Jeongwon Jeon
Associate Pastor
Jeong Won Jeon
- Methodist Theological University, Department of Christian Education (2006)
- Sanseong Church – Youth Pastor (April 2005 – December 2006)
- Pyeongan Church – Youth Pastor (January 2007 – December 2010)
- Sanseong Church – Youth Pastor (January 2012 – May 2013)
- God’s Vision Church – Associate Pastor (April 2023 – Present)
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I was raised in a multi-generational Christian family, where growing up with faith and leading a life at church seemed natural. When it came time to choose a path for my studies, for reasons I couldn’t fully explain at the time, I chose a seminary and majored in Christian education. And it was from that point onward that I began to reflect deeply on my faith and develop a vision for church education. I later found out that my parents also found my decision to choose a university and major somewhat sudden and unexpected, but they chose to observe God’s guidance and held back from making any comments on my choice.
Entering a seminary was surprising, especially since I had been someone who merely attended church formally as a “Christian-in-name.” It became clear that there was much I needed to learn and experience. Perhaps because of this, challenges soon followed in my life, as personal, environmental, and economic crises hit my life one after another. At my first place of ministry where I served as a youth pastor, I relied solely on my own abilities and neglected prayer, which led to failure. At times, people’s words and opinions controlled my heart and life, causing me to lose my direction and fall apart. Eventually, I stepped away from church ministry and moved to work outside of the church.
When my family faced a serious financial crisis, my parents took me to a place of prayer, and it was there that I first truly felt God listening to my prayers and experienced His comfort. That was when I began my personal relationship with God in earnest.
After this turning point, God sent me back to the place of ministry where I had previously failed, and He allowed me to serve there once more, but this time through prayer. I learned how to minister with prayer, and one step at a time, as though learning to walk, I experienced God’s grace as He led me to grow. Before coming to the UK, at the last place of ministry I served in Korea, I experienced true joy, and it was there that I witnessed works not by human hands, but by God’s power, which engraved a strong, passionate vision in my heart.
In England, where I came with a desire to study, I faced challenges from the very beginning that were hard to bear. Once again, I found myself losing sight of God, feeling frustrated, broken, and wandering. However as I became a mum, I experienced my second turning point. I realised that for the sake of my child’s faith, I had go forth to God once more. And so, I reached out to God again. Amidst the endless struggles I faced, economic difficulties, environmental challenges, visa issues, and more, God held onto me as I prayed, spoke to me through His answers, and eventually allowed me to experience the miracle of having all my problems resolved. I vividly remember praying, “God, once everything is resolved, I will serve Your church wholeheartedly,” and hearing His response where He told me “if you choose to serve first, I will take care of the rest.”
After serving in Korea for about 10 years and resting in England for a similar period, God once again opened the path for me to fulfill my calling as a youth pastor. Today, above all, I have a passionate vision for children’s ministry. In a world where values and cultures change at the flick of a switch, I want to nurture children with God’s unchanging Word, which will deeply root them in the love of Jesus, becoming something that will anchor their souls.
