The youth ministries departments of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division (NSD) and the public campus ministry department of the General Conference (GC) conducted “Public Campus Ministry Caravan” from May 4 to13, 2017, in Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea. It was the first leaders’ meeting since the GC established the public campus ministry department in 2014.
Starting with the Hong Kong-Macao Conference, campus mission leaders in three countries in the NSD territories gathered together to broaden their knowledge on this ministry by attending seminars and share their vision through each conference’s activity reports.
The Hong Kong-Macao Conference does not have any official campus ministry group. In 2015, however, Pioneer Mission Movement Pastor Jeon YeongBo in the Harvest Church recognized the importance of campus mission activities centered on college students and started training and nurturing students to conduct campus ministry. At this leaders’ meeting, they had the opportunity to progress campus ministries with strong financial support from Hong Kong-Macao Conference.
The Japan Union Conference youth ministries department supports the Setagaya Youth Church, which serves as the center of youth ministry in Japan. In addition, Adventist college students studying at Oberlin Christian University organized a campus mission club with the permission of the school and are working actively.
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The Korean Union Conference campus ministry, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, had a serious discussion on how to deal with the real challenges of college missions in Korea. The conference officers, directors from related departments, pastors for the youth, and the representatives of campus mission from all over the country attended the meeting. They discussed various ideas and proposals for the future of campus ministry in Korea and training future leaders.
The NSD Public Campus Ministry leaders’ meeting will continue in Taiwan, China, and Mongolia in 2018.
Kim NakHyung, NSD Youth Ministries Director