Marriage will occur if each partner feels they are compatible, complementary, respectful, able to receive. However, marriage is not as smooth as they imagined when they were not married because there will be a variety of new problems that must be faced. The reason for this research is that poor communication can cause many problems in a Christian family. Communication plays a very important role in married life. As for the formulation of the problem that this research wants to answer, How big is the picture of communication problems in Christian households in the city of Kupang? What type of communication is used? How much does the church carry out Christian household accompaniment? This study surveyed 116 respondents who were married in the city of Kupang using Simple Random Sampling techniques. The instrument used was a questionnaire based on the Gultman scale with two answer choices. Based on the results of the study concluded that the description of communication problems in Christian households in the city of Kupang is in the near-low category at 33.10%. The type of non-verbal communication used by research respondents was 68.10%. Based on 52.17% of respondents answered that the church does not carry out the task of assisting Christian household communication problems.
Topik pencarian pasangan hidup sering kali dianggap sebagai urusan pribadi yang tidak perlu dibahas secara umum. Padahal proses memilih pasangan hidup merupakan tahap yang krusial sebelum sampai pada pernikahan. Kesalahan dalam memilih pasangan hidup akan ditanggung seumur hidup. Gereja perlu melakukan tindakan preventif dengan mengedukasi jemaat muda untuk memahami prinsip dasar kristen dalam memilih pasangan hidup. Kegiatan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk menguatkan pemahaman mitra terkait topik pemilihan pasangan hidup, khususnya di kalangan kaum muda gereja. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan dalam 2 bentuk yaitu seminar terkait prinsip dasar memilih pasangan hidup dalam perspektif teologi Kristen dan perspektif Psikologi; dan pendampingan secara kelompok untuk mendengar kendala mitra terkait memilih pasangan hidup. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa materi seminar dipahami dengan baik oleh peserta; sedangkan hasil pendampingan kelompok diperoleh keterangan bahwa kendala utama peserta adalah hubungan berstatus beda agama. Solusi yang ditawarkan oleh tim pengabdi adalah peserta perlu mempertimbangkan berbagai dampak buruk yang lebih banyak timbul akibat hubungan yang tidak seimbang menurut firman Tuhan.
The issue of different church denominations has been one of the struggles faced by Christian churches for decades. This can be viewed as a form of wealth self-actualization of the church against the context of its existence, but on the other hand it can also be a source of schism in the unity of the body of Christ. The aim of this study was to determine the perceptions of STAKN’s students about the differences in church denominations. The research method used is a quantitative approach through the study of descriptive statistics. Samples were taken by using probability sampling technique, namely a total of 105 respondents. The results of the research obtained the value of tcount smaller than ttable (-97,385 < -1,983), so H0 is accepted and H1 is rejected. The conclusion is the perception of STAKN’s students in Kupang concerning the differences in church denominations is in a quite positive category. Perbedaan aliran gereja merupakan salah satu pergumulan gereja yang rumit sejak dulu. Perbedaan aliran gereja dapat dipandang sebagai wujud kekayaan aktualisasi diri gereja terhadap konteks keberadaaan, namun di sisi lain dapat juga menjadi sumber perpecahan dalam kesatuan tubuh Kristus. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui persepsi mahasiswa Sekolah Tinggi Agama Kristen Negeri Kupang tentang perbedaan aliran gereja. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kuantitatif melalui studi deskriptif statistik. Sampel diambil dengan menggunakan teknik dari Probability Sampling yaitu sebanyak 105 responden. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu Angket. Hasil penelitian didapatkan nilai thitung lebih kecil dari ttabel (-97,385 < -1,983) sehingga H0 diterima dan H1 ditolak. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini yaitu persepsi mahasiswa Sekolah Tinggi Agama Kristen Negeri Kupang tentang perbedaan aliran gereja berada pada kategori cukup positif.
In Christianity, polygamy is rejected because the essence of Christian marriage is monogamy, which is sacred and holy because a holy God formed it. This study aims to describe the practice of polygamy that occurs in Christian families in Haumeni Village. The method used in this research was a qualitative approach; the sampling technique was purposive sampling, and in-depth interviews were the data collection techniques. The results showed that the subject's polygamous factors were heredity, economic factors, and the feelings of the husband, who had changed. The impact of polygamy can be seen in the emotions, psychological conditions, differences in treatment and closed social relationships felt by the wives. The first wife experiences heartache, disappointment, and loneliness because the husband tends to love and care more for the second wife, who is able to give him offspring and fulfill his husband's wishes.Meanwhile, the impact experienced by the second wife is that she does not have a clear legal status from the government or the church. In addition, the subject also did not involve the family and the church in their actions of polygamy. Before becoming a church member, the church has not maximally handled the issue of polygamy, which is an old tradition of the local community. Abstrak: Dalam perspektif Kristen praktik poligami ditolak karena hakikat pernikahan Kristen adalah monogami yang sakral dan kudus sebab dibentuk oleh Allah yang Kudus. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan praktik poligami yang terjadi dalam keluarga Kristen di Desa Haumeni. Metode dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kualitatif dan teknik samplingnya adalah purposive sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara mendalam. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor berpoligami subjek adalah faktor keturunan, faktor ekonomi dan perasaan suami yang telah berubah. Adapun dampak praktik poligami terlihat dari perasaan, kondisi psikologis, perbedaan perlakuan dan hubungan sosial yang tertutup sangat dirasakan oleh para istri. Istri pertama mengalami sakit hati, kecewa dan kesepiaan karena suami cenderung lebih menyayangi dan perhatian pada istri kedua yang mampu memberinya keturunan dan memenuhi keinginan suami. Sedangkan dampak yang dialami oleh istri kedua adalah tidak memiliki status yang jelas secara hukum pemerintah maupun gereja. Selain itu, subjek juga tidak melibatkan keluarga dan gereja dalam tindakannya melakukan poligami. Gereja belum maksimal menangani persoalan poligami yang merupakan tradisi lama masyarakat setempat sebelum menjadi anggota gereja.
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