JDSN

JDSN

English

Etymology

Initialism of 전도사 (jeondosa, “lay leader”) + 님 (nim, honorific suffix).

Noun

JDSN (plural JDSNs)

1. (Protestantism) a title for a lay leader who has not been ordained as a pastor, particularly a youth group leader
   • 2003, Manwoo A. Kim, New Morning of the Pasture: Poetic Reflections of a Korean American Pastor, Hermit Kingdom Press, 2003, page 14:

     Through Pyon JDSN, whose love for the young souls is ardent, our youths' souls will be revived.

   • 2010, Jonathan Tran, "Why Asian-American Christianity is the Future", SANACS Journal (1), page 51:

     I think of their ongoing struggles to create innovative ministries all while the first-generation Korean pastor can't figure out why the Jdsn doesn't show up to 6:00 AM morning prayer every day.