Hyungmin Kim
Cooperative Missionary
David Kim
- Chongshin University Graduate School of Theology (M.Div., Class of 2006, 104th Graduation Cohort)
- Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (D.Min., 2019 – currently enrolled)
- Choongjeong Church –Youth Pastor (December 2008 – November 2011)
- Haram World Mission – Education Pastor (August 2011 – August 2015)
- Ilsan Hana Church – Senior Pastor (March 2014 – October 2019)
- Hanmaum Yeollin Church – Missionary (February 2020 – Present)
- GMS General Assembly World Mission – Missionary (April 2024 – Present)
- God’s Vision Church – Cooperative Missionary (December 2024 – Present)
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I was born into a pastoral family, and the church was both my home and playground. My father and mother, who were always steadfast in both their ministry and family, laid a firm foundation of faith in my heart. I still vividly remember the tears I shed while worshipping as I felt God’s love every time I listened to my father’s sermons. I am deeply grateful to God for giving me such wonderful parents who demonstrated that life, ministry, and faith were all one and the same.
However, being a pastor’s child wasn’t always easy. Although my parents never burdened me, I always felt a sense of responsibility as a pastor’s child. While my peers were praised just for attending church, I was often taken for granted, which sometimes left me feeling neglected. Yet, this experience helped mould a heart that would later embrace the children of pastors, missionaries, and church leaders, who are often unknowingly marginalized within the church, with love.
In my early 20s, a mission trip to Hungary marked the beginning of my commitment to a life as a missionary. Since then, I have participated in short-term mission trips every summer and winter. In 2011, while serving in a small mission organization, I continued my missionary work abroad in countries like Kyrgyzstan, China, the Philippines, Greece, and Turkey.
My time at Chongshin University was a period where I deepened my love for God’s Word. My focus was on interpreting and applying the Bible correctly and also sharing it. I always sat in the front row during the lectures, as I believed that both my studies and ministry were acts of worship, done Coram Deo (before God). Perhaps because of this, I was selected twice as a model student during years at the Seminary.
In 2014, I planted a church and tasted the joy of seeing it grow and become self-sustaining. However, deep inside me, I felt an inexplicable longing. Then, in the winter of 2019, I had the grace of experiencing the deep meaning of Jesus’ cross. I realised that the Lord, in His great love, embraced me, the worst of sinners, by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to forgive all my sins and become my Lord. In the face of this truth, I experienced a renewal of my entire being. It was a time of grace where the confession “Jesus is enough” flowed from my heart with gratitude and joy.
After this, I began a journey of faith, not knowing what tomorrow might hold, but trusting that because God was with me, it was a safe one. It wasn’t easy to leave behind my country, my relatives, and my father’s house, and move to the UK. However, in every circumstance, God prepared everything in advance and personally protected us from harm. Four years have already passed since that decision. During this time, I met Pastor Young Joo Lee through the UK Chongshin Alumni Association. I remember being filled with hope and expectation as I heard about the vision God had given to Pastor Lee and God’s Vision Church.
Even today, I still long for a revival where God’s presence and the power of the Holy Spirit are evident. The 1904 Welsh Revival taught me that true revival is not something we can produce through human effort, but rather it begins with God’s mercy and grace. I envision such a revival taking place in London, a city where people from all nations come together. Here, I believe diaspora churches will experience explosive spiritual growth, and that revival will spread throughout all churches. I am confident that the Lord, who has begun this good work in us, will bring it to completion (Philippians 1:6).
Amen.
