This paper described metafunction meaning realization in lexicogrammar of sermon texts delivered in churches on May 2017 that was called A Language and Cultural Month. The data informing this study were taken from 38 texts and were analysed based on Systemic Functional Linguistics Approach. The results showed that ideational meaning was realized in transitivity system that covered six process types. It showed that material process was more used than other processes. Exclamation process was least used because of the text type, monologue, and also because of the speakers who were more focused on statements that could be understood and interpreted faithfully by listeners. Interpersonal meaning was realized in mood system in which declarative was more used. This fact indicated that the speakers were more focused on describing facts by using statements forms in which listeners could understand and interpret without arguing verbally. The use of textual metafunction of meaning that discovered in theme in which topical theme was used most than other themes, which denoted that the speakers were more focused on message by using topical. The stresses of subject by using mark theme were limitedly used, which implied that the speakers did not need to re-emphasize the topic as subject since the subject itself was clearly enough stated. Based on the findings, it is suggested that sermons should contain varieties types of process, mood, and theme to make sermons be more interesting and make listeners be more motivated to follow other sermons.

This research aims to investigate how far handling of the Christian Evangelical Church in Timor (GMIT) Efata Liliba against violence in the household (KDRT) occurring in women, which can be used as a study and learning materials in preventing and overcoming violence against women. The method used in this research is a qualitative method of research. The qualitative approach of research is chosen because it emphasizes the phenomenon/fact, the meaning of reasoning, certain situations (in certain contexts), or more researching matters relating to the daily life of women who become the victim of violence in a household (KDRT). From the results of the study found that the factors causing the violence in the household (KDRT) because of economic pressures, husbands are average drunkard and love to gamble. The profession of the wife as a housewife and only relies economically on husbands who are drunkard and love to gamble cause violence in a household as if it gets a fertile place. The efforts of GMIT Efata Liliba by strengthening the capacity of women to fight the violence in the household through the economic empowerment of women in the local church is apparently fruitful results. The woman who is economically strong and her mentality is able to dampen the acts of violence in the household.

This study aims to determine the extent of the factors that cause female pastors to become victims of domestic violence and to what extent the Evangelical Christian Church in Timor has handled domestic violence experienced by female pastor, which can be used as a study and learning material in preventing and overcoming. Violence against female pastors. The method used in this research is qualitative research methods. The qualitative research approach was chosen because it emphasizes on phenomena/facts, the meaning of reasoning, certain situations (in certain contexts), or more research on matters related to the daily lives of women who are victims of domestic violence. From the results of the study, it was found that the factors causing domestic violence were due to jealousy from the husbands, as well as economic pressures. Causative factors also occur due to husbands who on average are drunkards and like to gamble, husbands who have less education than their wives, husbands who are hypersexual, husbands who experience psychological disorders, and also because wives are too busy with their service duties so that their husbands are feeling abandoned. The GMIT effort in this case carried out by UPP Pastoral as an extension of the MSH GMIT is considered not yet carrying out its mentoring function effectively to pastors who are victims of domestic violence. The victims felt that the services provided were still limited to providing advice without conducting any deepening of the problems experienced by the victims. For this reason, the functions of pastoral bodies in all spheres need to be optimized in a planned manner as a form of psychosocial support to prevent and break the chain of domestic violence. The research results also show that the church does not yet have a procedure or SOP that allows the recovery process for the victims to be carried out in a planned and systematic manner. The victims are also increasingly stressed because in addition to losing their income due to being withdrawn from their ministry as pastors, they also get negative stigma from their fellow pastors and congregations.

Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian lapangan, sedangkan pendekatan yang digunakan adalah deskriptif-kualitatif, peneliti menggunakan metode wawancara, oberservasi dan dokumentasi dalam mengumpulkan data. Hasil peneltian mengungkapkan fakta-fakta bagaimana para pendeta yang mengalami KDRT bisa kuat menghadapi persoalan dan mampu menyembuhkan diri mereka sendiri. Semua responden mengakui bahwa internalisasi nilai-nilai kristiani yang terkandung dalam kesaksian PL dan PB yang menjadi faktor penentu di dalam mereka bisa pulih dari tekanan persoalan KDRT. Selain itu fakta menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan para responden dalam pelayanan pastoral untuk memecahkan masalah KDRT yang diterapkan kepada jemaat yang mengalami KDRT mampu mereka terapkan juga kepada diri sendiri sehingga dapat membantu dengan cepat kepulihan mereka.