THE IMPACT OF PASTORAL MINISTRY BASED ON I SAMUEL 28:1-25 IN THE SPIRITUAL QUALITY OF EVANGELICAL KALIMANTAN CHURCH WHO FOLLOW THE TANTULAK AMBUN RUTAS MATEI IN KATINGAN CENTRAL KALIMANTAN

The Ngaju Dayak people still respect and appreciate their families despite their different religions. This attitude is based on the huma betang philosophy of the Ngaju Dayak tribe. That they are one big family, one descendant, one ancestor. Therefore it is difficult for the congregation to leave the traditional rituals for this reason, pastoral care is needed from the pastor of the Evangelical Kalimantan Church by building relationships to make it easier to provide a biblical understanding. It is indicated that pastoral care for the members of the congregation has not been maximally carried out by the pastor, resulting in the foundation of the congregation's faith being shallow in interpreting life in obedience to God's word. It can be seen from the indications that there are still members of the congregation violating the teachings of the Christian faith by practicing rituals related to the traditions and beliefs of their ancestors. Therefore, based on the description of the background of the problem, it can be formulated as follows: 1)How big is the significant level of influence in building relationships with others based on I Samuel 28:1-25 on the spiritual quality of the members of the Evangelical Kalimantan Church who attended the TantulakAmbunRutasMatei ceremony in Katingan district, Central Kalimantan? 2)How big is the significant level of influence in building a relationship with Godbased on I Samuel 28:1-25 on the spiritual quality of the members of the Evangelical Kalimantan Church who attended the TantulakAmbunRutasMatei ceremony in Katingan district, Central Kalimantan? 3) How muchbig significant level What is the effect of pastoral care based on I Samuel 28:1-25 on the spiritual quality of the members of the Evangelical Kalimantan Church who attend the TantulakAmbunRutasMatei ceremony in Katingan district, Central Kalimantan?

EXPLANATORY AND CONFIRMATION OF THE CONCEPT OF ANTONEMENT BASED ON COLLOSIANS 1:15-23 IN THE SERVANTS OF GOD THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN WEST KALIMANTAN

Atonement can only be made by the Lord Jesus Himself through the holy blood of Jesus, through His death on the cross, so that believers will be sanctified and without blemish before Him. From the results of the interviews, information was obtained that there are still congregations who find it difficult to accept teachings about reconciliation, because they are still bound by the culture of their ancestors. This study uses qualitative descriptive methods[1]with literature review approaches, analysis studies, observations, surveys and interviews. From the results of the interview, information was obtained that not all congregations can live diligently and have full hope in God, because they are still influenced by the cultural customs of their ancestors. There is a possibility that God's servants have taught well through sermons, but there is no follow-up so there are still congregations who are not faithful to accompanying God. The background of God's servants among GKKB are different in terms of education, age, length of service, gender, Offices and places of ministry of course also vary the way and depth of material in teaching this atonement to the congregation. Therefore, the writer formulates the problem: 1) Which dimension is the most dominant in determining the level of confirmation of teaching about reconciliation based on Colossians 1:1-23 among the servants of the Christian Church of West Kalimantan? And 2) Which background is dominant in determining the level of confirmation of teaching about reconciliation based on Colossians 15:1-23 among the servants of the Christian Church of West Kalimantan? 1-23 among the servants of the Christian Church of West Kalimantan? And 2) Which background is dominant in determining the level of confirmation of teaching about reconciliation based on Colossians 15:1-23 among the servants of the Christian Church of West Kalimantan? 1-23 among the servants of the Christian Church of West Kalimantan? And 2) Which background is dominant in determining the level of confirmation of teaching about reconciliation based on Colossians 15:1-23 among the servants of the Christian Church of West Kalimantan?

THE TEACHING OF APOSTLE PAUL ABOUT THE NEW MAN BASED ON COLOSSIANS 3:5 IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (PAK) TEACHERS AT SOLO RAYA

To be able to equip students to gain knowledge, teachers must continuously improve their relationship and communication skills with students. Especially as a Christian religion teacher, he does not only focus on fulfilling children's cognitive values ​​in meeting the minimum completeness criteria but rather on instilling Christian values ​​and Christ's character. Researchers see that there are separate challenges faced by a Christian Religious Education teacher in high school and vocational high school where in fact the students who are taught reach puberty or are in search of identity so that they tend to commit acts of vandalism or behavior that tends to be irresponsible, sometimes filled with emotional attitudes. For this reason, according to the researcher, teachers who are capable of teaching not only cognitively but also related to inculcating spiritual attitudes and social attitudes are needed.

PERCEPTIONS OF INITIATION INSTRUCTORS AND PARENTS ON THE ROLE OF INITIATION IN CHARACTER BUILDING OF ADOLESCENTS: A CASE OF MOCHUDI VILLAGE, KGATLENG DISTRICT IN BOTSWANA

Purpose: This study was aimed at describing the perceptions of initiation instructors and parents on the role of initiation in character building of adolescents. Methodology: The study used a phenomenological approach. A sample of constituting 20 participants; 5 male initiation instructors, 5 female initiation instructors and 10 parents who have had their children going for initiation, all residing in Mochudi Village in Botswana. Purposive sampling, as well as snowball sampling were used to select participants. In-depth face to face interviews and a focus group discussion were conducted with the participants. The descriptive approach method (phenomenology) was used to interpret data. Results: Findings revealed that initiation transforms an individual’s thinking, feeling and acting, regulating his or her perceptions of reality to conform to that of society, thus initiation can be used to as a societal structure to transform and build the characters of adolescents.

Implementation of the Teaching on the Life of the Apostle Paul in Serving Based on 2 Timothy 3:10-17

The pastor cannot be separated from his ministry life. In the church, the pastor is a leader, the attitudes and actions of pastors are often imitated by their congregation. Therefore, the pastor must maintain the attitudes and actions of his congregation as well as possible, the most important thing is that he must be able to set an example for others. For this reason, this article describes Paul's life teaching in serving as the goal in this writing which is beneficial for the implementation of the shepherd in serving God and others. Using descriptive qualitative method with literature study and analysis approach. So it can be concluded that the implementation of teaching about the life of the Apostle Paul in serving is based on 2 Timothy 3:10-17, among others: The Apostle Paul's Way of Life (Verse 10a). The Patience of the Apostle Paul (Verse 10b). The love of the Apostle Paul (Verse 10c). Perseverance of the Apostle Paul (Verse 10d). Live Hold on to the truth (Verse 14). Seek to know the Scriptures (Verse 15a). Wisdom (Verse 15b). Faith in Jesus (Verse 15). Living in the Word (Verse 16) Willing to Teach God's Word (Verse 16a). Willing to admit mistakes (Verse 16b). Willing to correct behavior (Verse 16c). Willing to be educated in the truth (Verse 16d). Willing to do good (Verse 17). All of this can be a guide for pastors in implementing Paul's teachings for the church and its ministry entrusted by God.

Theological Studies of Paul’s Teaching Based on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 For the Elderly Congregation in The church

The purpose of this study how to face death itself. For this reason, the readiness to accompany and teach about the overall condition of death and after death according to the Bible really makes a person ready to respond to a situation. The research used descriptive quantitative methods with field research study approach. This implementation of the Teaching of the Apostle Paul Preparing dying based on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 in the Elderly in the Church is in the category of being declared accepted. It is known from the results of calculations using Confidence Interval statistics at a significance level of 5% resulting in Lower Bound and Upper Bound 119.2812 – 122.0299. This shows that the Level of Implementation of the Teachings of the Apostle Paul Preparing dying based on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 in the Elderly in the Church is in the "medium" category. This is supported by the conclusions drawn from the first hypothesis compared with the results of calculations for each dimension (D1 – D3) as exogenous variables that show a more specific level of endogenous Variables that both state the level in the "medium" criteria.

RELATED PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF UTUISM

This article provides a discussion on the Philosophy of Utuism and tries to relate the concepts with other philosophies. The main idea is to help in understanding in depth the interrelationships between the concepts which creates clear view and connections for better understanding of our theme of the study. The different philosophies discussed brings out the existing relationships and differences that outlays the actual meaning, existence and application of Utuism.

THE DOCTRINE OF PURGATORY AND ITS RELELVANE IN AFRICA

This paper seeks to delineate the doctrine of purgatory from dogmatic perspective and show its relevance in Africa from pastoral perspective. The work presents the scriptural and traditional teaching of the Catholic Church on the dogma of purgatory and then explores the elements in which Christians can find the meaning of the doctrine especially in relating the Christian faith, to the practical and pastoral ways of understanding and facing with hope the reality of death in the African families and Small Christian communities.

PHILOSOPHY OF UTUISM AND ITS POSITIVE AFFIRMATION

This article presents activities that demonstrates and actualizes utuism in the life of a man and his surroundings. It is important to note that having an aspect of utuism serves as a daily engagement to the reality of being truly human, consciously active towards the other person and actualizing the self in the mode of our very being. Utuism would be an on-going individual positive struggle to shun off anything that would in any way demean the human integrity and dignity. It is a positive response towards the suffering other, and a relational celebration of life in the other human person and with the other human person.

Church Members Reflection on the Involvement of Lay or Ordained Leaders in Active Politics: A study of MCK Kaaga Circuit

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore the reflection of church members on the involvement of lay or ordained leaders in active politics specifically in MCK Kaaga Circuit Methodology: This study employed descriptive research design. The target population was 11 Kaaga circuit local churches. The study used simple random sampling method to obtain 30% of the 11 local churches to obtain 3 local Methodist churches in Kaaga circuit. The study used purposive sampling method to get a sample of 12 respondents who included 6 church leaders and 6 members. These 12 respondents were purposely selected based on their past experience as political aspirants in various political position in the just concluded 2013 national elections. The study used unstructured interview guides to collect the data. Results: The study results have proved that it is not wrong for spiritual leaders to join politics since they cultivate and incorporate the virtue of honesty, Holy spirit led administration of resources, democracy and bring Godly light in their political platforms. However, one cannot serve two masters (politics and church leadership) since one may bring division in church. In addition, politics is seen a breeding ground for engagement in corruption, unfulfilled promises hence making politicians liars, deviation from God’s purpose of spreading the gospel and accumulation of huge masses of wealth so as to terminate opponents. Nevertheless, politics are not all that bad when their contribution to the community is considered. Politics have been seen to expand of leadership skills of the politicians, growth in developmental agendas and social interactions skills. This reasons therefore makes the church to greatly support the few leaders who have shown interest in politics since they would represent the church members in politics more than what was being done outside the church. In addition, the church also prays for them before venturing into political journey and the church members are requested to vote for them. Unique contribution to theory, policy and practice: The study recommends that church members get empowered with information on the relevance of politics and how they interrelate with religion. The spiritual leaders should be trained on good governance skills before they engage into politics so that they can practice them effectively when they get positioned. The church management should work hand in hand with the government on delivering various projects of the society. This would make it easy and realistic to church members to believe that a spiritual leader has societal interests when they contest any political positions. The church should engage external institutions such as universities that offer leadership and theological courses to its members on how to translate church language to a language the community can understand for effectiveness.