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Tewang Kadamba Village is a village located in Katingan Regency, Central Kalimantan Province. In this village, there are various ethnic groups and the dominant language is the Dayak Kaharingan and there are also three religions namely Hinduism, Islam and Christianity where the dominant religion is Islam and Hindu Kaharingan. Seen from a religious perspective, even though there are differences they still maintain, appreciate, respect, and tolerate these differences. There is one problem or problem regarding religious knowledge and enthusiasm for worship in Tewang Kadamba Village. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to find out and describe religious understanding and how people acquire religious knowledge and strengthen religion through regeneration and cadres. The method used is PAR. The results of community service are good understanding of religion and ways to acquire religious knowledge through school education and activities in places of worship. Then related to strengthening religion through regeneration and cadres is a good idea for empowering the people of Tewang Kadamba Village.

Pulau Jambu village, located in Kampar Regency, Riau, Indonesia, has an area of 60.7 km2 and a population of around 3,254 people, with the majority adhering to Islam. This village is divided into four hamlets: Sungai Betung, Kampung Panjang, Kampung Baru, and Pulau Jambu. This article describes the four main pillars that form the essence of Indonesian people's lives in Pulau Jambu Village: the "Kukerta Bangun Kampung" program as a form of community service, a lively 1 Muharram celebration, outreach efforts about stunting, and the commemoration of independence on August 17.each of these elements reflects cultural identity, religious values, health challenges, and the spirit of patriotism in the village community. With a variety of activities that include Adhan, Recitation, Tahfidz competitions, as well as festive competitions on August 17, Pulau Jambu Village strengthens Indonesian unity and culture while overcoming the problem of stunting and improving people's welfare

In Indonesia, science has been taught from an early age, starting from kindergarten to university, which emphasizes on critical thinking skills. Short film is one of the literary works in the form of audiovisual which is considered capable of helping improve students' critical thinking skills. In collaboration with the Dialectika Institute, a mass media institution engaged in civil society studies, research and development, especially focusing on the fields of religion, culture and democracy, this Community Service (PkM) activity was carried out for 3 days starting from the 22nd until February 24, 2023 which aims to improve participants’ critical thinking skills through training related to narrative and cinematographic elements in short films. In order to maximize training results, this PkM activity used several methods, including the Lecture-based Teaching style and the mentoring method in delivering training materials. In addition, the PkM team delivered questionnaires containing questions about the training material and opinions regarding the PkM to the participants in order to measure and see the results before and after the training. The results of the activity showed that this PkM activity was able to attract enthusiasm and was also able to improve the participants' critical thinking skills as seen from the results of the questionnaires delivered. In addition, this activity is able to make them see works from different perspectives than just seeing them as a means of entertainment.

Islamic religious education as a business process that contains uniqueness and characteristics, namely activating, increasing and strengthening norms, believe me, that is the spiritual-spiritual foundation of a person, in his attitude and behavior, his behavior is manifested in accordance with the rules. Religion I believe that human values ​​are behaviors that express the whole person, both externally and spiritually, and are the underlying drivers of behavior. Education is an absolute process of maturing through information and training in various skills and values ​​related to life activities that are in accordance with educational goals. Namely increasing the nation's intelligence and developing the Indonesian people as a whole, namely people who believe in and fear God Almighty. As well as creating human beings who are honest, healthy, knowledgeable and responsible. The inquiry method is a series of learning activities that emphasize critical thinking and analysis to find an answer. The thinking process occurs with the process of interaction between teachers and students. This method is also called the heuristic method, which comes from the Greek word found heuristic