introduction
Recommendation

CHAPTER 1 _ 3 things that cause a 'cold time' in the church?
1.
First, when do you prepare your lessons or sermons?
2.
Second, how many people does the atrium do per week?
3.
Third, are you leading small groups properly?
4.
Embracing the next generation, the true place of ministry.

CHAPTER 2 _The Inconvenient Truth About Religious Gaslighting: Am I Free?
1.
Religious Gaslighting: Some Still Suffer
2.
Religious Gaslighting: Even Orthodox Churches Are Not Exempt
3.
Cries of Anger Leaking from the Prisons of the Church: The Blind Spot of Religious Gaslighting
4.
Two Similar, Yet Different Faces: The Crucial Difference Between Religious Gaslighting and Heresy
5.
Religious Gaslighting: Real Solutions Needed

CHAPTER 3 _How should we nurture and train the next generation?
1.
The beginning of growth, from diagnosis
2.
Parenting: Rooting Faith
3.
Training: Practicing a Fruitful Life

CHAPTER 4 _How to deal with people with unhealthy borderline personality traits?
1.
Borderline personality disorder casts a shadow over us.
2.
There are many examples of unhealthy borderlines around us.
3.
A New Look at Borderline Personality Disorder from a Biblical Perspective
4.
How to Set Healthy Boundaries According to the Bible
5.
Diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder
6.
Borderline personality disorder: what are its characteristics?
7.
Knowing the causes of borderline personality disorder makes solutions easier to understand.
8.
Counseling and Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder

CHAPTER 5 _Family Worship: Welcome the New Era of TMI
1. The next generation obsessed with TMI
2.
The McGurk Phenomenon in Religious Life
3.
The answer to our problem lies in the field.
4.
Moses' Family: Risking Their Lives for Family Worship
5.
Family Worship: Welcome the New Era of TMI
6.
Spiritual Principles of Family Worship: HOME

CHAPTER 6 _ Ministry Strategies for Building Unwavering Faith in a Shaken Age
1.
Consumer Spirituality
2.
Oversupply of religious content
3.
ministry alternative
4.
I feel, therefore I am.
5.
Emotions and Spirituality
6.
ministry alternative
7.
Self-esteem confusion
8.
The pressures of self-branding
9.
Family breakdown and lack of care
10.
ministry alternative
11.
The Gospel, Standing on the Path

CHAPTER 7 _ Ministry Strategies for Establishing Pastoral Leadership that Overcomes Cold Times
1.
Only the shell remains
2.
Unable to share, empathize, or communicate with the next generation
3.
Lack of fundamental leadership skills
4.
Because I have never received coaching or mentoring.
5.
Because they are not willing to learn humbly

CHAPTER 8 _Sowing through worship, forming through relationships!
1.
Pastor Woojun Jeong of the Church of Singing Hope
2.
Pastor Seunghoon Lee, Education Director of Gyeonggi Central Church

CHAPTER 9 _The Incubating Movement for School Evangelization Needed in Cold Times
1.
What is School Evangelism Incubation?
2.
The process of grafting school evangelism incubation into local churches
3.
Christian Club & Prayer Meeting Manual
4.
Church Cases Incorporating School Evangelization Incubation
5.
Academy Evangelization Incubation Ministry Training Course

Epilogue

Author's Preface

There is no hope for the next generation of ministry in the Korean church if things continue as they are.


There is a comprehensive understanding and cool-headed analysis of the field.
However, there is still a severe lack of proven alternatives.
Even the methods we have tried so far are not having a significant impact on the next generation of ministry.
If we continue like this, we may never see the next generation in the church again.
We may be helpless in the face of spiritually cold reality, worldly values, and heretical forces.

In this current crisis, what we desperately need is not a 'desk talker' but a 'field walker'.
People who work hard and demonstrate not only through words but also through action, people who prove it through their lives and not just through theory – these are the hidden talents we need now.
We cannot talk about the future of the Korean church without first experiencing it.

The 'golden time' cannot be grasped with just 'talk'.
There must be 'walkers', that is, those who struggle on the ground.
The Korean church is currently in a cold 'cold time'.
In these times, can words alone restore the frozen church and the next generation? We must take action.
It is a time when we need CPR of the gospel to come back to life.

“Our church is okay!”
“Our department is fine!”
You can be proud of that.


But what about those "group chat rooms," "bands," "homepages," and "YouTube channels" that are usually frozen during the week? If they're so quiet, if not chilly, that's a sign of a frozen, cold time.
Although we boast in words that “our church is healthy,” in reality, it may be a “miserable church” or a “miserable department.”


What should the church do in this situation? What should pastors do? What should parents do? This book addresses precisely these questions.

Last year, in 2025, the book "2025 Next Generation Pastoral Trends" was published by seven field experts.
In this book, "2026 Next Generation Pastoral Trends," ten authors present their perspectives.
It's not just the number of authors that has increased.
It also presents more specific and proven cases and realistic alternatives that reflect deep and broad insights.
This "2026 Next Generation Ministry Trends" analyzes the reasons why the next generation is leaving the church, and presents various solutions, alternatives, and countermeasures for individuals, families, and churches.
In addition, it introduces a biblical approach and pastoral response to mental health.
Furthermore, it also provides detailed practical know-how on nurturing and training in faith.
Above all, we shared our thoughts on pastoral leadership for the next generation of ministry.
We also introduce a case study of a model church and an incubation strategy for evangelizing schools, and address the seriousness of religious gaslighting, which we can easily overlook.

This book is not just for the next generation.
It is also a book for the next generation of ministers and teachers.
And that's not all. It's also a book that guides parents to help the next generation live a happy life of faith.
Furthermore, I believe it will be of great benefit and challenge to all those considering next-generation ministry both domestically and internationally.

If your church or department is wondering which direction to take, I urge you to open this book and read it right now.
And I hope that the church service will think about it together with the department heads.
The next generation, the opportunity seems to have passed.
However, I still believe that there will be churches and departments that will create golden times during cold times for the next generation of revival.

July 15, 2025
Next Generation Pastoral Trends Authors