PERANAN KELOMPOK SEL TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN GEREJA HOME COMMUNITY CHURCH (HCC) DI JEMAAT PALU

Gereja menginginkan kerohanian jemaat mengalami pertumbuhan namun kenyataanya jumlah keanggotaan semakin berkurang. Di Home Community Church (HCC) Palu, kelompok kecil melakukan proses pemuridan dengan menuntun pada keserupaan akan Kristus dan melatih orang untuk menjadi penjala manusia. Melalui kelompok sel (Komsel) diharapkan pertumbuhan jemaat semakin berdampak positif terhadap persekutuan dan pertumbuhan gereja. Subyek yang diteliti berjumlah 144 anggota Komsel dari jumlah populasi 212 anggota. Metode yang di gunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif dengan kuesioner berskala likert sebagai instrument penelitian. Dalam penelitian ini peranan Kelompok Sel sangatlah berpengaruh pada jumlah jemaat HCC Palu dan memberikan manfaat dalam program pelayanan gereja baik itu dalam pelayanan, penginjilan, pengajaran maupun persekutuan.

“Something Better Has Come Along”

Chapter 4 introduces North Point Community Church, a congregation that is especially concerned about the declining church attendance of young adults, and regularly experiments with new, sometimes-controversial methods in an effort to make its services more appealing. This chapter parses North Point’s “sequentialist” understanding of progress. Sequentialists believe that Old Testament teachings—once a necessary part of God’s plan of salvation—cannot be “retrofitted” to be made compatible with New Testament doctrine. Similarly, the service patterns and musical repertoire that worked in previous decades must be replaced if a church hopes to be relevant to a new generation.

Telling the story of the christian life: the use of the narrative in the sermons of John Wesley and Granger Community Church.

The case study examines the creative use of narrative in sermons within the United Methodist Church in light of the rapid decline in Christian church attendance. Using narrative theory, the study reviews sermons of John Wesley and the pastors of Granger Community Church for use of narrative patterns, mimesis and diegesis. This study shows both groups used narrative extensively but for different purposes. John Wesley employs narrative to shed light on the biblical text and to encourage his congregants adherence to the principles outline in the Bible. The pastors of Granger Community Church use narrative to create interest in the sermon's message and to establish a personal connection with congregants. Despite their different techniques, both John Wesley and Granger Community Church showcase innovation with their use of narrative in sermons.

Telling the story of the christian life: the use of the narrative in the sermons of John Wesley and Granger Community Church.

The case study examines the creative use of narrative in sermons within the United Methodist Church in light of the rapid decline in Christian church attendance. Using narrative theory, the study reviews sermons of John Wesley and the pastors of Granger Community Church for use of narrative patterns, mimesis and diegesis. This study shows both groups used narrative extensively but for different purposes. John Wesley employs narrative to shed light on the biblical text and to encourage his congregants adherence to the principles outline in the Bible. The pastors of Granger Community Church use narrative to create interest in the sermon's message and to establish a personal connection with congregants. Despite their different techniques, both John Wesley and Granger Community Church showcase innovation with their use of narrative in sermons.

Rosyjska Cerkiew Prawosławna po śmierci patriarchy Tichona (Biełławina)

The crisis in the Russian Orthodox Church, connected with the Patriarch Tikhon’s death, initiated the deep divisions between hierarchs. A precedent in the canonical order of the Orthodox Church authorities and nomination of metropolitan of Krutitsy Peter (Polansky) on the Guardian of the Patriarchal Throne were not able to maintain the monolith community. Church was destructed by internal divisions, personal ambitions, manifested especially after the arrest of the patriarchal locum tenes, and persecuted by the communist state authorities. Community was ultimately divided by the taking of the patriarchal throne by the metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod Sergius (Stragorodsky). Sergius position, de facto deputy of the deputy of the Guardian of the Patriarchal Throne, complicated canonical conflict with the archbishop of Yekaterinburg Grigory (Yatskovskiy) and personal controversies arising between him and the metropolitan of Jaroslaw Agafangel (Preobrazhensky). Internal schizm was finally sealed by the announcement of The declaration of the acting locum tenens of the Moscow patriarchal throne the metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod Sergius citizen Stragorodsky and the list of the temporary so-called “patriarchal Holy Synod” organized by him about attitude of the Russian Orthodox Church to state authority.

Penerimaan LGBT oleh Tempat Ibadah

LGBT is a sexuality issue that is still being debated in Indonesian society, especially in the religious scope. The church,as a place of worship which is a community with the same belief to worship, has teachings with an interpretation that considers LGBT a sin. Gereja Komunitas Anugerahand the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto are churches that openly accept LGBT congregations. The two churches are trying to support LGBT congregations by holding activities that discuss the rights of LGBT congregations. This research wants to know how the acceptance of LGBT congregations by churches as a place of worship in Indonesia. Researchers review from the communication side, communication functions and goals. The method used in this research is a phenomenological method with a qualitative descriptive approach. The research data were obtained from in-depth interviews, direct observation, document study and literature study. The conclusion of this research is that the church as a place of worship accepts LGBT because it has a meaning of the holy book verse. Acceptance is carried out by communicating with LGBT people, supporting, instilling religious values, and inviting them to be involved in activities at places of worship.LGBT merupakan isu seksualitasyang masih menjadi perdebatan di masyarakat Indonesia, khususnyapada lingkup keagamaan. Gereja sebagai tempat ibadah yang merupakan suatu komunitas dengan kepercayaan yang sama untuk beribadah pada umumnya memiliki ajaran dengan tafsiran yang menganggap bahwa LGBT merupakan suatu dosa. Gereja Komunitas Anugerah dan Metropolitan Community Church of Torontoadalah gereja yang secara terbuka menerima jemaat LGBT.Kedua gereja tersebutberupaya mendukung jemaat LGBT dengan mengadakan kegiatan yang membahas hak jemaat LGBT. Penelitian ini ingin mengetahui bagaimanapenerimaan jemaat LGBT yang dilakukan olehgereja sebagai tempat ibadah di Indonesia. Peneliti meninjau dari sisikomunikasi, fungsi dan tujuan komunikasi. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode fenomenologi dengan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Data penelitian diperoleh dari wawancara mendalam,pengamatan langsung, studi dokumen dan studi kepustakaan. Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalahgereja sebagai tempat ibadah menerima LGBT karena memiliki pemaknaan terhadap ayat kitab suci. Penerimaan dilakukan dengan berkomunikasi dengan para LGBT, mendukung, menanamkan nilai-nilai agama, dan mengajak ikut terlibat dalam kegiatan di tempat ibadah.

The Theological Language of Anorexia: An Argument for Greater Rapprochement between Chaplains and Physicians

This article explores the theological themes prevalent in the language of anorexia nervosa by briefly exploring extant literature in the field before reporting on the author’s qualitative fieldwork with Christian women with anorexia nervosa. Sufferers, both those from religious and non-religious backgrounds, often convey their understanding of their illness in theological and moral language, using terms such as ‘sin’ and ‘sacrifice’. The use of theological frameworks on ‘Pro-Ana’ internet forums is also considered. The article concludes by considering the implications of this use of theological language for pastoral and chaplaincy care, and argues that highly skilled mental health chaplains would be of benefit to treatment models for anorexia nervosa and that community church leaders can pay a crucial role in long-lasting recovery, particularly for anorexic women who profess a Christian faith.