What a joy to present this second volume of the journal in print! After the very first issue on Worship, Fall 2008, I was warmly encouraged by colleagues and friends in the ministry and academia. The assessment of this new journal is that it is highly valued not only for its quality research contents, but for its introducing subject matters no one has ever attempted to put together.

In a generic definition “journal” is a record kept on a journey. And I value the process enough to offer a word about this journey of editing each issue of Journal of Korean American Ministries and Theology. My heartfelt thanks go once again to all the contributing writers and the assistant editor, Hyun Ho Park. And a Columbia Seminary student, John Shillingburg, joined the editorial staff with this issue, offering immeasurable contribution in refining each pages.

Two sermons are introduced in this issue to demonstrate the finest examples from Korean-American preachers focusing on “Korean Preaching.” The readers will find five articles on Korean and Korean-American preaching. We have carefully selected three dissertations on the subject of preaching to introduce, summarize, and evaluate for further study. I invite you to take the journey together as we engage in the preaching ministries of the Korean American churches for the 21^st century.

Paul Junggap Huh, editor

Part 1    Sermons

Nations will bring Their Glory (Revelation 21:22-26) ————————————————- 7    Kevin Park

The Freedom-Children (Galatians 3:26-29) ————————————————————– 9    Eunjoo M. Kim

Part 2    Articles

Beautiful Preaching
in the Korean-American Context:

Communicating in Non-Verbal Languages ————————————————— 15    Paul Junggap Huh

Preaching Ministry in the Postmodern Era ————————————————————- 23    Unyong Kim

Korean Preaching from a Western Perspective ——————————————————– 43    Daniel J. Adams

The Value and Potential for Conversational and Collaborative Preaching

in the Korean Protestant Church ————————————————————– 53    Taekhan Yoon

Preaching in the Lectionary to the Second-Generation Korean-Americans:

    Providing a Meaningful Story to the Story-Lost Generation ——————————- 67    Sunggu (Paul) Yang

Part 3    Dissertation Reviews

Preaching in the Korean Protestant Church (1884-1945)

A Study in Light of John Calvin’s Understanding of Word and Sacrament ————– 77    Eun Chul Kim/ Editorial

Transformative Preaching in the Transitioning Korean American Church ———————— 89     Tae Kyung Kim/ Editorial

The New Homiletic: The Strategies for the Listener-Oriented Communication of the Gospel

in the Postmodern Korean Context ———————————————————— 99     Ung Joe Lee/ Editorial