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Krisis ekologis di Kalimantan Tengah ditandai oleh deforestasi, ekspansi perkebunan monokultur, serta penambangan ilegal yang berdampak serius terhadap lingkungan dan kehidupan masyarakat adat Dayak. Situasi ini menuntut respons yang tidak hanya bersifat teknis, tetapi juga teologis dan kultural. Artikel ini menawarkan pembacaan baru terhadap Handep Hapakat prinsip hidup komunal masyarakat Dayak sebagai praksis ekologi integral dan model ekopastoral kontekstual dalam terang ajaran Gereja Katolik, khususnya ensiklik Laudato Si’. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan orientasi hermeneutika teologis-kultural melalui studi kepustakaan terhadap literatur budaya Dayak, dokumen Gereja, dan kajian ekoteologi kontemporer. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa Handep Hapakat tidak sekadar merupakan konstruksi sosial, melainkan praksis spiritual-ekologis yang menegaskan relasi harmonis antara manusia, komunitas, alam, dan Sang Pencipta. Nilai kebersamaan, tanggung jawab kolektif, dan musyawarah yang terkandung di dalamnya sejalan dengan visi ekologi integral yang menghubungkan dimensi ekologis, sosial, budaya, dan spiritual secara utuh. Artikel ini menegaskan bahwa integrasi Handep Hapakat dalam karya pastoral Gereja memiliki potensi transformatif dalam membangun kesadaran ekologis, memperkuat inkulturasi iman, serta mendorong keterlibatan komunitas dalam merawat rumah bersama secara berkelanjutan.

Disability refers to the limited roles experienced by people with disabilities. In most groups of society, the existence of disabled people is often viewed negatively. Based on the concept of normality, this group of people tends to give a negative stigma to people with disabilities as abnormal or abnormal humans. What people with disabilities experience is considered a curse, a hereditary disease, or even the result of sinful actions. The Catholic Church in its various teachings places disabled people as God's ideal creatures who are equal to other humans. Specifically, in his apostolic exhortation Amoris Latetitia, Pope Francis invites families and Christian communities to accept and respect the rights of people with disabilities. The presence of disabled people should be seen as a gift from God, and the acceptance of families and Christian communities is the work of the Holy Spirit and a testimony of the gift of human life. This research is a descriptive qualitative study which aims to understand and find concrete implementation of the Catholic Church's view of people with disabilities from the perspective of Amoris Laetitia. The research results show that the Catholic church's views in Amoris Laetitia can be the basis for inclusive pastoral care to open up, embrace and involve people with disabilities in all aspects of church life. Forms of inclusive pastoral care that can be carried out include providing education and awareness about disabled people for the church community, providing accessible facilities for disabled people, providing pastoral and spiritual support, and actively involving disabled people in liturgical and other church activities.

Leadership as an important aspect that influences a person's behavior specifically in the relationship between the leader and the person being led. Servant leadership implied by the pastor as the leader of the congregation through guidance, direction and encouragement given, has an effect on increasing the spirituality of the congregation. The training activity uses a presentation method, starting with the presentation of material to explain various things related to spiritual leadership in moving the organization. The method used is question and answer and sharing with participants about various things related to spiritual leadership. Training Implementation Time The training was carried out online on August 30, 2024. Participants in the Training for Prospective Pastors were 26 people. The participants' understanding and knowledge of servant leadership increased in the sense that the participants' knowledge increased after participating in the training, this was evidenced by the results of interviews with participants, 90% of participants said that their knowledge and insight increased after participating in the training. Participants said they practiced servant leadership so that leadership was successful effectively and efficiently. Thus, this training is said to be successful because it provides increased knowledge and insight to participants about something that participants need in running an organization, namely servant leadership.

This study focuses on the study to find out the meaning of the Ende Book Song No. 17 "Raja Natumimbul" and the way the congregation sings the Ende Book song at GKLI Amborgang Resort Parlilitan. This research uses a qualitative method with a research procedure that produces descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from people and observable behaviors and data collection techniques through the results of interviews, observations, and documentation, The location of the research was conducted at the GKLI Amborgang Ressort Parliltan Church, Sihashabinsaran Village, Parlilitan District, Humbang Hasundutan The object of the research was 6 people, namely to Pastors, Church Teachers, Musicians and to. Thus, it can be concluded that the meaning of the song King Natumimbul has a very deep meaning, which means that here there is a confession of the Lord God, the creator of all things, so that all that he creates praises God because he is the most exalted king of all. The song of King Natumimbul when sung is also full of enthusiasm because this song means that only God is the supreme King, only He is the king who should be worshipped. The hope is that the people of the GKLI Amborgang congregation will receive blessings from God and invite sinners to worship him.

This research aims to describe and analyze the role of digital media as a supporter of Church mission services. Digital media is utilized as one of the facilities for church services and digital media is also a challenge for every church. An optimistic attitude is a real attitude that needs to be instilled and carried out by every church as an effort to improve and achieve service goals and quality. Descriptive qualitative method is a research method through literature research used by the author in conducting research. Literature studies are used by the author as a target to provide a sense of awarness and optimism for the progress of media in the world and the church in seeing and making an opportunity not a threat. The results of the discussion and research provide input to a pastor and every congregational leader in a church regarding what things must be improved and improved optimally to utilize digital media that is and continues to develop in supporting church services and spreading the gospel throughout the world.

The role of the pastor is very important and has a big impact in shaping the character and Christian faith based on biblical truth. Many challenges arise that fade the value of Christianity today, one of which is LGBT, LGBT eats away from young to old and is no exception. The purpose of this study is to provide answers to the problems of Christianity in the face of LGBT threats, namely through character building and Christian faith that is true and based on the Bible. The method used in this research is a qualitative method, data collection is done through searching and selecting relevant articles from various scientific sources. The result of this research is to know the magnitude and impact of the Shepherd in building character and Christian Faith. Through appropriate strategies the formation of character and Christian Faith can be well formed.

Digital communication has become part of the everyday fabric of congregational life. While it enables connection and pastoral accessibility, it also introduces relational tensions through divided attention, interpretive ambiguity, social comparison, online jealousy, concealed messaging, and the weakening of face-to-face reconciliation. This conceptual research article examines pastoral accompaniment for Christian congregants who experience relational crises caused or intensified by digital communication. The study aims to construct a pastoral framework that is theologically grounded, psychologically informed, ethically responsible, and usable in church ministry. Using an integrative literature review, the article synthesizes scholarship on digital religion, computer-mediated communication, relational conflict, phubbing, technoference, online counseling ethics, and practical theology. The synthesis indicates that digital relational crisis should not be reduced to excessive screen use. It is more accurately understood as a crisis of presence, attention, trust, boundaries, and interpretive charity. The article proposes pastoral accompaniment as a hybrid care that combines attentive presence, relational discernment, digital boundary formation, covenantal communication practices, and ethically bounded use of online media. It concludes that churches need to move beyond reactive counseling toward preventive digital discipleship that forms congregants in truthful speech, faithful presence, confidentiality, and relational accountability.

This study aims to explore the role of pastoral care in the recovery of trauma experienced by landslide victim families in Palangka. Pastoral care, which combines spiritual and psychological approaches, is expected to provide holistic support to victim families in their recovery process. This study uses a qualitative method with a case study approach to analyze the experiences and perceptions of victim families and the pastoral caretakers involved. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation. The results of the study indicate that pastoral care plays an important role in providing emotional and spiritual support, strengthening mental resilience, and helping victim families cope with loss and trauma. The spiritual-psychological approach applied by pastoral caretakers helps rebuild hope, reduce stress, and accelerate the healing process. This study highlights the importance of integrating spiritual and psychological support in post-disaster interventions to improve the mental and emotional well-being of victims.    

Leadership style is the leader's way of influencing the group so that they can work together to achieve the goals that have been set. The millennial generation or what is known as generation Y is a social community whose main characteristics are being literate and familiar with technology. The aim of the research is to determine the leadership style of the pastor and its role in the involvement of the millennial generation in ministry at the JKI Mahanaim Blitar church. This research uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive type of research which aims to find out and describe the role of leadership style on the involvement of the millennial generation in service. Meanwhile, the data collection techniques used in this research are primary data and secondary data obtained through observation, interviews and documentation with pastors, congregation boards, and millennial congregation members. The results of the research concluded that the leadership style of the pastor in leading congregation members at JKI Mahanim Blitar tends to lead to democratic, autocratic and situational leadership styles. This is seen from various aspects, including the pastor's ability to solve problems, the policies taken, and the ability to communicate. The impact of the pastor's leadership style is that the number of millennial congregations involved in ministry increases every year, they have high commitment and loyalty and cadre formation in every field of service is going well.

This study explores the opportunities and threats of implementing artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots in pastoral church/Christian community counseling. With the rapid progression of technology, AI has the potential to influence various aspects of life, including pastoral counseling. The key opportunities highlighted include improved accessibility of pastoral counseling, consistent support, and advancement in data analysis. However, there are also threats related to AI and chatbot implementation, such as the lack of 'human touch' in counseling, data privacy challenges, and potential misinterpretation by AI. This study provides an overall perspective of AI and chatbots, references several case studies where this technology has been implemented in similar contexts and focuses on potential risks and benefits. The research aims to understand how the future of pastoral counseling could be influenced by AI and chatbot implementation and stimulate dialogue on how the church could respond to this technological development.

Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) has become a significant psychosocial and spiritual concern among congregants whose daily rhythms are shaped by social media visibility, comparison, and constant connectivity. This article examines FoMO as an object of pastoral counseling, not merely as excessive screen use but as a relational and affective pattern in which digital platforms intensify unmet needs for belonging, identity, autonomy, and meaningful participation. The study aims to construct a pastoral counseling approach for congregants who experience anxiety, compulsive checking, social comparison, diminished self-worth, and spiritual distraction because of social media. Methodologically, the article uses a constructive-integrative literature review, synthesizing peer-reviewed research on FoMO, problematic social media use, social comparison, self-determination theory, and spiritually integrated counseling alongside major works in pastoral care and practical theology. The synthesis indicates that FoMO is best understood as a need-frustration cycle that is amplified by passive browsing, online comparison, and algorithmic immediacy. Pastoral counseling can respond constructively through careful assessment, theological reframing of identity and belonging, digital habit formation, communal practices, and referral pathways when psychological risk is present. The article concludes that pastoral counseling is uniquely positioned to transform FoMO from anxious digital vigilance into discernment, embodied community, and spiritually grounded digital wisdom.

The spiritual character of Christian adolescents is crucial to develop in today's context. Many incidents indicate that Christian teenagers often neglect their spiritual character; nearly 60% of them do not participate in worship, which hinders their spiritual development. This research aims to provide solutions for pastors in shaping the spiritual character of Christian adolescents. The study employs a qualitative research method involving analysis of textbooks, articles, and other sources. The significant role of pastors in shaping the spiritual character of today's Christian youth is emphasized. The findings and discussions underscore that pastors, in fostering spiritual character among Christian adolescents, should embody divine attributes such as love, patience, justice, and strength. This approach ensures effective and proper character formation.

This research aims to explore and understand the role and duties of the Parish Pastoral Council in pastoral care and Church service in the Catholic Church. The method used in this research is a qualitative research method with data collection techniques using documentary research, observation, documents and interviews. The data obtained was analyzed qualitatively through data analysis techniques. Research steps include conversations with informants, creating informant profiles, identifying themes, reflections, implications, synthesis, perspectives, or possibilities that will emerge. In order for the parish to grow and develop, we hope to help everyone to be more active, especially those who are on a journey of service and visits, so that their faith and hope become stronger and achieve eternal salvation, so that they better understand the meaning of the Parish. content of the teachings of the Catholic Church. The results obtained from this research show that the parish pastoral council, especially in the Parish of Saint-Pierre and Paul Ampah, really plays a very important role and that the parish pastoral council is very much needed in parishes, especially in parish pastoral services. Parish Church. and assisting the priest in his duties and ministry serving the parishioners.

The background to writing this thesis was complaints from priests, catechists, and the young generation themselves (OMK) about the lack of knowledge and understanding of the younger generation regarding the value of the responsibilities they carry. The aim of writing this thesis is to help the young generation of Catholics (OMK) understand their duties and responsibilities as members of the Church. Apart from that, this research also aims to help pastors understand and recognize the problems faced by young people. In analyzing the problem, the author uses qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. By using this phenomenological approach, the author tries to analyze and interpret the personal experiences of the informants regarding the importance of the value of youth responsibility in the life of the Rantau Pulut Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish church. Data collection in this research used observation, interview and note-taking techniques. In this research, the author found that the majority of young Catholics in the Rantau Pulut Parish have not fully participated in the life of the Church. This is due to a lack of motivation and encouragement from parents and pastors. As the spearhead of youth mobilization, pastoral workers are an important element in support and guidance so that young people are encouraged to participate in Church activities.

This research aims to accompaniment animator coaching fith cild in station parish st. maria queen peace nehas liah bing. Trough this study on expect pastoral works to assits children with who is full of spirit so as to attract theinterest of children for follow the activity of coaching fait. This type of research is motor and documentation research rurites include convestation with informant profile informant determination theme. Possibili will accur and qualitative. Date obtained by obsevasi, intview motor has played and active role in the activities of coaching development of children but the curry. From the result of research showed that pastoral officers as many volunteers and do not get choaching an fith to the children. So they can grow up and which is special so as to result in less in mentor mentoring the conclusiob of this research is a very in a the chaperone of the builder involve yourself to be successor of the church that people hoper for.

The problems faced by adolescents at home are problems between adolescents and their parents or vice versa, problems between parents and children (teenagers). Parents are examples and role models for children (teenagers). To be an example for children (teenagers) parents must be able to build a harmonious attitude in the family, and instill religious values not only through words but what children (teenagers) need most, namely concrete actions. That is why the role of parents in the family is very important. Because following the times, the challenges are getting tougher and advanced as well. Parents are required to understand the flow of the times, to master as much as possible to help children (teenagers) lead a life on the right and right path. Parents should not neglect the education and guidance of their children, because of the busyness and demands of work. Two things that are equally heavy, equally important and equally valuable for family happiness.

This research was conducted to observe the life of the church at the Tangkiling Station in the light of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ. People in the Tagkiling Station are less actively involved in church life. Through this study, it is hoped that the people of Tangkiling station will be able to realize the meaning of themselves as the Church of the Mystical Body of Christ which is realized in the life of church. The method used in this research is qualitative method with data collection technique in the form of literature study, observation, front of interview and documentation. The research steps include conservations with informants, informant profiles, theme determination, reflection, implications, syhthesis, prospects or possibilities that will occur. The results show that the people at Tangkiling Stastion have a good church life and it is in accordance with the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ but they do not understand deeply about the meaning of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ because it has never been given a prior understanding. The inhibiting factors for civic engagement are the lack of people understanding about the meaning of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ, occupation, transportation and distance and dissent. So the pastoral step that is expected to be able to answer the problem is by conducting continuous catechesis, active involment of pastoral partners anda approaches through visits.

This research was conducted to observe the life of the church at the Tangkiling Station in the light of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ. People in the Tagkiling Station are less actively involved in church life. Through this study, it is hoped that the people of Tangkiling station will be able to realize the meaning of themselves as the Church of the Mystical Body of Christ which is realized in the life of church. The method used in this research is qualitative method with data collection technique in the form of literature study, observation, front of interview and documentation. The research steps include conservations with informants, informant profiles, theme determination, reflection, implications, syhthesis, prospects or possibilities that will occur. The results show that the people at Tangkiling Stastion have a good church life and it is in accordance with the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ but they do not understand deeply about the meaning of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ because it has never been given a prior understanding. The inhibiting factors for civic engagement are the lack of people understanding about the meaning of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ, occupation, transportation and distance and dissent. So the pastoral step that is expected to be able to answer the problem is by conducting continuous catechesis, active involment of pastoral partners anda approaches through visits.

The writing of this thesis began with complaints heard from Parish Pastors, catechists and the Youth themselves (OMK) about the low value of knowledge and responsibility of young people. The aim of this thesis is to help Young Catholics (YCTH) understand their duties and responsibilities as members of the Church. In addition, this research aims to help pastors understand and identify the problems faced by young people. In problem analysis, the author uses qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. Using this phenomenological approach, the author tries to analyze and interpret the personal experiences of the informants regarding the importance of the value of responsibility of the younger generation in the life of the Hati Jesus Rantau Pulut congregation. This research uses observation, interview and documentation techniques to collect data. In this research, the author found that the majority of young Catholics in the Rantau Pulut Parish do not participate enough in church life. This is due to a lack of motivation and encouragement from parents and pastors. As a youth mobilization leader, the pastor plays an important role in leading and directing the involvement of the younger generation in church activities.

The aim of this research is to find out and understand the role and duties of the parish pastoral council in pastoral work and church services in the Catholic Church. The method used in this article is a qualitative research method with data collection techniques using literature reviews, observation, documentation and interviews. The data obtained was analyzed using qualitative methods through data analysis techniques. Research steps include interviews with informants, informant profiles, theme definitions, reflections, implications, synthesis, perspectives or future possibilities. So that the church can grow and develop, with the hope that it can help people to be more active, especially in positions that require service and visits, so that their faith and hope can grow and develop towards eternal salvation, so that they can better understand the meaning contained therein. . in the teachings of the Catholic Church. The results of this research show that the parish pastoral council, especially in Ampa Petrus and Paulus Parish, has a very important role, and the parish pastoral council is very much needed in the parish, especially in pastoral care. from church. and assisting the parish priest in his duties and ministry serving the parishioners.