Da’wah as an Alternative Approach in Covid-19 Health Protocol Campaign

<p class="abstrak">This research aims to elaborate the communication strategy of Islamic Religious Counselors because communication strategies are an important aspect in the process of effectively transferring messages to the audiences. Islamic Religious Counselors are civil servant preachers who carry the mandate from the government to campaign for the Covid-19 health protocols through the da’wah (Islamic communication/propagation) approach. Da’wah and health materials are two different materials that pose challenges for Islamic Religious Counselors, especially in the communication patterns used. The research method used qualitative approach and multi-track communication theory by Thomas Tufte and Paolo Mefalopulos. Data were collected through structured interviews with six informants of Islamic Religious Counselor in Kalasan District and non-participant observations on each of their da’wah activities. The results showed that the preaching activities include recitation, socialization, social service and building relationships carried out with a multi-track communication strategy through a combination of a dialogic and one-step flow communication. Da’wah through a multi-track communication strategy has an impact on the affective side of religious congregations including attitudes, knowledge and awareness. Actualization of Islamic Religious Counselor is a viable alternative approach of the government and community in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p class="abstrak" align="left"><em>Penyuluh Agama Islam adalah pendakwah aparatur sipil negara yang mengemban amanah dari pemerintah untuk dapat mengampanyekan protokol kesehatan Covid-19 melalui pendekatan dakwah. Materi dakwah dan kesehatan merupakan dua materi berbeda yang menimbulkan tantangan bagi Penyuluh Agama Islam khususnya dalam pola komunikasi yang digunakan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengelaborasi strategi komunikasi Penyuluh Agama Islam karena strategi komunikasi merupakan aspek penting dalam proses transfer pesan kepada khalayak secara efektif. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan menggunakan teori komunikasi multi-track dari Thomas Tufte dan Paolo Mefalopulos. Data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara terstruktur dengan informan berjumlah 6 orang Penyuluh Agama Islam di Kecamatan Kalasan dan observasi non-partisipan pada setiap kegiatan dakwah. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa aktivitas dakwah Penyuluh Agama Islam meliputi pengajian, sosialisasi, bakti sosial dan membangun relasi dilakukan dengan strategi komunikasi multi-track melalui kombinasi pendekatan komunikasi dialogis dan pendekatan satu arah. Dakwah melalui strategi komunikasi multi-track berdampak pada sisi afektif jama’ah meliputi sikap, pengetahuan dan kesadaran. Aktualisasi Penyuluh Agama Islam memberikan sebuah kontribusi sebagai alternatif pendekatan pemerintah maupun komunitas dalam menangani bencana Covid-19.</em></p>

Peran Penyuluh Agama Terhadap Kerukunan Antar Umat Beragama di Desa Sukoreno Kecamatan Umbulsari Kabupaten Jember

This study was written to see the village of Sukoreno, Mumbulsari District, Jember Regency, which has the characteristics of biodiversity diversity. The population consists of followers of Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Hindu culture. This study seeks to examine tolerance in inter-religious relations in the village of Sukoreno Umbulsari, the extent to which harmony between religious communities and how the role of religious extension agents are in caring for and maintaining religious harmony in Sukoreno. This research uses qualitative research methods field research (field reaserch). Community in Sukerone village Umbulsari sub-district is a community consisting of many different ethnicities, cultures, traditions and even traditions, but the attitude of mutual respect, giving freedom of religion, accepting other religions gracefully, and always having a positive attitude between religions. Religious extension workers, as an extension of the government, continue to carry out their duties, from providing counseling to advocating for religious issues to improve the quality of harmony between religious communities. Keywords: Religious Counselor, Inter-Religious Harmony, Sukoreno Umbulsari

COUNSELOR RELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING IN IMPLEMENTATION OF EDUCATION MODERATION FOR NON-CIVIL SERVANTS

Religious counselor is the government spearhead in the regional agency, the occurrence of conflict, terrorism, radicalism, and blaming each other. Thus technological developments make the community contaminated with these developments. This paper aims to describe the role of instructors in attempting these problems. Nowadays, radical threats are widespread in Indonesian society, which is carried out by groups of radicalism, fundamentalism, extremists, and others. Radicalism act always causing unpleasant, can also cause widespread conflict, even lead to a series of acts of terror, bombing in several areas. This kind of violence must be prevented as early as possible.

Analysis of Zakat and Waqf Literacy Class Program in the Covid-19 Period

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis karakteristik, kepuasan dan tingkat pemahaman peserta kelas literasi zakat dan wakaf di masa Covid-19 yang diadakan oleh Direktorat Pemberdayaan Zakat dan Wakaf, Ditjen Bimbingan Masyarakat Islam Kementerian Agama. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dengan survei secara daring menggunakan aplikasi survey monkey dengan total responden 257. Karakteristik responden dari segi jenis kelamin didominasi oleh laki-laki, latar belakang pendidikan mayoritas lulusan sarjana. Asal responden masih terkonsentrasi berasal dari pulau Jawa, serta paling sedikit berasal dari Indonesia wilayah Timur seperti Maluku dan Papua. Responden didominasi oleh penyuluh Agama Islam Kementerian Agama. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa program kelas literasi zakat wakaf menunjukkan adanya peningkatan pemahaman megenai zakat dan wakaf serta motivasi terbesar untuk menambah pengetahuan, mendapatkan sertifikat dan mendapatkan relasi jaringan. Adapun untuk saran kelas lanjutan literasi zakat dan wakaf, mayoritas responden menyatakan bahwa diperlukannya diadakan secara rutin setiap bulan. Kata Kunci: Literasi Zakat Wakaf, Karakteristik, Kepuasan, Pemahaman Abstract This study aims to analyze the characteristics, satisfaction and level of participants understanding in the zakat and waqf literacy class during the Covid-19 period held by the Directorate of Zakat and Waqf Empowerment, Directorate General of Islamic Community Guidance at the Ministry of Religious Affairs. This research method uses an online survey by the survey monkey application with a total of 257 respondents. Characteristics of respondents in the terms of gender were dominated by men, the majority educational background are undergraduate. The origin of the respondents is still concentrated from Java and at least from Eastern Indonesia such as Maluku and Papua. Respondents were dominated by Religious Counselor of Islam officers at the Ministry of Religious Affairs. The results show that the zakat and waqf literacy class program is increasing the zakat and waqf understanding as well as the greatest motivation for increasing knowledge, obtaining certificates and obtaining network relationships. The suggestion for the advanced class of zakat and waqf literacy, the majority of respondents stated that it was needed to be held regularly every month. Keywords: Zakat Waqf Literacy, Characteristics, Satisfaction, Understanding

EFEKTIFITAS CYBER EXTENSION PADA PENYULUH AGAMA DI KOTA SEMARANG

Abstrak Artikel ini menyajikan hasil pelaksanaan cyber extension yang dilaksanakan oleh penyuluh agama Kota Semarang, serta efektifitas dari pelaksanaannya. Cyber extension merupakan inovasi sistem informasi dan teknologi informasi dengan berbasis cyber sebagai media dalam rangka penyuluhan untuk memudahkan kinerja penyuluh. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektifitas dari pelaksanaan cyber extension penyuluh Agama Kota Semarang, terkait dengan peluang dan tantangan dalam pelaksanaan cyber extension yang dilakukan. Metode yang dilakukan penulis adalah dengan menggunakan penelitian kualitatif eksploratif dalam mengetahui sebab akibat dalam pelaksanaan cyber extension pada penyuluh agama kota Semarang. Hasil dari kajian ini menunjukkan penyuluh agama sudah menerapkan konsep manajemen dengan menerapkan POAC dalam aktifitas pelaksanaan penyuluhan yang dilakukan, sehingga terdapat efektifitas dalam kinerjanya sebagai seorang penyuluh. Akan tetapi, pelaksanaan cyber extension dalam kinerjanya belum sepenuhnya diimplementasikan. Hal ini dikarenakan beberapa faktor diantaranya kurang adanya ada optimalisasi dari website kementerian Agama Kota, sumber daya pengelola yang belum optimal, pengembangan inovasi yang belum dilaksanakan dalam proses penyuluhan oleh penyuluh di tingkat kota Semarang. Kata Kunci: cyber extension, penyuluh agama, penyuluhan. Abstract This article presents the implementation results of cyber extension carried out by religious counselor in Semarang City, as well as the effectiveness of its implementation. Cyber extension is an innovation in information systems and information technology based on cyber as a media for counseling to facilitate religious counselor performance. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of cyber extension implementation for religious counselor officers in Semarang City, related to the opportunities and challenges in the implementation of cyber extension. The method uses an exploratory qualitative research for knowing the cause and effect of cyber extension implementation to religious counselor officers in the Semarang City. The results of this study indicate that religious counselor officers have implemented the management concept by implementing POAC in their counseling activities, so there is effectiveness in their performance as a counselor agent. However, the cyber extension implementation in its performance has not been fully implemented. This is due to several factors including the lack of optimization from the Ministry of Religion of the City website, inadequate management resources, the innovations development that have not been implemented in the counseling process by counselor agents at the city level of Semarang. Keywords: cyber extension, religious counselor, counseling

A Fact Checking Perception and Behavior Study of Ministry of Religious Affair Islamic Trainers

Abstrak Persepsi dan perilaku cek fakta pada Penyuluh Agama Islam belum pernah diketahui. Walau beberapa penelitian telah membahas persepsi dan perilaku cek fakta pada profesi dan target audiens tertentu. Sedangkan Penyuluh Agama Islam (PAI) adalah garda terdepan klarifikasi informasi di banyak daerah Indonesia yang mayoritas Muslim. PAI memiliki fungsi informatif juga untuk menyampaikan informasi yang benar. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui perilaku dan persepsi PAI dalam mengecek fakta. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode survei. Survei Google form telah diisi oleh 425 responden sebagai sampling penelitian. Hasil yang didapatkan adalah Penyuluh Agama Islam didominasi Generation X (40%) dan Baby Boomer (32,4%). Dengan platform sosial media yang populer adalah WhatsApp (96,4%), Facebook (56%), dan Instagram (27%) Mereka memandang penting persepsi dan perilaku cek fakta di platform sosial media (>80%). Namun dalam hal mencari sebuah fakta dari karya akademik dan fanpage mereka terpecah persepsi dan perilakunya (>40%). Implikasi dari penelitian ini adalah perlunya menjadikan cek fakta sebagai bagian dari perilaku PAI. Sehingga terjadi perubahan persepsi pada informasi di lanskap digital, terutama menyoal hoaks. Kata kunci: disinformasi, cek fakta, penyuluh agama Islam, persepsi Abstract The perception and behavior fact checking from Religious Counselor of Islam is still unknown. Although few studies have discussed the perception and behavior from particular professions and audiences. Religious Counselor of Islam (PAI) are the vanguard of information clarification in various regions with Islam as the majority. They should disseminate correct information. The aims of this research is to seek the behavior and perception of Islamic Religious Counselor of Islam. This research employed a quantitative approach using a survey technique. The Google Form survey had gathered 425 respondents as the sampling of this research. The results suggest that the Religious Counselor of Islam were dominated by Generation X (40%) and Baby Boomers (32,4%). They favored WhatsApp (96,4%), Facebook (56%), and Instagram (27%) as their favorites social media. They perceived and conducted fact checking as necessary (>80%). However, in seeking factual information from academic writings and fact-checking fanpage, they have different perception and behavior (>40%). The implications of this research is the need to make fact checking as part of the Religious Counselor of Islam behavior. Further, this could shift their perception toward information in digital landscape, particularly disinformation. Keywords: disinformation, fact checking, religious counselor, perception

Strategi Komunikasi Melalui Media Visual Penyuluh Agama Hindu Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 di Kota Mataram

The Covid-19 pandemic has a large influence on the social interactions of Hindu religious counselors to communicating Hindus religious teachings. This is due to government policies that apply social distancing or keep a distance of one to two meters, and do not involve large numbers of people who can cause crowds. This policy has led to changes in the social interaction of a Hindu religious counselor in carrying out his duties as an instructor in communicating Hindu"s religious teachings.This study used a qualitative research method that took place in the city of Mataram, with the object of research being Hindu religious extension workers who had a duty area in the city of Mataram.The communication strategy carried out by Hindu religious counselors during the Covid-19 pandemic was to use visual media in the form of pictorial messages containing religious teachings, animations containing stories containing moral messages and religious teachings, and spiritual videos from Hindu saints. This visual media is channeled using whatshap social media because it is considered very effective in disseminating information, is widely used and known to the public. Information is disseminated through group messages, then discussions and questions and answers are held in each group to find out the audience or communicant's feedback. Group communication through whatshap group chat is able to bridge communication between Hindus religious counselors and the assisted community during a pandemic where direct contact and mass gathering in large numbers cannot be carried out.

PERANAN PEMBIMBING AGAMA ISLAM DALAM MEMBERIKAN MOTIVASI PENTINGNYA BELAJAR AL-QUR’AN DI MAJELIS TAKLIM BANDUNGAN KAMPUNG SAWAH LEGA KECAMATAN PASIRWANGI KABUPATEN GARUT

The focus of this research is the members of the Bandungan Taklim Assembly of Kampung Sawah Lega, Pasirwangi Subdistrict, Garut Regency, which notes the background of the farmers who have concerns about the importance of learning the Qur'an, which in their daily life every morning until evening takes care of their agricultural land in the mountains and rice fields. and in the evening gather with family members so that at an advanced age they want to try to get closer to the almighty Allah Almighty by studying reading the Qur'an in the Taklim Bandungan Assembly. This research was conducted at the Taklim Bandungan Assembly. The formulation of the problem in this study is how the Motivation of Belaja Al-Qur'an at the Taklim Bandungan assembly. And How the Role of Islam in Increasing Motivation the importance of Learning the Qur'an at the Taklim Bandungan Assembly. The research method used in this study is a qualitative research with descriptive design, a case study method with a phenomenological approach, the informants in this study consisted of 1 Islamic religious counselor and 4 members of the Bandungan Taklim Assembly Jama'ah who routinely attend recitals every week. The data collection techniques using the method of observation, in-depth interviews and documentation. The results achieved from this study indicate that the role of Islamic religious supervisors is very important in increasing the motivation of the importance of learning the Koran for the Jama'ah Taklim Bandungan Assembly, in the process of Islamic religious guidance beginning with the recitation of the Qur'an simultaneously which then proceed with the Koran independently with listened to and observed by supervisors and other worshipers, continued tausiyah and Question and Answer. The method of giving motivation is used by religious counselors, namely the one-way lecture method and the question and answer process.

Tuntutan Kinerja dalam Keterancaman Kerja: Dilema Karir Penyuluh Agama Non Pegawai Negeri Sipil

Religious counselors are the spearhead profession in the spread of religion while representing the government in delivering religious and development programs in the national and local level. They are not only consist of civil servants (PNS) employees, but also non-civil servants (non-PNS) employees. For those who already have PNS status, their careers are generally more certain and in a safe position. On the contrary, for those with non-PNS status, they are in a dilemma. On the one hand, their existence really has important meaning in the midst of the rise of various religious issues. But on the other hand, they are in a stagnant career condition, there is no career certainty and lack of attention compared to the PNS. Therefore, basically it is necessary to empower non-PNS religious counselor. The research result shows that the government through the Ministry of Religious Affairs actively has attempted to empower non-PNS religious counselor with the Islamic Information Information Management System and the E-PAI application. In addition the government has made efforts such as training and coaching, examining performance reports, making clear guidelines or regulations, and upgrading the salary up to 100 percent. The research method used in this study is descriptive qualitative type and emphasizes on the study of literature.