God's Consistency Which Is Promised Through a New-Normal-Era Health Protocol in Order to Preserve The Essence Of Humanity

Napitupulu, Lister

doi:10.46445/ejti.v5i2.370

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“…The pandemic cannot only be interpreted as a tribulation happening in this world. Theologically, God is sovereign over human life and the universe (Napitupulu, 2021;Supriadi, Gulo, & Halawa, 2021). Trials and tribulations are God's way of showing His nature and greatness, such as those experienced by Job.…”

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COVID-19 Impact on Church Society Ministry

Darmawan¹,

Giawa

Katarina³

et al. 2021

IJHI

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused countless impacts and influences on human life. It disturbs the order of life and macro and micro-economics, drastically and radically changes human cultural and behavioral patterns, and greatly impacts the concepts of church theology, pastoring, and ministry. This study is a descriptive qualitative study on the COVID-19 and normal & abnormal reactions & responses to it. Through this article, the authors observed that the COVID-19 existence has transformed and recorrected the Christian paradigm on 1) ecclesiology, which to date exclusively based on building to the real Church, namely God’s people in the form of house/“tent” churches; 2) digital media utilization in this Society 5.0 era as God’s grace to all humanity. Findings and changes in society through renewable technology are an inseparable part of the pandemic. A dichotomic gap of understanding between science and technology for centuries should be reformulated. New technological inventions and social media created by humans are media in the hands of God that should be utilized by the Church to minister in various categories to improve the quality of ministry and service; and 3) creative and innovative interpretation of threefold responsibilities of the Church: koinonia, diakonia, and martyria.

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COVID-19 Impact on Church Society Ministry

Darmawan¹,

Giawa

Katarina³

et al. 2021

IJHI

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Church Offerings during Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in GKII Tandang

Objantoro¹,

Susanto²,

Diana³

et al. 2022

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This article discusses the factors causing increase in church offerings during the Covid-19 pandemic in Semarang city. The pandemic does not always cause a decrease in a church’s financial revenue, such as that shown in GKII Tandang. Hence, the causal factors need to be found, which necessitated the use of a qualitative method in conducting this research. The data was collected by use of in-depth interviews with 30 informants as respondents. In order to complete the data, the researchers conducted participative and non-participative observations on the social and economic conditions of the congregants. Based on the results, two factors of increased revenues during the pandemic were found. Firstly, the congregants expressed their gratitude through their various offerings. They understood that in times of need, God still took care of them in various ways. Therefore, they increased their offerings. Secondly, the congregants understood that all their worldly revenues came from God anyway. Thus, they were encouraged to give offerings consistently during the pandemic. The congregants could have the concept of giving offerings as returning God’s privilege due to a successful cultivation of values on their part. This cultivation happened through: 1) Bible studies that have encouraged the building of the congregants’ understanding on church offerings and God’s care, 2) Transformative sermons which enlighten the congregants on their responsibilities of giving church offerings and God’s care during the pandemic, which in turn decreased the congregants’ worry and generated.

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God's Consistency Which Is Promised Through a New-Normal-Era Health Protocol in Order to Preserve The Essence Of Humanity

Cited by 2 publications

References 18 publications

COVID-19 Impact on Church Society Ministry

COVID-19 Impact on Church Society Ministry

Church Offerings during Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in GKII Tandang

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