminds the bible study group to be able being ecumanical need effort to empty our selves and accept others, even they have so many differences. Still being ecumenical is not easy, but it is not impossible to do.