Caelum
20th May 2004, 04:12 AM
gotta give it up to our brothers and sisters in Japan! :D :D
http://www.jelc.or.jp/e-index.html
http://www.jlc.or.jp/
In September 1948, the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod sent the first missionary to Japan, in accordance with a resolution to establish a mission in Japan. This was the official beginning of the NRK evangelism in Japan.
It was just after World War II when the Allied Forces had occupied Japan. Before the official commencement, several LC-MS Army chaplains had already served Japanese people as well as their soldiers, and they played an important role in informing the LC-MS of the Japanese religious situation. They had also discussed about the geographical mission fields with the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church along with other Japanese Christians. The Missouri Synod came to the conclusion that they should send missionaries to northern Japan where Lutheran churches were scarce, in order to avoided redundancies among Lutheran mission organizations.
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I think Eastern Asian countries haven't been offered enough exposure to Christianity, which is truly unfortunate..however; according to my research, Protestantism has been significantly favored over catholicism due to conflicts in culture...hrmmmm, food for thought :D
http://www.jelc.or.jp/e-index.html
http://www.jlc.or.jp/
In September 1948, the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod sent the first missionary to Japan, in accordance with a resolution to establish a mission in Japan. This was the official beginning of the NRK evangelism in Japan.
It was just after World War II when the Allied Forces had occupied Japan. Before the official commencement, several LC-MS Army chaplains had already served Japanese people as well as their soldiers, and they played an important role in informing the LC-MS of the Japanese religious situation. They had also discussed about the geographical mission fields with the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church along with other Japanese Christians. The Missouri Synod came to the conclusion that they should send missionaries to northern Japan where Lutheran churches were scarce, in order to avoided redundancies among Lutheran mission organizations.
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I think Eastern Asian countries haven't been offered enough exposure to Christianity, which is truly unfortunate..however; according to my research, Protestantism has been significantly favored over catholicism due to conflicts in culture...hrmmmm, food for thought :D