The risen Lord breaks through locked doors. When fear becomes mission — a theological reflection on John 20.
The disciples locked the doors "for fear." They were hiding. Yet the risen Christ appeared in the midst of them — not through the door, but beyond all locked spaces.
This lecture explores the theological significance of the resurrection appearances in John 20, focusing on how fear transforms into mission. "As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you" — these words redefine the identity of the disciples from hiding refugees to sent witnesses.
Drawing from the glocal mission context in Gimhae, Korea, this lecture connects the locked-door experience of the early disciples with the barriers we face in cross-cultural ministry today, and how the risen Lord empowers us to go beyond them.