This study aims to determine the motive that led to the establishment of Juche by Kim Il Sung amidst the influence of communism and its transformation into religion in North Korea. North Korea is a communist country dictated by Kim Jong-Un of the Kim dynasty and known for its cruelty. The country underwent several changes from Marxism-Leninism to familism to determine its strength in Juche. This ideology that acts as a religion was influenced and strengthened Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong-Un and built by shifting the concept of marxism-Leninism to construct a new understanding of Juche. It will be demonstrated that this ideology was influenced by Confucianism, Christianity, Nationalism, Chinese Communism, and Russian Communism. In the modern era, imperialism was used as an ideological tool to restrict backwardness. This theory allegedly helped Kim Il-Sung establish a unitary, one-person rule over North Korea. ‘It will be examined whether Juche ideology is a tool the state has used to convince people of their government. Pronouncements, an intentional religion in which the people were to believe that their Ruler (Kim Il Sung) was a supreme human or an ideology that morphed into a religion’. It will be demonstrated that, when they started honoring Kim as their god, no other religion was permitted.Contribution: This research offers readers an understanding of the value of humanity in the binding ideology of Juche. However, the Juche Ideology can serve as a missiological bridge towards mission goals, which require the experience of spiritual, physical, and social liberation.
The task of shepherding has always faced growth challenges and obstacles to this day. The level of spiritual community and the arrival of souls is decreasing among the younger generation, and the emergence of the hybrid medium as a system born in the digital era is another challenge. Pastoral relationships and stewardship particularly with this digital native tend to widen and lose their essential value. How can shepherding be consistent and sustainable in this digital age? Such a strategy is the solution? The purposes of this study are to describe the steps of grazing consistency and resilience; redefine the duties and responsibilities of a shepherd according to biblical standards; provide practical steps in pastoral care in the digital age. The method used is descriptive qualitative. The result is a contribution to church pastors to continue to be motivated and persist in their calling for service; to spiritual practitioners to be able to work together with pastoral teams to serve souls, and to be a source of reference for pioneering pastoralists and prospective pastors in later. AbstrakTugas penggembalaan selalu mengalami tantangan dan hambatan yang besar sampai hari ini. Tingkat komunitas rohani dan kedatangan jiwa menurun diantara generasi muda serta munculnya hybrid medium sebagai sistem yang lahir dari era digital menjadi tantangan lainnya. Hubungan dan penatalayanan gembala khususnya dengan native digital cenderung melebar dan kehilangan nilai yang esensial. Bagaimanakah penggembalaan tetap konsisten dan bertahan dalam era digital ini? Strategi seperti yang menjadi solusi? Tujuan dari penelitian ini, adalah untuk menjelaskan langkah konsistensi dan resiliensi penggembalaan; menggambarkan kembali tugas dan tanggung jawab dari seorang gembala menurut standar Alkitab; memberikan langkah praktis dalam pelayanan penggembalaan di era digital. Metode yang digunakan dengan kualitatif deskriptif. Hasilnya berupa kontribusi kepada para gembala gereja untuk terus termotivasi dan bertahan dalam panggilan pelayanan; kepada praktisi rohani untuk dapat bekerja-sama dengan team penggembalaan melayani jiwa jiwa; menjadi sumber referensi bagi penggembalaan perintisan dan calon calon pendeta dalam di kemudian hari.
The research center numbers released the results of the 2021 survey, where generation Z has the smallest spiritual index of 3.50, while the spiritual index of Indonesia is 3.79. The index of understanding dimensions is low, namely 3.13 for self-image and 3.40 for motivation. This paper aims to find a new pastoral strategy in reaching generation Z for self-image restoration and motor development. The next goal is to build synergy with parents in spiritual growth. This study uses a qualitative method with data collection through literature study and observation. The argument is that shepherds play an essential role in developing the understanding dimension of Generation Z. The first step is to restore self-image with the Family Healing Movement with parents. The second thing is that pastors provide spiritual assistance to develop motivation and improve pastoral services on social media through counseling and training guidance. Her contribution; 1) pastors work together with parents to become inspirations and mediators in recovery, 2) spiritual practitioners take a fundamental part in social media, 3) maximize the pioneering of shepherding young people by new shepherds.
Panggilan gembala dalam perjanjian lama selalu berbicara tentang pekerjaan untuk menjaga kambing, domba, lembu atau binatang peliharaan. Pekerjaan ini termasuk pekerjaan yang hina dalam bangsa Israel dan bangsa lainnya. Masa itu biasanya menjadi tentara atau saudagar lebih layak di bandingkan dengan gembala. Di tanah Mesir sendiri, pekerjaan ini menjadi sesuatu yang sangat hina dan tidak beradab. Selalunya setiap penugasan seorang pendeta atau gembala dalam gereja adalah untuk menggembalakan jiwa jiwa yang Tuhan percayakan kepada mereka untuk dilayani kehidupan rohani. Namun sering kali pelayanan ini menimbulkan konotasi makna bahwa mengembalakan itu harus senantiaa menjadi seorang hamba yang identik sekali dengan tanpa hak, tanpa harta, hina dan tidak mempunyai kuasa atas otoritas atas jemaat yang dilayani. Sehingga banyak sekali gembala hanya berfungsi sebagai “pembicara hari Minggu” atau seseorang yang berfungsi dalam doa, konseling pastoral bahkan hanya diperlukan untuk urusan - urusan yang hanya bersifat rohani. Pada akhirnya dengan perkembangan zaman dan kehidupan jemaat makin lama makin kompleks, sangat rumit dan tekanan tekanan dunia yang menyerang iman, harap dan kasih mereka kepada Tuhan. Oleh sebab itu di perlukanlah seorang gembala yang bukan saja mempunyai hati hamba untuk selalu dapat melayani mereka dalam hal hal kerohanian namun juga bisa berdiri dan bertindak sebagai seorang pemimpin rohani. Walalupun gembala itu adalah seorang pemimpin bukan berarti dia menjadi boss atau manager karena dalam saat yang bersamaan juga, gembala itu harus dapat mengambil fungsi sebagai seorang pelayan Tuhan yang diurapi. Gereja sekarang ini telah banyak mengalami kemerosotan fungsi gembala dalam pelayanan mereka, hal ini disebabkan karena ketidak-seimbangan antara fungsi pelayan dan pemimpin yang mereka emban.
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