A prayer textbook that has been warmly loved for ten years since its publication, combining sharp diagnosis and reflection on the prayer culture of the Korean church, in-depth academic research, and the author's personal spiritual exploration.
This revised and expanded edition is published with the content fully supplemented through conversations with numerous readers and the author's pastoral experience.
In the Korean church, where a one-way, volatile prayer culture still dominates, “Prayer of Fellowship” is still a textbook on subversive prayer.

“The following changes in circumstances are reflected in this edition:
First, there was a change in myself.
When I wrote the first edition, I was a theology professor.
But after that, I left college and moved to the pastoral field.
Even if you look at the same thing, it will look different depending on where you stand.
The experience of a theology professor and the experience of a pastor cannot be the same.
The theological position has not changed significantly, but the angle and depth of view have changed.
Looking at it from where I stand now, there were many things that needed to be corrected and supplemented.
Second, I wanted to correct some of the 'unintended impressions' this book left on the reader.
In particular, there were quite a few readers who misunderstood that I was saying that all 'requested prayers' were wrong and that it was wrong to pray vocally.
But that's not what I intended.
In my own prayer life, whispered prayer, murmured prayer, and cried prayer are all important elements.
In this edition, we tried to strike a balance in this regard.
Third, the spiritual climate of the Korean church has changed significantly over the past decade.
After a period of dialect fever, a spiritual epidemic called the "gentleman movement" is shaking the Korean church.
The charismatic movement that had been raging in Korean churches until the 1970s seemed to be replaced by discipleship and spiritual training in the 1980s, but with the start of the new millennium, the charismatic movement is spreading like wildfire once again.
I felt that a balanced guidance was needed on this issue.
Fourth, living conditions are changing at a dizzying rate.
When I wrote the first edition, I had no idea that the information revolution would change our lives so rapidly.
Superficiality, busyness, and distraction, which can be called the mental viruses of the times, are becoming more severe as a result of the information revolution.
“There was a need to respond to these changes to some extent.”--- p.
10-11

“One day, while reading the story of Nicodemus, I realized that I was that person.
Although I did not have great wealth or power, I had many things that made me think I was saved.
I was born into the Christian faith and have faithfully attended church since I was young.
I hardly ever remember missing a Sunday service.
He was not very rebellious and tended to silently obey the church's requests.
In addition, he became a theologian and pastor who specialized in studying and teaching theology.
This was enough to fool myself into thinking, 'I'm done for.'

Nevertheless, I still felt something 'unfulfilled'.
Although I faithfully attended church, constantly wrestled with theological issues, and taught theology, I suffered from an inexplicable sense of emptiness.
That feeling of emptiness had been bothering me since before I became a pastor, and I had been searching for a way to resolve it.
People praised my piety, but I still had the worry that 'this isn't it.'
I despaired of my life going around in circles, and I was in agony because I could not live as I should have taught and preached.
Interest in 'spirituality' began as a way to resolve this anguish.
Something different was needed to revive the spiritual life that had become so thin within the framework of customs and doctrines, and it seemed that the answer could be found in 'spiritual life.'
Since my study abroad days, spirituality has been a major topic of my research.
In particular, I sought answers by reading the writings and biographies of the great spiritual leaders (I will call them people who have reached a high level of faith) in Christian history.
I focused on prayer, the most important element of spiritual life.
I've tried to pray for decades, but I've always found it difficult.
So I found my way by reading books written by masters of prayer.

I think I was in my mid-30s, about three years after I started teaching at a theological seminary.
The efforts slowly began to bear fruit.
As my awareness grew, I began to experiment with them one by one. I began 'silent prayer' and 'Psalm prayer'.
As the framework of my spiritual life gradually became established, my prayers changed.
As I got to know the taste of spiritual life, I focused more and more on it.
The emptiness that had plagued me for so long gradually disappeared, and changes occurred in my speech and actions. "--- p.
15-16

“I cannot escape the sweet temptation of prayer.
Like someone who is fascinated by the mystery of the sea and always wants to go out to sea, I wish to live in the world of prayer and die there.
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