BEE Korea · Biblical Education by Extension
With the Word, to the World
- Korea
- In local churches, members and leaders learn the Word with workbooks — and become teachers in turn.
- Overseas
- Where church leaders cannot go to seminary, the seminary goes to them.
Right now, 66 seminars are running in 11 countries
Why this ministry
Around the world the church is growing — and in many places it struggles for lack of pastoral training
5%
of pastors in ministry today have received theological training
Lausanne Global Analysis, 2015
2M+
pastors worldwide serve without biblical or theological education
Lausanne Global Analysis
90%
of pastors in the Global South serve without the training they need
Chris Sugden, 2023
There is no school nearby, no money for tuition, and no way to leave a family and a church behind. When a pastor holds a distorted gospel, the whole congregation inherits it. So BEE starts with the pastors in the hardest mission fields.
In Korea and many other places where churches invest in teaching their members, BEE courses also work remarkably well for training believers and leaders. The more members study the Word for themselves and teach others, the healthier the church becomes.
How
The school goes to the student
BEE (Biblical Education by Extension) lets leaders learn without leaving their life and ministry. Small groups of about fifteen discover the Word for themselves through workbooks — and those who learn go on to teach.
2 Timothy 2:2 — four generations
- Paul→
- Timothy→
- Reliable people→
- Others also
And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.More about BEE →
Where we serve
In 41 countries in 2025
Colored countries hosted BEE seminars in 2025. The larger the circle, the more students.
- Countries
41
Countries
- Seminars
1,757
Seminars
- Course enrollments
17,647
Course enrollments
- Graduates
1,080
Graduates
Fruit
Churches that once received missions now send them
Of 114 short-term ministry trips in 2025, 88 were made not from Korea but by local BEE ministries going to another country.
Mission is handed over in four stages
- 1 / 4
Pioneer
A facilitator enters, introduces BEE and forms groups.
- 2 / 4
Parental
The missionary gives; the nationals receive.
- 3 / 4
Partnership
Some nationals join the missionary as givers.
- 4 / 4
Participatory
Nationals do most of the work; the missionary offers only new courses.
2017
Localization adopted as the official goal — measured in five areas (admin, facilitators, workbooks, finance, ministry)
2020
BEE Qatar and BEE India fully localized and independent
2022
BEE Country A and BEE America fully localized and independent
Join us
Pray · Partner · Give — and learn
Pray
Join the Saturday 6:30 AM prayer meeting and the weekly Saturday Prayer Guide for the mission fields.
Prayer Guide →Partner
Open BEE courses in your church, or serve as a missionary or facilitator in field training.
Missionary · partnership →Give
Support missionaries, a specific ministry such as workbook translation or seminars, or the work of the head office.
How to give →Learn
From BEE Academy to degree programs (DPM · DCL · DBS) — discover the Word for yourself with our workbooks.
BEE Academy →
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Ministry in Action
Discover BEE's ministry in action across the globe