scholarly journals Bonus Demografi Sebagai Peluang Pelayanan Misi Gereja di Kalangan Muda-Mudi

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-182
Author(s):  
Rahmat Kristiono
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Church Mission ◽  
Mission Service ◽  
The Church

This paper describes the correlation of bonus demographics with church mission services among young people. The demographic bonus is assumed to be an opportunity for gospel outreach or preaching which has a significant influence on the growth of the church among young people. In the context of the church's mission service, the demographic bonus has not been optimally optimized by the church, especially to place millennials on the mission objectives of the church. AbstrakTulisan ini mendeskripsikan korelasi bonus demografi  dengan pelayanan misi gereja di kalangan muda-mudi. Bonus demografi diasumsikan sebagai peluang penjangkuan atau pemberitaan injil  yang membawa pengaruh signifikan bagi pertumbuhan gereja dikalangan muda-mudi. Dalam konteks pelayanan misi gereja, Bonus demografi belum dioptimalkan secara maksimal oleh gereja terutama menempatkan kaum milenial pada sasaran misi gereja.  

Justice Seeking is Joy Seeking: The Formation of Faith-Informed, Community-Focused, Critical Consciousness in Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
David Anderson Hooker ◽  
Elizabeth W. Corrie ◽  
Itihari Toure
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Critical Consciousness ◽  
Good Life ◽  
The Good Life ◽  
Intentional Community ◽  
Game Of Life ◽  
Critical Junctures ◽  
Generational Identity ◽  
The Church

Abstract Seeking justice, understanding what makes for peace and pursuing it, these are integral aspects of the pursuit of the Good Life. In this chapter three youth and community development experts make the case that 1) a vital aspect of development is empowering adolescents with a faith-informed, community-focused, critical consciousness; 2) young people are formed in community and joy cannot be fully experienced except communally and in the pursuit of JustPeace; and 3) the church has opportunities to intervene at critical junctures in youth formation to help them see the importance of pursuing communal JustPeace for their own ability to live the Good Life. In support of these claims, a framework of radical Identity is postulated and two practices—the Eight Bowls of Life Ceremony for generational identity marking and the Game of Life, part of a three-week intentional community of the Youth Theological Initiative (yti) – are presented. Each practice contributes to formation of justice-seeking identities in adolescents as integral aspects of preparation for the life-long pursuit of God’s joy, God’s good life, and even God’s salvation.

scholarly journals Resensi Buku: Liquid Ecclesiology—The Gospel and The Church

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Haleluya Timbo Hutabarat
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Young People ◽  
Church Building ◽  
Interesting Discussion ◽  
The Church ◽  
Spiritual Attitude ◽  
Gospel Narratives

Abstrak Latar belakang masalah buku ini adalah fenomena gereja yang kaku. Menggunakan metode etnography, buku ini merupakan sebuah bahan diskusi yang menarik tentang gereja, anak muda dan budayanya. Penulis menghubungkan budaya (populer), anak muda, dengan narasi Injil untuk menghasilkan apa itu gereja. Ia menawarkan eklesiologi gereja yang lebih cair, adaptif dan responsif terhadap akar-akar budaya sehari-hari yang dihidupi. Bagian-bagian setelahnya berisi diskusi tentang bentuk-bentuk praktis yang sangat memungkinkan dari konsep gereja yang cair. Akhirnya, anjuran sikap mental dan spiritual agar sebuah gereja tetap cair dan freshbagi komunitas di dalam dan di sekitarnya adalah keterbukaan. Buku memperkaya diskusi di ranah eklesiologi, liturgi, pembangunan jemaat, pastoral, budaya populer, dan intergenerasional.   Abstract Rationale background of this book is the solid phenomenon of church. Using ethnography methods, this book is an interesting discussion about the church, young people and its culture. The author associate (popular) culture, young people, with gospel narratives to produce what the church is. He offers a more fluid, adaptive and responsive ecclesiology as the roots of everyday culture of church that is lived. This study also recommends the very practical forms of a liquid church. The final suggestion as a mental and spiritual attitude so that church remains liquid and fresh, is openness. This book shares a rich discourse in the field of ecclesiology, liturgy, church building, pastoral, popular culture, and intergenerational culture.

The Monk as Christian Saint and Exemplar in St John Chrysostom’s Writings

2011 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 19-28
Author(s):  
Pak-Wah Lai
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Fourth Century ◽  
Common Features ◽  
John Chrysostom ◽  
Christian Literature ◽  
The Church ◽  
Dominant Paradigm

By the time Augustine read the Life of Antony in 386, the biography had already become an international best seller in the Roman Empire. Translated twice into Latin and read in places as far off as Milan and Syrian Antioch, the Egyptian Life also proved to be a significant influence upon hagiographical writing in the late fourth century, the most notable example being the Lives of St Jerome. Consequently, scholars have often taken it to represent the dominant paradigm for sainthood in fourth-century Christianity and the centuries that followed. But is this assumption tenable? The Life of Antony would in all likelihood be read only by the educated elite or by ascetic circles in the Church, and was hardly accessible to the ordinary Christian. More importantly, hagiographical discourse in the fourth century was not restricted to biographies, but pervaded all sorts of Christian literature. This is certainly the case with the writings of St John Chrysostom (c. 349—407), who often presents the Christian monk as a saintly figure in his monastic treatises and his voluminous homilies. Indeed, what emerges from his writings is a paradigmatic saint who is significantly different from that portrayed in the biographies, and yet equally influential among his lay and ascetic audiences. To be sure, Chrysostom’s monastic portraits share some common features with that provided by Athanasius’s Life. Nevertheless, there are also stark differences between the two, and these are the focus of this paper.

Discipleship and Stewardship as Vital Aspects for Church Mission: A Case of Kwamrombo SDA Church in Arusha, Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (Issue 3) ◽  
pp. 211-218
Author(s):  
Jeremiah Theophilo Izungo ◽  
Mussa S. Muneja
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
Disciples Of Christ ◽  
Church Members ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Church Mission ◽  
Christ Church ◽  
The Church

This study sought to establish the linkage between stewardship and discipleship in the context of Kwamrombo SDA Church in Arusha City, using 20 church members as participants. Data was collected through face-to-face interviews and the thematic approach was employed in analysis. The study holds that in order to resolve the discipleship and stewardship issues in the Kwamrombo church, members need to make decisions to equally support the church through discipleship and stewardship. If couples plan their finances together, they will be more likely to remind each other on the importance returning tithe and giving offering faithfully. They will also be of help to their children and other church members. Church programs need be conducted in a holistic approach by encompassing both spiritual and economic empowerment aspects including entrepreneurship and personal financial management. There is need for intentional discipleship program that will enable the church members to know their God given responsibilities as Disciples of Christ. Church pastors and church leaders need to launch stewardship programs that will include faithfully receiving the word of God in their lives and living in harmony with the word. This will motivate members to return tithe, give offerings and participate in discipleship programs effectively.

scholarly journals Between the Center and the Margins: Young Catholics, “Sorta-Catholics,” and Baptismal Identity

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 512
Author(s):  
Rhodora Beaton
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Small Contribution ◽  
Christian Life ◽  
Baptismal Identity ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Changing Demographics ◽  
The Church ◽  
Urgent Necessity

Increased pastoral and theological attention to the vocational implications of baptism is sorely needed. As a small contribution to this conversation, this article will examine the insights of young Catholics and their self-described “former Catholic” peers (ages 15–29) regarding key aspects of the Christian life. These insights offer a foundation for evolving understandings of baptismal identity at both the center and the margins of the church. Two recent efforts to formally solicit the opinions of young people will be examined. They are the Pre-Synodal preparations for the 2018 Synod on Young People and the recent study, published by Saint Mary’s Press in collaboration with the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) under the title Going, Going Gone: The Dynamics of Disaffiliation in Young Catholics. The responses from these young people, placed in conversation with recent theological work on baptism and the lay vocation, offer possibilities for consideration as Catholics ponder the changing demographics of the Church. The conclusion will argue for the urgent necessity of listening to these voices and will suggest that a mystagogical approach offers one helpful path towards a deeper understanding and practice of the baptismal vocation.

A Psycho-Theological Synopsis of Youth Culture and Faith in Africa

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-36
Author(s):  
Saneto Maiko
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Youth Culture ◽  
Developmental Theories ◽  
Theological Perspective ◽  
The Church

In this article, Saneto Maiko considers the need for the church to develop the faith of young people in Africa. Maiko is concerned to develop his theory from a sound theological perspective alongside the developmental theories of Erikson, Fowler et al. Maiko's reflections on the African situation speak powerfully into other perspectives too.

scholarly journals Gesinsbediening in ’n postmoderne kerk: Modelle en metodes

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacobus M. Van Staden
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Faith Formation ◽  
Family Ministry ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Practical Theological ◽  
The Church

Family ministry in a postmodern church. The aim of the article is to reflect on the necessity for family ministry in the church today, and to explore different models and methods for doing it. This article must be understood against the backdrop of the challenges facing mainline churches, of which the decline in numbers, the lack of support for programmes and initiatives on behalf of families, and the apparent inability to minister effectively to young people, are the most pressing. Since the early church there has been a close relationship between church and home. Not only did rituals and liturgies spill from the gathered congregation into homes; metaphors from family life also provided images and language to the early church. In the last few decades there has been a rekindled interest in the home as the primary incubator for faith formation. Several books, articles, organisations, programs, consultants and churches have described their approach as ‘family ministry’. From a practical-theological viewpoint, there must be a set of criteria by which these approaches could be evaluated. This article aims to contribute in this regard, and to critique different approaches to family ministry.

scholarly journals Keteladanan Yesus Sebagai Guru Menurut Injil Matius dan Aplikasinya Bagi Guru Sekolah Minggu GPdi “Bethesda” Merauke Papua

Kurios ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nike Sadi Pampang
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Gospel Of Matthew ◽  
Sunday School ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Teacher Modeling ◽  
Church Mission ◽  
Creative Teacher ◽  
The Church

Teacher modeling in carrying out church mission is very important. The teacher as a spiritual leader is crucial for success or failure ministry in spiritual educational, as well as education in all life fields. All educational institutions require theachers not only to be good at teaching but also as role models, as well as in Sundy school education in the church there needs to be a model teacher. The Gospel of Matthew gives an example that Jesus is the example of creative teacher. Specially the verb of didasko (teaching) with various forms used nine times to describe the activity of Jesus as a teacher. The activity of Jesus is more often informed by the word teaching (didasko = teaching) rather than the verb of preaching (kerusso = preaching). That Is why Jesus called the Teacher as a creative teacher, the teaching methods used by Jesus are not monotonous but varies according to the place, circumstance and needs of His students or listeners. The purpose of this research is to describe the example of Jesus as a teacher according to Matthew, to describe the extent of the exemplary teachers of Sunday School of the GPdI “Bethesda” Merauke Papua to recommend the application of Jesus example as a teacher based on the Gospel of Matthew for Sunday School teachers in the GPdi Church. This research uses a qualitative approach; research paradigm, theological phenomenology, because it uses the interpretation of the text in the context of the Gospel of Matthew as a theoretical basis. Data source from 44 participants of Sunday School teachers in GPdI “Bethesda” Merauke. Methods and techniques of collecting interview data. Data analysis using the theory of Miles and Huberman. Conclusion: The Gospel of Matthew shows Jesus as the best teacher and can be emulated by all Sunday School teachers, example: in terms of His caling to receive a vision to serve, carry out a mission as a teacher, understand His purpose to serve in His personality is characterized, have integrity, charismatic, to be responsible, positive thinking, have ethos, nice worl, confidence, extensive knowledge, pull yourself together. In His spirituality includes centering on God, living in prayer, living righteously, living holy. In the professionalism of His ministry that is focused on goals and tasks, understanding children’s psychology, mastering teaching materials, skillful planning, skillful carrying out, skillful evaluating, skillful assessing as a communicator, as a facilitator. Having the ability to serve children is a thing, very important and can not be ignored because children are. The assets of the church and the next generation of God’s church. Therefore the role of a teacher in serving Sunday School children must be an important concern in a pastoral hearing, because church leaders and teachers have a great responsibility for the growth of faith in Sunday School children.

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