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Introduction
The Gospel Loses Its Light in America and Korea | The 5-No Church Has Arrived | Born to a Pastor, Graduated from Seminary | Have You Ever Been to Pilgrim House? | Going on a Trend Safari: Seeing from the Outside | So What Should We See? | 4 Structures, 10 Keywords, One Conclusion

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01ㆍMobile
Everyone's Living Like a King Now | The Mobile Revolution Changed Our Lives | People Downloading Stuff | Why Luxury Brand Symbols Are Losing Their Cool | We're Spending More and More Time Watching Shorts and Reels | Does Your Church Have an Instagram Account? | The Pandemic Has Sped Time Forward by 10 Years | Planting a Church on Instagram: Page Church

02ㆍMe Generation
Generation MZ Becomes the Established Generation | Generation Me | Why Did Elders' Children Leave the Church? | The Sequential Life Model Doesn't Work | The Monthly Living Trend and the Digital Nomad

03ㆍK
A perfume store opened in Samgakji | Asia 2038: 10 future drivers that will change the world | Can we marry robots? | The era of thigh lifts and new power | The end of factory-style education: I chose cyber university over Seoul National University | Dohan Nolry: From competition-oriented to culture-oriented | Netflix drama that beat Squid Game 2 in 22 days, XO Kitty Season 2 | Shall we start an English worship service? | Do you know a group called VCHA?

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04ㆍLifestyle
If you're considering church reconstruction, visit The Hyundai Seoul | Building a department store in Yeouido, which everyone opposed | Young people only go to Persona spaces | Generation MZ drags their carriers from Busan to Seongsu-dong | How should space be organized? From department stores to theme parks | Changing a name means changing everything | Can you give your heart to your enemy? Who doesn't a department store hire? | The era of lifestyle has arrived | Have you heard of the Seoul Illustration Fair, Unlimited Edition, and Inventario? | Going to Japan to eat bread: Center the Bakery | Why are evangelists' homesickness growing stronger?

05ㆍRitual
Generation MZ isn't interested in religion? | Asking fortune tellers and tarot | Incense and Astier de Villatte, Tag Me keyring | Rituals, meditation, and self-care | The mindfulness and self-care craze, and the new Buddhist movement | Cherishing your body: Dry January, Ounwan, slow aging | Running is worship, neighborhood friends who became crew members | Writing is worship: transcription, journaling, and meditation.
Writing Together | Lonely Young People Adopt a Friend: A Book Club with a Line, Trevari | Socializing and 'Connection Without Obligation': Netflix Love | A New Zone Meeting Sharing Space and Taste: The Other House Project | Have You Tried a Taste Platform? Flip and Peach by Peach | The 15-Minute City, Where Life and Work Will Change, Is Coming | Building a Community Together: Moverworks and Deeper, YMC | Living and Working Together: Local Stitch Seogyo Creator Town | Flying with Pets | Seekers in the City: Perfect Days

06ㆍLocal
Local extinction, doing what you want to do, where you want to live: Local | Do you know Quick Turn Tour? Naver Local Brand Review | Gyeongju Hwangridan-gil and Suwon Haenggung-dong: New local destinations loved by the MZ generation | What should churches be looking for? | What is 'stay-type travel'? | The era of boutique hotels: From a place to stay to a place to experience | Key features of boutique hotels | Ace Hotel: Becoming a hotel where locals come to visit | Simmons Grocery Store: The story of a bedless bed brand | Gumi Ramen Festival: Going to Gumi to eat ramen | Gimcheon Gimbap Festival: 100,000 people flock to a festival for 10,000 | Pilgrim House Pilgrim's Progress, a fight over the weekend | Farmer's Market Marche@: A new community space unfolding in the city | Churches becoming a meaningful presence in the neighborhood

adaptation

07ㆍNo Cross
A New Challenge for the Church in the Northern Hemisphere: Fresh Expressions | Outreach Magazine: Which Churches Are Growing in America Now? | Outreach's 20 Fastest-Growing Churches of 2024 | Why Didn't Steve Jobs Wear a Suit for Apple's Keynote? | Pastors Are Starting to Stop Wearing Suits | From Sermon to Message | No Cross in Logo: A Concern for American Churches? | Why Are Restaurant Signs So Small These Days? | Canaanites and The Church | Welcome Home: Korean Churches Are Great for Firstborn Sons

08ㆍTeam
UNICEF Team - Why Are NGOs Handing Out Rings These Days? | From Leadership to Team | Ford Church with an Art Director | New Believer Bible Study Is Disappearing | Creating Your Own District Meetings: Small Groups | The "5-No Church" Is a False Term

09ㆍPopup
Let's go on a trend tour of Seongsu-dong | What kind of space should we create? Duolingo's New York office | When did our church rebrand? | From a landmark to a youth-oriented church: Hackney Church in London | Removing the cross from the logo: Behold Church | Pop-up church

10. Journey
People's activities are called journeys | Here are churches that have started new journeys | Churches that meet only online: Login Church | Narnia's Wardrobe, the Lord's Forest Church | Welcoming the Traveler, the Church of Planting Together | NUMBERS, the campus ministry community of Soul Bridge Church | A church without space, Lighthouse Seoul Forest | A café built in the mission field: PATH Chiang Mai | A house for worshippers that breaks down boundaries, M House | Pop-up churches open from May to November: Surfing Church | Building a house to live together: One Body Community | Reading them required an unprecedented method: Godplex | Korea, where we will live with travelers: International Migrant Forum 2025 | The Lord is calling

"The 5-No Church is Coming" - Where Should the Korean Church Go Now in the Face of Change?

The rapid changes in the Korean church make us painfully aware that we cannot return to the memories and reality of the times when the church flourished.
Now, with so many young people leaving the church.
Only by properly understanding why young people leave can we find ways to bring them back.
"The 5 Churches Are Coming" clearly presents the path the Korean church should take in this situation.
For over ten years, the author has worked in the design field through church branding, meeting pastors, elders, and young people, and hearing countless questions and concerns.
This book is the result of insights and experiences gained in the field.

A new phenomenon called the '5-No' church

A 5-no church is a church that does not have a cross on its logo, does not have dawn services, does not have Bible studies, does not have districts, and does not yet have an elder position.
This is a common phenomenon in the revival of churches around the world, with young churches in the United States and Europe moving beyond traditional church structures to form more horizontal and intimate communities.
Helps us understand this phenomenon.

The next generation must understand the era of mobile and individualism.

Since the advent of the iPhone, the mobile revolution has brought our daily lives into the small screens of our palms.
Young people are accustomed to living in a world where everything is within their grasp, regardless of whether it's online or offline.
We help them understand that they are a generation that grew up with an individualistic mindset that prioritizes individual experiences, emotions, and choices over communal collectivism.

The new church must transform into a space for young people.

Space has a special meaning for young people today.
The reason hip pop-up stores and quirky cafes in Seongsu-dong and other parts of the city are attracting young people is because they aren't just commercial spaces; they're spaces that reflect their lifestyles and tastes.
The church, too, must adapt to this changing trend and transform into a place where young people want to visit and stay for a long time.
This book also presents specific examples of churches that have recently changed their spaces and branding strategies, and are actually attracting young people back.
The innovative designs, horizontal leadership structures, and strategies that resonate with the lifestyles of Generation MZ, showcased by young American churches, will also provide great inspiration to Korean churches.

Now is the time for the Korean church to respond.

The ultimate goal of this book is for the Korean church to adapt to the changing times and experience a revival.
I hope that elders and pastors who have dedicated themselves to religious life and church management will read this book and gain new insight and courage.
I also hope that young people who are concerned about the future of the church will read this book together with elders, and that it will provide an opportunity to understand each other's generation more deeply.
I especially encourage you to read this book together in your church community and use it as a forum for deep discussion and communication among the congregation.
It would be wonderful if young people could gift this book to their elders, opening up intergenerational dialogue and using it as an opportunity to dream together a new vision for the church.
"The 5-Way Church is Coming" will serve as a valuable guide for all church leaders and believers who cling to unchanging truths in this rapidly changing era, while simultaneously accurately reading the flow of the times and preparing for the future.
Do you want to see your church renewed? Do you want to reconnect with young people? If so, read this book with all generations of the church.
It will be the first step toward a new revival.