The first key to opening the hearts of the next generation
The final key is in the atrium!

The atrium ministry, is it now a memory?

The word 'visiting' is gradually disappearing from the church.
People ask:
“Do I really have to visit the home?” The author of “The Pastor Who Visits 365 Days a Year” answers this question firmly.
“Visiting is the slow but fastest shortcut to the growth and revival of Sunday school.” Visiting is not a ministry method of a bygone era, but the foundation of the ministry that the Lord showed us two thousand years ago.
It is not a simple visit, but the essence of pastoral ministry that saves souls.
We must restore this fundamental, essential nature.
However, this book goes beyond mere theory and presents concrete methods for the next generation's recovery through practical cases and methods that the author personally encountered and visited.
Through this book, we will have the opportunity to rediscover the meaning of the atrium and restore a ministry that is being forgotten.

In the digital age, it's important to keep pace with online ministries like the metaverse, but analog ministry, visitation, is essential for church schools.
Teenagers are quiet.
I can't tell what he's thinking.
Also, teenagers are busy.
It seems like we won't be able to meet because we don't have time.
But we can visit students.
Relationships are formed through the atrium.
When students feel valued by their teachers and fellow students, the love they receive flows to their peers.
As this movement expands, the entire department becomes healthier.
And the happiness of the department leads to a history of good influence that extends to other departments and the entire church.
The first and last keys to opening the hearts of the next generation are in the atrium.
--- From "Entering"

Why should we visit? Because Jesus personally visited not only his disciples, but also the vulnerable, wounded and burdened with stories, calling them to be his missionaries.
So, I too am following the example of service shown by the Lord and seeking out souls.
Jesus even sought out those who betrayed him.
Remembering this fact, we can continue on this path of ministry without stopping, despite the countless trials and confusions that come our way during our ministry, the realistic advice we hear from those around us, the conflicts, and the worries we face.
When we visit souls without giving up until the very end, the souls will remember the hands of the ministers and teachers who followed in the footsteps of Jesus and will return to the Lord.
--- From "Part 1, Chapter 1: Why should we visit?"

There is something I want to say with confidence to the traders and teachers who are responsible for the next generation.
The atmosphere of the church, lack of budget, the perception of the church, my weaknesses, my introverted personality, lack of experience, lack of communication due to age…
All of this does not hinder the ministry of the next generation in the least.
If you take charge of your department with a heart that loves souls and is convinced that it is God's will for you to be a minister and a teacher, I believe that God will ultimately work all your circumstances together for your good.

To conduct a visit, the trader must decide on a person to meet, make an appointment, and go to see him.
Sometimes, you may mistakenly think, 'I am the one doing the atrium.'
However, God allowed the hardship of leaving the high school teacher to teach me the lesson that visiting students is only possible with God's grace.
The atrium is not something I can do by my own strength.
The atrium is only possible when God opens the environment and conditions to allow us to focus on the ministry of the next generation.
--- From “Part 1, Chapter 2: Every environment is a piece of God’s puzzle for us”

At that time, my mother made this touching confession to me.
“Pastor, I am this child’s mother, so I take care of her like this, but you are not related by blood.
But when I see the pastor, I feel God's love.
I too will not give up on my children and will embrace them with warm love.
I look forward to God changing this child someday.” The visits not only improve the relationship between the pastor and the student, but also restore the family.
Parents who learn that their child is among the souls visited by the pastor have complete trust in the pastor or teacher in charge.
And share your sincere prayer requests that you don't reveal to anyone.
Then, through the atrium, you will come to know a topic for which you can pray deeply for that family, and furthermore, you will be able to take on the role of cleansing the deep wounds between parents and children.
--- From “Part 1, Chapter 3: Visiting is the Shortcut to Ministry”

People who value efficiency would not have been able to understand Jesus' parable in this text.
Because it is more efficient to focus on raising the ninety-nine remaining in the herd.
However, a shepherd who regards his sheep as family will willingly choose to go out and find one, even if it may seem inefficient.
There is no other reason.
Because it is a sheep that I have raised with great care.
No matter how vague or long the path may seem, you can move forward without hesitation.
In this way, Jesus shows us that seeking out even one sheep to the end is the heart that pleases God and the attitude of a servant and a volunteer.
We too must have this shepherd's heart.
Even if it means suffering losses, we must become a tree that gives generously to the next generation.

But the disciple paused for a moment and then continued:
“Pastor, I am still having a hard time, but something amazing is happening.
"You're probably wondering what's going on? It's that the pastor always comes to me whenever I'm having the hardest time and want to give up on life." It turns out the disciple had actually been on two occasions when he wanted to give up: three years ago, when I visited him, and today.
Whenever I felt like giving up on life and was exhausted from the world and feeling so isolated, I heard that I would come to comfort them, and I realized one thing.
God sent me to him to save a soul.
I told Woojin.
“God loves you so much that He sends you a pastor whenever you are having a hard time.
When you are having the hardest time, I tell you to convey God's comfort and love.
Three years ago and today, Woojin's meeting with the pastor was not a meeting that took place according to the pastor's plan.
It was a meeting permitted by God.
“Woojin, you know that our meeting was not a coincidence, right?”
--- From "Find the Lost Soul, Part 1, Chapter 4"

When I visited high school students, I also received a lot of rejections.
But there is something we must remember.
The atrium is a ministry that is rejected.
Rejection is a natural reaction in youth ministry.
We need to get used to rejection.
--- From "Part 1, Chapter 5: Rejection Becomes a Spiritual Specification"

I felt it as a driver when I started the car.
The exterior is still shabby, but the moment you change the engine, it becomes a new car.
The heart of the car has changed.
I came to one realization while experiencing this.
'okay.
Just changing the engine makes a car look new, so how much more so if God, who called me to be a minister or a teacher, equips me with a spiritual engine, I can be reborn as a new person!
--- From "Part 2, Chapter 1: A safety device is necessary for consistent atrium"

Rather than thinking, "Is this enough to have covered all the souls of the next generation?" we must always be cautious and even more cautious, with the thought, "Are there still souls I have missed?"
We must be very careful to ensure that no soul is hurt or feels left out.
--- From "Part 2, Chapter 2, With a Feeling of Still Being Insufficient"

We usually visit in a predictable way.
Most teachers will use a group chatroom on Saturdays to contact students when they visit their classes.
Of course, contact on Saturday is an important contact that you must not miss.
But we must go one step further here.
Trying to contact you unexpectedly on a day other than Saturday.
For example, if you've only contacted them on Saturdays for the past six months, try contacting them on Sunday evenings, Mondays, or even on a completely random Tuesday.
Then the student will ask:
“Teacher, why did you call?” Then teachers and ministers can honestly say, “I just called.”
On an unexpected day, a simple “I just called” can make a huge impact on the next generation.
--- From "An unexpected call can be moving" in Part 2, Chapter 2

One personal KakaoTalk message is more effective than ten group announcements.
One phone call is worth ten texts.
One visit is worth ten phone calls.
--- From "Part 2, Chapter 5: Visiting the Heart Using Social Media"

If students are having fun and are happy, they are expected to go to church and tell their friends about it.
That also has a promotional effect.
--- From “Part 3, Chapter 4: Visitation is the Key to Community Revival”

The visitation ministry introduced in this book for the next generation's recovery may not be a groundbreaking method or a method that brings about rapid change.
But one thing is certain.
The atrium is the most important foundation for the next generation of students to settle in the church, grow, and become workers.
The atrium is the strong root that forms the foundation of ministry and the driving force that helps the next generation grow healthily.

--- From "Going Out"