교회 법에는 교회의 직원을 항존직과 임시직, 두 부류로 나누고 있습니다. 항존직이란 교회가 존재하는 한, 없어서는 안 되는 목사, 장로, 집사 세 가지 직분을 가리킵니다. 물론 이 경우에 집사란 우리가 흔히 말하는 안수집사를 일컫는 말입니다. 강도사는 준직원이고 서리집사나 권사, 전도사 등 그외 직분은 엄밀히 말하면 임시직입니다. 그러나 교회 헌법은 제직회를 구성하는 정식멤버로는 목사, 장로, 집사, 권사로 규정하고 있습니다.
우리가 해마다 신정에 실시하던 직원수련회는 교역자, 장로, 안수집사, 그리고 권사들이 참여하는 수련회입니다. 올해는 그 신정수련회를 앞당겨서 내일(이 글을 쓰는 금요일 오후 현재) 부전기도원에서 가질 것입니다. 앞당겨 실시한 이유는 신정에 모여 의논하다보니 어떤 안건은 즉시 시행해도 좋을 만큼 공감대를 얻는 안건인데도 불구하고 이미 새해 예산은 다 짜여진 뒤이기에 어쩔 수 없이 토론만 하고 끝나는 경우가 많았습니다. 해마다 이런 시행착오를 하다가 올해는 좀 앞당겨 실시함으로써 좋은 안건들은 새해목회 계획에 반영시킬 수 있기를 기대합니다.
올 제직수련회에 참석할 수 있는 분은 교역자 18명, 시무장로 19명, 장로로 피택을 받은 집사님들 10명, 장립집사 25명, 그리고 장립집사로 피택을 받은 서리집사들이 22명, 현 시무권사가 39명, 그리고 피택을 받은 여집사님들이 20명, 총 153명입니다. 그러나 분명히 참석할 수 있는 것으로 파악된 분들은 124명입니다. 참석할 수 없는 분들이 23명, 확실치 않는 분들이 6명으로 파악되어 있습니다
부전기도원에 3시 30분부터 담임목사의 목회비전을 함께 나누고, 지구별 친교가 있은 다음 저녁식사를 하고 나면 각 위원회별로 새해에 할 일들을 논의하고 마지막으로는 전체 기도회를 가질 것입니다. 각 위원회별로 이미 제시된 토의 안건은 예배위원회는 예배활성화 방안, 출석인원 확인방법 개선안, 안내위원배치 및 조정 등이 있습니다. 주교교육위원회는 교사수급, 배치, 주 5일제 대책 등이 논의될 것입니다. 그리고 일반교육위원회는 새가족정착, 새생명 훈련생 확보방안, 국내외 장학생 선발기준 등을 논의하고 전도위원회는 전도활성화, 울산복음화 방안, 미전도종족입양 등을 다루게 될 것입니다. 그리고 행정, 관리, 재정위원회에서는 주차안내, 교육관 관리, 교회재산 관리 등 현안들을 다루고, 선교원 운영위원회는 양질의 원아교육울 위한 방안 등을 논의하게 될 것입니다. 모든 성도들이 기뻐하는 좋은 방안들이 나오기를 바라고 내년에는 좀 더 자주 심도 있는 논의들을 할 수 있기를 바랄 뿐입니다.
Church law divides church officers into two categories: permanent officers and temporary officers. Permanent offices refer to the three callings that are indispensable as long as the church exists: pastor, elder, and deacon. In this context, "deacon" naturally refers to what we commonly call an ordained deacon. A licensed preacher (licentiate) is an associate officer, and provisional deacons, deaconesses (kwonsa), and unordained evangelists are, strictly speaking, temporary officers. Nevertheless, the church constitution designates pastors, elders, ordained deacons, and deaconesses as the official constituent members of the Board of Officers (Jejikhoe).
The Officers' Retreat that we have traditionally held on New Year's Day is an event in which pastoral staff, elders, ordained deacons, and deaconesses participate. This year, we have moved that New Year's retreat forward, and it will be held tomorrow (as of Friday afternoon when I write this) at Bujeon Prayer House. The reason for holding it earlier is that when we gathered on New Year's Day, we frequently encountered great proposals that enjoyed widespread consensus and could have been implemented immediately, but because the new year's budget had already been finalized, the discussions unfortunately ended as mere talk. Having gone through this trial and error year after year, we moved it ahead this time, hoping that sound proposals can be actively reflected in the new year's pastoral ministry plan.
Those eligible to attend this year's Officers' Retreat include 18 pastoral staff members, 19 active elders, 10 deacons elected as elders, 25 ordained deacons, 22 provisional deacons elected as ordained deacons, 39 active deaconesses, and 20 female deacons elected as deaconesses—totaling 153 people. Among them, 124 have confirmed their attendance, while 23 are unable to attend, and 6 remain uncertain.
Starting at 3:30 p.m. at Bujeon Prayer House, we will share the senior pastor’s pastoral vision, enjoy district fellowship, and after dinner, each committee will deliberate on the tasks for the coming year, concluding with a plenary prayer meeting. The discussion agenda already submitted by each committee includes revitalizing corporate worship, improving methods for recording attendance, and coordinating usher placements for the Worship Committee. The Sunday School Education Committee will discuss teacher recruitment, assignments, and measures responding to the five-day workweek. The General Education Committee will address the integration of newcomers, securing candidates for New Life Discipleship training, and criteria for selecting domestic and overseas scholarship recipients. The Evangelism Committee will handle revitalizing evangelism, strategies for the evangelization of Ulsan, and adopting unreached people groups. Furthermore, the Administration, Property Management, and Finance Committees will deal with pressing matters such as parking guidance, education hall maintenance, and church property management, while the Mission Kindergarten Steering Committee will discuss ways to ensure quality early childhood education. I pray that fruitful plans will emerge to the delight of all congregants, and I only hope that we may hold deeper, more frequent discussions in the coming year.
Die kerkwet verdeel kerkbeamptes in twee kategorieë: vaste ampte en tydelike ampte. Vaste ampte verwys na die drie ampte wat onmisbaar is solank as wat die kerk bestaan: leraar, ouderling en diaken. In hierdie verband verwys "diaken" natuurlik na wat ons gewoonlik as 'n bevestigde diaken ken. 'n Beroepbare kandidaat (proposant) is 'n toegevoegde ampsdraer, en diensleiers, diakonesse (kwonsa) en evangeliste is streng gesproke tydelike ampsdraers. Nietemin bepaal die kerkorde dat leraars, ouderlinge, geordende diakens en diakonesse die amptelike lede van die Kerkraad en Ampsdraersvergadering (Jejikhoe) uitmaak.
Die Ampsdraerswegbreek wat ons jaarliks op Nuwejaarsdag gehou het, is 'n byeenkoms waaraan die leraars, ouderlinge, bevestigde diakens en diakonesse deelneem. Vanjaar het ons hierdie Nuwejaarsbyeenkoms vroeër geskeduleer, en dit vind môre (soos ek dit nou op Vrydagmiddag skryf) by die Bujeon-gebedshuis plaas. Die rede vir die vroeëre datum is dat wanneer ons op Nuwejaarsdag vergader het, daar dikwels voorstelle was wat soveel byval gevind het dat dit dadelik uitgevoer kon word, maar omdat die nuwe jaarlikse begroting reeds vasgestel was, het dit dikwels net by besprekings gebly. Na jare van hierdie leergeld, het ons dit vanjaar vervroeg sodat goeie voorstelle werklik in die nuwe jaar se pastorale bedieningsplan opgeneem kan word.
Diegene wat vanjaar se Ampsdraerswegbreek kan bywoon, sluit in: 18 leraars en evangeliste, 19 dienende ouderlinge, 10 diakens wat as ouderlinge verkies is, 25 bevestigde diakens, 22 diensleiers wat as bevestigde diakens verkies is, 39 dienende diakonesse, en 20 susters wat as diakonesse verkies is—altesaam 153 persone. Uit hierdie groep is dit bevestig dat 124 beslis sal bywoon, terwyl 23 nie kan kom nie en 6 nog onseker is.
Vanaf 15:30 by die Bujeon-gebedshuis sal ons saam die hoofleraar se pastorale visie oordink, gemeenskap per wyke geniet, en na aandete sal elke komitee die take vir die nuwe jaar bespreek, afgesluit met 'n gesamentlike biduur. Die besprekingspunte wat reeds deur elke komitee ingedien is, sluit in: vir die Eredienskomitee die verlewendiging van aanbidding, die verbetering van bywoningsregistrasie, en die plasing en koördinering van verwelkomers. Die Sondagskoolkomitee sal die voorsiening en plasing van onderwysers sowel as maatreëls rondom die vyfdaagse werksweek bespreek. Die Algemene Onderwyskomitee sal die inskakeling van nuwe intrekkers, kandidate vir Nuwe Lewe-toerusting, en die kriteria vir plaaslike en buitelandse beurse behandel. Die Evangelisasiekomitee sal fokus op die verlewendiging van uitreik, strategieë vir die evangelisasie van Ulsan, en die aanneming van onbereikte volke. Verder sal die komitees vir Administrasie, Eiendom en Finansies dringende sake soos parkeerreëlings, instandhouding van die opvoedkundige sentrum en kerkbates hanteer, terwyl die Kleuterskoolbestuurskomitee maniere sal bespreek om gehalte-onderrig aan jong kinders te verseker. Ek bid dat vrugbare voorstelle na vore sal kom tot vreugde van alle gelowiges, en ek hoop van harte dat ons in die komende jaar nog meer gereeld sulke diepgaande gesprekke sal kan voer.