The characteristics of Church social welfare
The characteristics of Church social welfare activities are as follows:16
First, Church social work is based on Christian traditional idea of salvation which
tells that the way to get through suffering is not done by materialistic improvement, but is
done by fixing the pain‟s root which refers to the sinful nature of humanity.
Second, because Church Social Welfare is similar to the unit of family in ways of
15 Jang-Chun Yoo, “the direction and strategy of the Christian Social Movement” (South Korea
Christian Council of Social Welfare announced Anniversary Seminar, 2002), 4 - 6.
16 Dong-Bae Kim, “Study on South Korea to participate in the church social welfare”, Theology No.19
(Seoul: Yonsei University College of Theology, 1991), 104 - 107.