BEE Korea

BEE Korea

Biblical Education by Extension

What is BEE?

BEE is a mission organization that extends Bible school education systems to church leaders who cannot leave their ministry fields to attend seminary for a period of time, providing them with educational opportunities by bringing the training to where they serve.

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Vision of BEE Korea

In obedience to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ, we train church leaders worldwide through the BEE program to reproduce committed ministers.

Core Value of BEE

BEE obeys 2 Timothy 2:2, training students to teach what they have learned, so that high-quality disciples are reproduced.

2 Timothy 2:2

“또 네가 많은 증인 앞에서 내게 들은 바를 충성된 사람들에게 부탁하라 그들이 또 다른 사람들을 가르칠 수 있으리라”

Korean Revised Version

“and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.”

ESV

From Vienna in 1979 to East Africa in 2026

BEE began for pastors behind the Iron Curtain. The work passed through Asia to Korea — and from Korea out to the world again.

  1. 1979

    Vienna, Austria — 12 mission agencies start BEE for pastors behind the Iron Curtain (Joseph Dillow · Al Bridges)

  2. 1990s

    BEE World turns to Asia — based in Hong Kong

  3. 1992

    Samuel Kim meets BEE's workbooks at Hong Kong airport and brings them to Onnuri Church

  4. 1994

    BEE Korea founding service (Onnuri Church)

  5. 1999

    First missionary family sent to Singapore

  6. 2004

    Moon-Sang Cho becomes Secretary General

  7. 2005

    Registered as a non-profit corporation

  8. 2012

    East Africa branch established — the work began in Kenya in 2006

  9. 2020–22

    BEE India · Qatar · Country A · America fully localized and independent

  10. 2026

    First BEE Missionary Training Course (BMTC) — in East Africa

42 countries opened by BEE Korea

The fastest growth came in the 2000s and 2010s.

  • 1990s7
  • 2000s16
  • 2010s18
  • 2020s1

Today

1 + 5
Headquarters and branches
49
Missionaries
516
Facilitators

Source: Moon-Sang Cho, BMTC 2026 lecture "Understanding BEE"

▸ Show 30 years of BEE Korea

Phase 1: Pioneering

1993-2002

  1. 1993BEE ministry introduced to Onnuri Church
  2. 1994.7.8BEE Korea founding worship service
  3. 1994Country A ministry pioneered
  4. 1997.1Vietnam ministry pioneered
  5. 1999.1Nepal ministry pioneered
  6. 1999.10Sri Lanka ministry pioneered
  7. 1999.12First missionary sent to Singapore (South Asia Branch)
  8. 2000.4Qatar ministry pioneered
  9. 2000.8Middle East ministry pioneered

Phase 2: Expansion

2003-2012

  1. 2003.9Onnuri BEE Academy (OBA) started
  2. 2005.2Middle East Branch established
  3. 2005.8Registered as incorporated association
  4. 2006.2Central Asia Branch established
  5. 2006.7Country A Branch established
  6. 2008Africa Branch established (Ghana)
  7. 2008.8Americas Branch established in USA
  8. 2012Split into East Africa Branch (Kenya) and West Africa Branch (Ghana)
  9. 2012.9Onnuri Bible Club (OBC) started

Phase 3: Indigenization

2013-Present

  1. 2013BEE Center construction and occupancy
  2. 2014.620th Anniversary International Conference held
  3. 2015.9Really?! (Lagu) series development began
  4. 2016WLICC established (Indiana, USA)
  5. 2016WLICC first student intake (Nepal, Country A)
  6. 2017BEE Korea Conference (Qatar)
  7. 2018Complete 8-volume Really?! series
  8. 2018BEE India established and registered
  9. 2018BEE Country A established
  10. 2019WLICC student intake (Africa)
  11. 2019WLICC first graduation ceremony (Nepal)
  12. 2020Country A indigenized
  13. 2022Country A indigenized
  14. 2024BEE Korea 30th Anniversary Conference

BEE's 7 Strategies

To assist local churches in training prepared leaders who can build growing and spiritually reproducing local churches through indigenous training centers based in the church context.

  1. 01

    Ministry by Local People

    The local church is the authority best positioned to provide training appropriate to the field context. BEE indigenizes the ministry by translating BEE materials into local languages, training local facilitators and leaders, and helping them achieve financial independence.

  2. 02

    Church-Based Ministry

    Church leaders can be best educated through direct ministry under the supervision and training of experienced senior church leaders.

  3. 03

    Interdenominational Center-Based Ministry

    Training new pastors and church leaders for all existing denominational churches.

  4. 04

    Developing Leaders

    Developing leaders who are recognized by church leaders and equipped with the trinity of knowledge, character, and practice, so they can train others to become leaders as well.

  5. 05

    Growth

    The ministry aims to build healthy churches that grow both qualitatively and quantitatively by enabling established leaders to help church members fulfill their God-given calling and by encouraging local churches to plant new churches.

  6. 06

    Discipleship through Spiritual Reproduction

    The most important purpose of church ministry is to establish disciples through spiritual reproduction.

  7. 07

    Mission to Restricted Areas

    Focusing on regions where traditional mission approaches are restricted, such as Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu, and Communist areas.

Advantages of the BEE Program

BEE has many advantages. Here are some of the key ones.

  1. 01

    Learn while you teach.

    BEE students must study the curriculum while simultaneously leading others. Learning effectiveness increases when one teaches while learning.

  2. 02

    Educating the right people.

    BEE provides high-quality ministry and pastoral education not only to young people called to ministry but also to spiritually mature adults who are already pastoring in the field. They often want education but cannot obtain it due to ministry and family commitments.

  3. 03

    Combined with field practice.

    Students can serve and minister in the field while receiving education. The local church trains students to learn pastoral skills and live a life walking with God.

  4. 04

    Modeling evangelism and discipleship.

    While educating students, BEE demonstrates real examples of evangelism, discipleship, godly character, and pastoral skills, so that students prioritize these in their own field ministry.

  5. 05

    Education in the field.

    By educating in the ministry field itself, cultural and ethnic gaps are eliminated, and continuous field ministry is maintained.

  6. 06

    Effective teaching method.

    The BEE method can educate more people than traditional seminaries. Traditional seminaries can only produce a fraction of the thousands of new leaders needed today.

  7. 07

    Flexibility and transferability.

    The curriculum and training periods can be flexibly configured to suit various ministry environments.

  8. 08

    Cost-effectiveness.

    Compared to traditional seminaries, there are no costs for building maintenance, faculty, or administrative staff. Since BEE pursues financial independence through indigenization, there are no costs passed to students. Therefore, BEE education can be accomplished with only a fraction of the cost of running a traditional seminary.

Three Ministry Principles

BEE trains church leaders based on three core principles.

  1. 1Evangelism and Discipleship

    This is essential for obeying the Great Commission and is the most emphasized aspect of the training process.

  2. 2Comprehensive Training

    Biblical knowledge (what to know), ministry skills (what to do), and Christian character development (who to become).

    Biblical Knowledge

    What to know

    Ministry Skills

    What to do

    Character Development

    Who to become

  3. 3Transferability

    The BEE training process is designed with specific strategies and methods to effectively and continuously develop many new leaders.

Core Doctrines of BEE

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  1. 1The Bible

    We believe that the Bible was written by plenary inspiration and is the accurate, infallible, and authoritative Word of God.

  2. 2God

    We believe in one God, eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

  3. 3Jesus Christ

    We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His future return in power and glory.

  4. 4Salvation of the Lost

    We believe that all people are sinners and lost, and ultimately subject to eternal judgment. We believe that all people can be saved from this eternal judgment only by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior, not by works.

  5. 5Ministry of the Holy Spirit

    We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, who indwells and fills Christians to help them live godly lives.

  6. 6Future Resurrection

    We believe in the bodily resurrection and judgment of all people. Believers will be resurrected to enjoy eternal life with God, and unbelievers will be resurrected to be separated from God and suffer eternal punishment.

  7. 7The Church

    We believe that all who are united with the risen and ascended Son of God become members of Christ's invisible universal church. We also believe that the expression of Christ's universal church in local churches is of utmost importance to God's plan and purpose.

  8. 8The Great Commission

    We believe that the most important responsibility of all who are saved is to work toward fulfilling Christ's Great Commission.

Contact · Directions

Walking map from Sangdo Station (Line 7) exit 4 to BEE Korea

About 11 minutes (750 m) on foot from Sangdo Station (Line 7) exit 4Sangdo-ro → up Maebong-ro → Gangnamchodeung-gil → Maebong-ro 2-gil

06912 Seoul, Dongjak-gu, Maebong-ro 2-gil 18

18, Maebong-ro 2-gil, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea

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☎ 02-822-9480

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