Implementing a Christian self-esteem program for Korean women in interracial marriages in the First Korean Baptist Church of Melbourne, Florida

Gi Youl Bahn

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Implementing a Christian self-esteem program for Korean women in interracial marriages in the First Korean Baptist Church of Melbourne, Florida

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Gi Youl Bahn. Implementing a Christian Self-esteem Program for Korean Women In Interracial Marriages In the First Korean Baptist Church of Melbourne, Florida. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/cce128cd-4219-43a3-af0d-08d9859c59e0.

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G. Y. Bahn. Implementing a Christian self-esteem program for Korean women in interracial marriages in the First Korean Baptist Church of Melbourne, Florida. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/cce128cd-4219-43a3-af0d-08d9859c59e0

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Gi Youl Bahn. Implementing a Christian Self-Esteem Program for Korean Women In Interracial Marriages In the First Korean Baptist Church of Melbourne, Florida. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/cce128cd-4219-43a3-af0d-08d9859c59e0.

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There could be many various means and instruments to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ effectively and to serve the church that Jesus established. While ministering to churches, this writer discovered conflicts caused by disharmony among three groups in a church. Those three were: interracially married group, students abroad group, and immigrants family group. The interracially married group is 50% of total church members. This group has some ardent will to serve the Lord and to devote themselves to a church; however, they hurt easily and have had difficulty in harmonizing with other church members. So, they easily abandon their dedication in church ministries due to self-guilt and self-consciousness. Some leave the church and quit their fellowship with other church members. This writer discovered a connection between these problems and self-guilt in interracially married women. In Korean culture there has been prejudice about interracial marriages, regarding it as shameful with regard to an unitary nation and related to prejudice connected with prostitutes. This was a kind of cultural conflict in Korean society. The shame from this prejudice developed into low self-esteem, causing problems in church, social, and family activities. Therefore, they could no enjoy normal life in church or society. This writer researched this project aware of many serious problems in Korean churches in the States. Chapter 1 is a synopsis of the thesis. Chapter 2 presents problems and solutions of interracially married women's self-esteem in the Bible. Chapter 3 deals with the prejudice of Korean culture regarding interracial marriage. Chapter 4 introduces practical worship in relation to interracially married women. Chapter 5 examines and evaluates the results of Chapter 4 and suggests implications for further study.

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