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About Pastor Foley

The Reverend Dr. Eric Foley is CEO and Co-Founder, with his wife Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, of Voice of the Martyrs Korea, supporting the work of persecuted Christians in North Korea and around the world and spreading their discipleship practices worldwide. He is the former International Ambassador for the International Christian Association, the global fellowship of Voice of the Martyrs sister ministries. Pastor Foley is a much sought after speaker, analyst, and project consultant on the North Korean underground church, North Korean defectors, and underground church discipleship. He and Dr. Foley oversee a far-flung staff across Asia that is working to help North Koreans and Christians everywhere grow to fullness in Christ. He earned the Doctor of Management at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, Ohio.

The One Thing That’s Better (and More Biblical) Than a Personal Relationship with Jesus

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Pastor Foley

Mormons do it. Muslims do it. Even non-Christian religions do it. Let’s do it. Let’s evangelize and disciple on the basis of something better (and more biblical) than a personal relationship with Jesus. Cole Porter references aside, the 2012 Religious … Continue reading →

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How Gifford Claiborne Made a Christian Disciple Out of Me

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Pastor Foley

I did not learn discipleship in a book. Even the Bible is not intended to be a self-study course in discipleship. Instead, it contains sayings like this one from the Apostle Paul: Imitate me as I imitate Christ. Discipleship always … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal for Improving Discipleship: Ban Coffee Shop Meetings

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Pastor Foley

Close your eyes. If I ask you to picture a meeting happening today where one Christian is discipling another, what image comes to mind? Is there a Starbuck’s logo in it? Now think back through all of the discipleship stories … Continue reading →

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