Sunday school is one of the important services for children, especially those who are at an early age. Many parents strongly entrust their children to Sunday School teachers to be taught to experience good character and spiritual growth. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview or concept of the role of Sunday school teachers in shaping early childhood characters that are appropriate for their developmental age, both cognitively, affectively, and psychotically. This research uses a descriptive qualitative research method with a literature approach. The result of this study is that Sunday school teachers in the current technological era need to shape the character of early childhood by teaching love to God and others, strengthening early childhood faith, teaching honesty and humility, and teaching early  childhood  about a  responsibility, so that  with this  then early childhood children will experience character growth in accordance with the teachings of the Christian faith, they become children who grow up and are resilient in the face of challenges and technological developments.Keywords: early childhood; church; teacher; Sunday school; technologyAbstrakSekolah Minggu merupakan salah satu pelayanan penting bagi anak-anak, khususnya yang sedang berada pada usia dini. Banyak orang tua yang amat mempercayakan anak-anaknya kepada para guru Sekolah Minggu untuk diajar supaya mengalami pertumbuhan karakter dan spiritual yang baik. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memberikan gambaran atau konsep tentang peranan guru sekolah minggu dalam membentuk karakter anak usia dini yang sesuai dengan usia perkembangannya, baik secara kognitif, afektif, dan psikomotorik. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif dengan pendekatan pustaka. Adapun hasil dari penelitian ini adalah guru sekolah minggu di era teknologi saat ini perlu membentuk karakter anak-anak usia dini dengan mengajarkan kasih kepada Tuhan dan sesama, memperkokoh iman anak usia dini, mengajarkan kejujuran dan kerendahan hati, serta mengajarkan anak usia dini akan suatu tanggung jawab, sehingga dengan adanya hal tersebut maka anak-anak usia dini akan mengalami pertumbuhan karakter yang seturut dengan ajaran iman Kristen, mereka menjadi anak-anak yang bertumbuh dewasa dan tangguh dalam menghadapi tantangan dan perkembangan teknologi.Kata Kunci: anak usia dini; gereja; guru; sekolah minggu; teknologi

The Batak’ tribe is famous for its customs that are thick with a wealth of life philosophies. Batak’ people uphold the noble values that become these traditions. One of the philosophies taught for generations by parents to their children is: "Naso matanggak di Hata, naso matahut di bohi". The sentence has the meaning of daring to say right and wrong. The aims of this research are to describe the philosophy of Toba Batak’ culture Naso Matanggak Di Bohi, Naso Matahut Di Hata, towards the character education of children as the next generation. The Method used in this research is descriptive with a literature study approach. The Result of this research is the person will dare to appear different and firm with principles. With the philosophy that has been passed down from Batak’ ancestors, children as the next generation of the nation can understand the meaning implied in it and learn a good lesson. This paper can be a useful contribution for anthropologists as a reference in exploring and understanding the philosophy of Toba Batak’ culture in character education for organization, society and socializing with others.