The purpose of this paper is to propose "Tong Bible School" and "Pilgrim's
Progress Seminar" which can be learned through narrative for military church members.
"Tong Bible School" and "Pilgrim's Progress Seminar" are an exciting and easy
way to learn the essential contents of the Bible and the doctrine in a short time. It is a
nurturing process that provides an opportunity to learn the Bible and the doctrine
considering the duration of church membership for only one or two years.
According to the above objectives, this research project was set as follows. First, what
is the theoretical background of learning from stories? Second, how do the "Tong Bible
School" and "Pilgrim's Progress Seminar" convey the Bible and the doctrine in
stories? Third, what are the results of applying the "Tong Bible School" and
"Pilgrim's Progress Seminar" to military churches?
As a theoretical background, the discussion of the story of Paul Ricoeur and Jerome
Bruner was noted. Paul Ricoeur suggests that stories can form human experiences and
events into a plot structure through the Mimesis threefold theory. It can lead to
hermeneutic circulation through the reader's re-shaping of the story. Jerome Bruner
categorizes the paradigm mode and the story mode for the method of knowing. He
explains that perception through stories does not exclude senses. It is an effective
perception system to grasp the multifaceted and changing situation of human beings and
contributes to strengthening self-identity through stories.
Tong Bible School recognizes the Bible as "Jesus' Cross, One Story". Jesus Christ
shouted "It is finished" on the cross. Tong Bible School says that this declaration is a link
between the kingdom of priests-the five great empires-the kingdom of God. Since then,
he has been telling the core of the Bible through stories through the seven steps of God's
heart, the Bible stem, prayer, and evangelism. "Pilgrim's Progress Seminar" presents
the story of a pilgrim who goes to heaven in an allegorical form. Through this, we can
examine the lives of Christians who live a life of salvation and sanctification.
"Tong Bible School" and "Pilgrim's Progress Seminar" were delivered for
military church members. Military church members were able to learn the Bible and the
doctrine interestingly and easily through these two courses.
I hope that "Tong Bible School" and "Pilgrim's Progress Seminar" which the
thesis learns from the story can contribute to the transformation of the military church
nurturing system into an organic and systematic solid nurturing system.
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