The Priority of the Church’s Ministry during a Pandemic

Sastrohartoyo, Ardi Raharjo; Abraham, Rubin Adi; Haans, Jantje; Chandra, Tjahyadi

doi:10.46445/ejti.v5i2.336

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“…Regardless of the opportunities and challenges present, the COVID-19 pandemic becomes an encouragement to the Church to subscribe to the current development. Looking forward, the Church as an organization is expected to continue utilizing digital media as post-pandemic ministry media (Sastrohartoyo, Abraham, Haans, & Chandra, 2021). At first, it was apparent that COVID-19 negatively impacted the ministry of many church organizations.…”

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COVID-19 Impact on Church Society Ministry

Darmawan¹,

Giawa

Katarina³

et al. 2021

IJHI

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused countless impacts and influences on human life. It disturbs the order of life and macro and micro-economics, drastically and radically changes human cultural and behavioral patterns, and greatly impacts the concepts of church theology, pastoring, and ministry. This study is a descriptive qualitative study on the COVID-19 and normal & abnormal reactions & responses to it. Through this article, the authors observed that the COVID-19 existence has transformed and recorrected the Christian paradigm on 1) ecclesiology, which to date exclusively based on building to the real Church, namely God’s people in the form of house/“tent” churches; 2) digital media utilization in this Society 5.0 era as God’s grace to all humanity. Findings and changes in society through renewable technology are an inseparable part of the pandemic. A dichotomic gap of understanding between science and technology for centuries should be reformulated. New technological inventions and social media created by humans are media in the hands of God that should be utilized by the Church to minister in various categories to improve the quality of ministry and service; and 3) creative and innovative interpretation of threefold responsibilities of the Church: koinonia, diakonia, and martyria.

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COVID-19 Impact on Church Society Ministry

Darmawan¹,

Giawa

Katarina³

et al. 2021

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“…In this research, it was found that the church organisation formed virtual cell groups to facilitate discipleship to its members. Sastrohartoyo et al (2021) opined that one of the Church's priorities in doing its responsibilities is the maximisation of digital media in its activities, such as missionary work, teaching and discipleship. Then, research by Ekoliesanto, Santoso and Claudia (2022) shows that church digital ministry had a positive impact on the spiritual growth of youths.…”

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Youth key persons’ digital discipleship process during the pandemic and post-pandemic era

Darmawan,

Tanhidy,

Doma

2024

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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Discipleship is a responsibility of the Church. It is an outlet in which the regeneration of Church leadership to the younger generation is conducted. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, discipleship and mentoring of youth leaders, especially key persons of GKII (Gereja Kemah Injil Indonesia) youth were provided by means of in-person activities. During the pandemic, digital media has been utilised for various church activities, including mentoring these key persons. Hence, this research intends to explore: (1) the method by which key persons practise digital discipleship and (2) the benefits of digital media in youth discipleship to facilitate faith growth. This research is a qualitative research. Data were collected by means of interviews and observations on several key persons’ digital media accounts. The research shows that social media significantly benefits the discipleship process. It was found that digital discipleship was quite often carried out during the pandemic, especially in urban areas, with WhatsApp and Zoom meetings as its two primary means. However, it slightly declined along with the lifting of social gathering restrictions. The main themes explored in the mentoring sessions were discipleship, soteriology, spiritual life, motivational and digital media materials, and youth ministry in the digital era. The discipleship practice used was the NM-SM (Nurtured, Matured, Served, Mission) pattern.Contribution: The results of this research contribute to the development of knowledge, especially in the field of youth discipleship, and digital media-based discipleship. This research also shows that digital media has become an effective theological space during the pandemic and post-pandemic periods.

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“…The Digital Era is a rapidly emerging period. Digital media has made it easy to access information from anywhere in the world (Allan & Allan, 2020;Saptorini et al, 2022;Sastrohartoyo et al, 2021). Indeed, this facilitates people's access to information and knowledge services.…”

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Digital Sin: A Theological Review of Human Sins through Audio-Visual in Digital Realm

Mendrofa,

Suryaningsih,

Min

2023

EJTI

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The development of increasingly advanced Science and Technology has altered various aspects of human life. Whether consciously or not, this development has also impacted the spiritual component of humans. This article discusses how sin can enter human existence through the senses of hearing and sight, beginning with Eve in Genesis 3:15 and continuing to the present day with the widespread use of digital media. The method utilized is a literature review composed of books and journal articles. The findings of this study indicate that digital media can serve as a channel for sin. Humans can sin because of flawed hearing and words. Through the consumption of indecent materials such as pornography, and the unethical use of visual media, digital media sets up the potential for humans to feed their already sinful tendencies. This action demeans human dignity and undermines cherished Christian values. Sinful individuals require pastoral care. Understanding, support, guidance, prayer, prevention, and long-term recovery must be the focus of the ministry for those who have sinned through digital media use. Therefore, a pastor and pastoral counselors must understand the digital world and the challenges people confront in order to approach problems with wisdom and compassion.

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The Priority of the Church’s Ministry during a Pandemic

Cited by 6 publications

References 24 publications

COVID-19 Impact on Church Society Ministry

COVID-19 Impact on Church Society Ministry

Youth key persons’ digital discipleship process during the pandemic and post-pandemic era

Digital Sin: A Theological Review of Human Sins through Audio-Visual in Digital Realm

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