Video by Lee Min-young, Kim Kang-min
Interviewed by Oh Young-jin, Jung Min-ho
The coronavirus pandemic makes humans feel helpless ― the victims of infinitesimal beings ― and prompts them to engage in collective soul searching. Spiritual consolation is what churches have long been providing.
But the places of worship are also under siege as the virus scourge thrives on human-to-human proximity.
Will churches that have been born out of adversity overcome all kinds of challenges succumb to the latest plague?
In the first of a series of interviews with leaders of the nation and the world marking the 70th anniversary of The Korea Times, the Yoido Full Gospel Church's senior pastor Lee Young-hoon and founder and senior pastor emeritus David Yonggi Cho on Friday spoke about the issues facing us in this unprecedented time.
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