The meaning of 'our church' is changing among some Christians.
Before COVID-19, our church meant a church where I felt a sense of belonging, a church where I worshipped, and a church where I was active. However, it is difficult to expect that kind of sense of belonging from the floating Christians of Bupyeong Elementary School, who have emerged since COVID-19.
They can easily change churches as needed.
All I need to do is just worship.

--- p.40

Christians in Korean churches want to have spiritual experiences.
Spiritual orientation is not just a desire of SBNR.
The church must be concerned with the spiritual needs of modern Koreans.
Some of the SBNRs that have rapidly expanded due to COVID-19 are likely not to return even after the pandemic ends.
Even in 2023, a significant number of SBNRs are likely to continue their religious life alone, not attending church.
Nevertheless, their spiritual pursuit will not stop.

--- p.75

Churchgoers do not believe that all religious activities can be conducted online.
For example, when asked whether they prefer 'in-person spiritual conversations' or 'online spiritual conversations' when having 'spiritual conversations' with pastors and church members, most church members showed a strong preference for 'in-person spiritual conversations' (58.8%) over 'online spiritual conversations' (8%).
This tendency is especially pronounced as age increases.

--- p.79

What people ultimately want is 'community'.
However, these communities are different from traditional communities.
A new community that recognizes individual discretion and agency, rather than belonging to a uniform and authoritarian group, while also being there when needed and forming emotional support and empathy—this is the image of "molecule life," which will emerge as a significant trend in the post-COVID era.

--- pp.114~115

The same survey also asked how many young people who actually attend church would like to leave.
When asked about their church attendance in the next 10 years, 64.0% of young people, or about 2 out of 3, said they would “continue attending church while maintaining their Christian faith.”
The remaining 36.0% responded that they would either move to Canaan or abandon their Christian faith altogether.
More than one-third of current churchgoing youth are considering leaving the church in the future.

--- pp.175~176

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Korean churches faced significant attacks from the general public.
This is because the response to COVID-19 was wrong.
In an April 2022 survey by the Kukmin Ilbo, 79.3% of the general public responded that “Protestants are not interested in the safety of the people and are only interested in their own religious activities.”
When looking at this by religion, only 51.7% of Protestants responded “yes,” while a whopping 85.0% of non-Protestants responded “yes.”

--- p.223

It suggests that the roles of spiritual needs and religion in American lives are beginning to separate.
There is a growing recognition that institutional religion cannot satisfy the spiritual and religious needs of individuals.
As a result, the influence of institutional religion in the lives of ordinary people is gradually diminishing.

--- p.306