What | Reformed Baptist

2020

In February 2020, at the invitation of Pastor Daeil Park and NSRBC, Concord Community Church (CCC) of Concord, Vermont, sent Sam as an ordained pastor/elder of CCC to help Pastor Park promote Reformed Baptist theology and practice, to help reform already existing churches, and to plant healthy Reformed Baptist churches.

2022

In August 2022, CCC formally recognized Taiuk Seo as Sam’s co-laborer, and CCC’s South Korea Mission Team was established.

2023

In February 2023, Taiuk and his family moved to the Sejong-Daejeon area, joining Pastors Park and Sam at NSRBC, where the three of them began working together to re-plant NSRBC after a major disruption.

2024

In March 2024, Taiuk finished two translation projects related to the Second London Confession’s church order: Nehemiah Coxe’s A Sermon Preached at the Ordination of an Elder and Deacons and Benjamin Keach’s The Glory of a True Church. He then began his third translation project, The Mystery of Christ, His Covenant, and His Kingdom, by Samuel Renihan. Plans are being made to publish and distribute these resources.

In April 2024, the new church order was finished, and arrangements began being made to formally constitute NSRBC.
In April 2024, in order to develop his Korean linguistic ability and the cultural fluency necessary for effective long-term ministry, Sam began focusing primarily on his culture and language acquisition.

In May 2024, NSRBC moved to a new location in the building next door to its former location. This new location and space enables NSRBC to reach twice as many people with the gospel and to stabilize a home base for the Reformed Baptist mission in South Korea.

In June 2024, NSRBC began teaching its Essentials class as an introduction to the faith and the life of the church.
On August 17th, baptisms were administered for six adults and two youths.

On August 25th, NSRBC was formally constituted with a new church order, a new covenanted membership, and a new plurality and parity of pastors, in which Sam and Taiuk joined Pastor Park as co-pastors of NSRBC. Under NSRBC and alongside supporting churches, Pastors Park, Taiuk, and Sam will continue serving together to help reform already existing churches, to plant the next Reformed Baptist church, and to form an association of Reformed Baptist churches in South Korea.

In September of 2024, to meet current needs at NSRBC and as a means to reach English speakers in the broader community, Sam is planning to start an English Christian education class on the Lord’s Day.

In October of 2024, in order to reach the next generation of baptistic Christians and to increase the visibility of the Reformed Baptist mission, Sam and Taiuk are planning to start an English theological book club at the Korea Baptist Theological University and Seminary.

2025

Next 3-5 Years

Lord willing, in the next 3-5 years, the goals are to plant the next Reformed Baptist church and with NSRBC to form an association of Reformed Baptist churches under the Second London Confession (26:14, 15); to increase the translation, publication, and distribution of Reformed Baptist resources; to establish an annual Reformed theology conference in the Sejong-Daejeon area; and to establish cooperative partnerships with Reformed Baptist churches in East and South East Asia.

Beyond 5 Years

Beyond the next 5 years, the goals are for Pastor Park to pursue a PhD in order to help establish a future community or institute of Reformed Baptist studies in South Korea; to form that community or institute in order both to help pastors, aspiring pastors, and students of theology grow in their understanding of the theology and practice summarized in the Second London Confession and to further promote the reformation of already existing churches; and to continue promoting the planting of additional healthy Reformed Baptist churches in South Korea and the greater region.