I was born and raised in a Christian family. By the grace of God, I responded to God’s invitation to have a personal relationship with God in my youth and committed myself to live as Jesus’ disciple for the rest of my life. At times, life had become unbearable difficult, but God enabled me to hold steadfast on God’s love and mercy, and consequently, I have experienced God who faithfully provides for His children and His love that transcends all understanding. I continually seek to deepen my relationship with Jesus Christ and place my trust in Him in my daily life. I can testify the work of the Holy Spirit in me which transforms my heart each day. The Word of God changes my perspectives, relationships, and attitudes and desires so that
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It is my desire to study at Trinity and learn to better understand God’s scripture and biblical theology which I believe will be foundational and essential for my spiritual walk with God and in my future ministry.
I had my personal encounter with Jesus Christ when I was 16. My family attended a local Korean community church in the suburb at that time. One day, the youth group pastor and some praise team members learned that I could play the piano and encouraged me to play in the praise team with them; since I enjoyed playing the piano, I gladly joined the team. The praise team met three hours prior to the Friday worship service every week; we practiced music for an hour, studied the bible for an hour, and prayed for an hour. The youth pastor, who was also the praise team leader, was passionate about discipleship, and I soon began having the one-on-one discipleship with …show more content…
I have truly enjoyed taking the theological courses at TEDS and finally have decided to pursue the Master of Arts in Theological Studies. Through studying the program, I desire to gain a better understanding of God’s Words and to become spiritually enriched in my faith journey. Furthermore, the program will prepare me to serve God and others by helping them better understand God’s words and apply them in their faith lives. Just as I found the truth and peace in God’s Words, I want to be used as God’s instrument to minister to others. I had worked for Korean immigrant parents and children in a public high school, particularly with their transition to the new environment by providing the important resources and information, and had seen the challenges and struggles in the lives of the immigrants, such as cultural barrier, financial pressure, generational gap between parents and children. Moreover, while working with the pastors and church leaders, I came to understand that the congregational dynamic in churches reflects the struggles that the immigrant families experience in their lives. The local Korean community churches have been playing an important role providing to meet the unique needs of the immigrant families and to support them physically, emotionally, and spiritually, and it is my goal to share this part of this church’s responsibility and ministry to help the
It is my desire to study at Trinity and learn to better understand God’s scripture and biblical theology which I believe will be foundational and essential for my spiritual walk with God and in my future ministry.
I had my personal encounter with Jesus Christ when I was 16. My family attended a local Korean community church in the suburb at that time. One day, the youth group pastor and some praise team members learned that I could play the piano and encouraged me to play in the praise team with them; since I enjoyed playing the piano, I gladly joined the team. The praise team met three hours prior to the Friday worship service every week; we practiced music for an hour, studied the bible for an hour, and prayed for an hour. The youth pastor, who was also the praise team leader, was passionate about discipleship, and I soon began having the one-on-one discipleship with …show more content…
I have truly enjoyed taking the theological courses at TEDS and finally have decided to pursue the Master of Arts in Theological Studies. Through studying the program, I desire to gain a better understanding of God’s Words and to become spiritually enriched in my faith journey. Furthermore, the program will prepare me to serve God and others by helping them better understand God’s words and apply them in their faith lives. Just as I found the truth and peace in God’s Words, I want to be used as God’s instrument to minister to others. I had worked for Korean immigrant parents and children in a public high school, particularly with their transition to the new environment by providing the important resources and information, and had seen the challenges and struggles in the lives of the immigrants, such as cultural barrier, financial pressure, generational gap between parents and children. Moreover, while working with the pastors and church leaders, I came to understand that the congregational dynamic in churches reflects the struggles that the immigrant families experience in their lives. The local Korean community churches have been playing an important role providing to meet the unique needs of the immigrant families and to support them physically, emotionally, and spiritually, and it is my goal to share this part of this church’s responsibility and ministry to help the