Being church in the era of ‘homo digitalis’

Dreyer, Willem Akkerhuys

doi:10.4102/ve.v40i1.1999

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“…Every Christian has an advantage, therefore they must play a role from where they are to the ends of the earth. Dreyer (2019) also argues that what the church is should be clear in what it does on a day to day basis. The new media in the Era of Disruption can definitely give Christianity a far larger opportunity to make its teachings known more widely to billions of people and should be used to summons them to a consider the meaning and purpose of life and to offer to them an opportunity to learn the Christian faith better.…”

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“…Because in every era, the Holy Spirit still guarantees Christians to live holy lives. Dreyer (2019) says that the main challenge facing the church is to 'be church' and to 'stay church' as the body of Christ. It must still be the community of the Spirit and the people of God (Bender, 2005).…”

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“…Churches must act with integrity and show a deep consciousness of the true nature of the church and this must include a continual reformation of the church to be what it is meant to be (Dreyer 2019). We should use the social media and other aspects in the Era of Disruption to boost religious experiences and facilitate prayers, Bible studies, and even computer-generated pilgrimages.…”

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The Advantages of Christianity in the Era of Disruption

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Christianity is not just a slogan for the Christian community, but refers to the identity of one being a disciple of Jesus Christ. As a disciple of Christ, Christians live in the midst of family, their church, the world of work and broader society. This means that the expression ‘Christianity’ represents all Christians in all ages and in all places. Christianity shows that there is indeed a unity as one is a follower of Jesus and lives according to God's will. Indeed, in the past, humans have lost the glory of God and lived in sin. But because of His grace, God in His absolute sovereignty requires that everyone must believe in Him in order to obtain eternal life. God's grace poured out upon all Christians enables them to do God's will in often vexing times. This has been the hallmark of Christianity throughout the ages, including the current era of disruption. The first, and foremost advantage of being a Christian is that one belongs to Jesus. In Him, one has eternal life, and in this world, peace and joy that is in essence beyond anything the world can offer one. In Jesus believers have hope, and have the strength to face and defeat whatever comes their way, be it illness or even death. This brief article seeks to show in a modest manner that that every era has always had its own distinct and soul shattering challenges, but God gives excellence for every Christian to be able to adjust to His divine will so that His people have a positive impact on the family, their church, the world of work and the society where God places has placed them to serve. Believers must demonstrate their faith and this refers both to the their acts of trust and to the content of their faith. The Christian faith is having confidence in Jesus Christ in his ability to bring a believer through every difficult circumstance of life. Digital media technology must be used in the propagation of the faith as it offers endless opportunities, but also challenges.

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Pendidikan Teologi Multikultur: Sebuah Sumbangan Pete Ward

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2020

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Abstract. The task of education is to present Christ in a new way for every generation in its culture. Pete Ward compiled a theological education guide for church renewal using a Liquid Ecclesiology approach as a combination of empirical and theological methods. It is called the empirical method because it is based on a concrete church experience. One such experience is church in the context of a multicultural society. In the multicultural theological education guide, there are five elements, namely contemplation, reflexivity, construction, and expanding fragments and editing expressions. Through a dialogue between the concept of multiculural theological education with the experience in the GPIB church, a new church is presented, namely a friendly, humble, and keep on learning to the world where the church is living.Abstrak. Tugas pendidikan adalah menghadirkan Kristus dengan cara baru bagi setiap generasi di dalam kebudayaannya. Pete Ward menyusun panduan pendidikan teologi untuk pembaruan gereja dengan memakai pendekatan Liquid Ecclesiology sebagai kombinasi antara metode empiris dan teologis. Disebut metode empiris karena berbasiskan pada pengalaman menggereja yang konkret. Salah satu pengalaman itu adalah gereja di konteks masyarakat multikultural. Di dalam panduan pendidikan teologi multikultural itu terdapat lima elemen, yaitu kontemplasi (contemplation), refleksi/perenungan (reflexivity), konstruksi (construction) dan menyusun proposal dan memeriksa tindakan (expanding the fragments and editing expression). Melalui dialog antara konsep pendidikan teologi multikulural dengan pengalaman menggereja GPIB dihadirkan gereja yang baru, yaitu wajah ramah, rendah hati dan terus belajar pada dunia di mana gereja hadir.

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To be or not to be? A missional and practical theological perspective on being Church without walls amidst coronavirus disease 2019: A challenge or an opportunity?

Beukes

2020

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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Being church in the era of ‘homo digitalis’

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The Advantages of Christianity in the Era of Disruption

The Advantages of Christianity in the Era of Disruption

Pendidikan Teologi Multikultur: Sebuah Sumbangan Pete Ward

To be or not to be? A missional and practical theological perspective on being Church without walls amidst coronavirus disease 2019: A challenge or an opportunity?

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