에든버러 대회에 한국인으로 유일하게 참여한 윤치호는 대회에큰 기여를 하였다. 낙관주의에 근거한 서구의 일방적인 선교와 추상적철학사조에 문제를 제기하고, 서구교회가 토착교회와 함께 논의하며협력할 것을 강력히 요청하였다. 또한, 한국의 선교사를 대표하여마펫은 선교지에서 현지사역자와의 에큐메니컬 협력이 얼마나 중요한 가를 한국의 실제적인 성장사례에 근거하여 에든버러 대회에 널리알렸고, 존스는 교육이 선교에서 차지하는 역할의 중요성을 자신의한국경험을 통해 에든버러 대회에 소개함으로써 기여하였다. 한편, 에든버러 대회는 오늘의 한국교회에 매우 중요한 과제를 던지고 있다. 양적으로 크게 성장한 한국교회는 맘몬으로 병들고 있으며, 해외선교지에서 한국선교는 곧 돈이라는 비판을 받고 있다. 또한 선교사파송 세계 제2위라는 한국교회가 심각한 분열의 악습을 선교지에서도 답습하며, 현지사역자에 대한 우월적 태도로 에큐메니컬 협력을 실천하지 못하고 있다. 가난 속에서도 경제적으로 자립하였고, 교단을 초월하여 그리고 현지사역자와도 긴밀하게 협력한 초기 한국교회의 좋은 전통을 우리는 창조적으로 계승 발전시켜야 할 것이다.

The relationship between mission and imperialism has been one of the central themes which recur throughout missiology, in particular, mission history. In the case of the Korean Church, this theme also has particular significance for church history in that it was related to the origin of the Korean Church, especially the Korean Protestant Church. This study attempts to examine this theme, with special reference to the World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh, 1910. It is because, first, the Korean Church was established in the context of imperialism; second, in Korea did arise an irregular case of the relationship between mission and imperialism, namely, western mission versus non-western imperialism rathallthan normal one, namely, western mission versus western imperialism; and third, the abovementioned Edinburgh Conference was held at the peak period of imperialism, from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Since the last year was the centennial of the Edinburgh Conference, the Conference was almost thoroughly investigated. In this context, it may also be well worth exploring the Conference from the perspective of the relationship between mission and imperialism. In particular, this study tries to grasp the reality of the Korean Church at the period under consideration, through unearthing archival material, that is, the draft reports to the Commissions of the Edinburgh Conference, which have rarely been utilized in the hitherto studies. In conclusion, this study makes it clear that the western mission, including the western mission working in the non-western imperial context, in the pre-World War Ⅱ period was largely under the influence of the ideology of imperialism, although mission could not totally identify with imperialism. It is against this backdrop that arises a question of whether the end of imperialism means the end of mission. This is why the post-colonial period exacts a new paradigm of mission.