본고는 우원 이호빈목사의 전기적 바탕에서 그가 한 평생 추구한 예수 살기 공동체운동을 역사적으로 검토하고, 오늘 위기 상황에 있는 한국교회에 어떠한 개혁적 대안을 제시하는가 하는 점을 논구하려는 데 그 목적이 있다. 우원 이호빈목사의 한 생애는 그의 가족 경험과 신학의 시절 공동체생활(communal life)을 기초한 예수 공동체영성에 있다. 그의 영성은 교회 개혁을 위한 예수 교회운동으로, 그리고 교회와 사회 개혁을 위한 중안 신학교 설립 운동으로, 마지막에 교회와 사회, 세계의 개혁을 위한 흘리에 자연 공동체운동으로 확대되고 발전하였다. 우원의 삶은 예수를 따르는 것이다. 그것은 곧 예수와 함께 혈연을 넘어선 새로운 가족 공동체로서 예수 공동체를 이루는 것이었다. 운동은 일회적일 수 없다. 우원은 부단히 예수 공동체형성을 위한 노력을 기울였다. 그 결과에 대해 후학들이 무엇이라 평가하든지 그는 예수 공동체운동을 한국 교회 역사 속에서 일관되게 꾸준히 추진한 실천가요, 영성가이다.

The exploit of Ham Suk-Hun in Korea Christianity history was new and authoritative speech (Matthew 8:29). He criticized old and powerless Korea Christianity by using new authoritative language and presented the new religious vision and spiritual energy that have given risen to prospective task in Korea Christianity today. He thought fundamental problem of Korea Christianity as the separation of church and state as consciousness of the times in disregard of history. He regarded Korea Christianity which has become lukewarm ashes and withered trees as formal idealism of religious belief which has taken history as just luck by chance. He sorted phenomenon of Korea Christianity in two aspects.?Firstly, systematized and privileged Christianity denied national solution, democratic demand in 1950s and pursued their interests by taking side with high and mighty people. Secondly, democratic Christianity that is not for construction of church but for construction of race conscience, not for a privileged minority but democratic religion for a majority and to service not to rule, to do an ascetic life not to be a state of euphoria. His writing criticized the realty of Korean society. In that situation the privileged class who make a monopoly of riches in clover life and neglect the people who suffer from absolute poverty after the Korean War. What he said is God’s words that spring up in the people. The person who tell and hear are the masses. So, someone who can not see the people’s mind can not hear this story even if he heard that. Hence they can not only hear the people’s speech but also can not speak true freedom. Ham thought that it is foolish to argue with them. Salvation is possible only by God’s grace. There is a confession of faith and life that are against human system and authority. He distinguished a new form of religion with old one and regulate Roman Catholic as an old form of religion that boast the power of a number and quantity. A new form of religion is for resist unfaithfulness and that is for freedom of the people’s spirit. Ham criticized Korea Christianity’s role and task in the desperate realty of Korean society. He conveyed God’s intention by the people’s voice in the land. God use Ham for Korea Christianity’s repentance and reformation prior to reformation of society. Because Korea Christianity did not role of prophets even though they have God’s words. His speech which was sent 50 years ago will become coordinates to Korea Christianity in identification and future direction.