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In the era of educational technology disruption, the role of general teachers including Christian religion teachers plays an important role in realizing learning in the era of technological disruption, by changing teaching strategies, methods and media. What is assisted by the development of digital technology with the support of the internet, remains effective in implementing learning effective. The problems faced are inseparable from the growth of the digitalization revolution in the field of education, where the use of information technology is a connecting factor. It is necessary to adjust pedagogical visualization. In this regard, the author uses library research techniques to find sources of material in various sources of literature, such as journal articles, books, published articles and other information on the internet. Teachers are required to have academic, intellectual, professional, ethical, and halal qualifications. As a result, Christian professional expertise in the field of Christian education also encourages him to consider himself a teacher, especially in his class. In conclusion, the era of disruption to the performance of PAK teachers is the impact of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era. Currently is a period of upheaval that disrupts the comfort, peace, and welfare of PAK teachers in carrying out their teaching duties and responsibilities

The Teaching Campus Program provides opportunities for students to learn outside the classroom by becoming teacher partners in the learning process at the educational level. Through this program the role of students is needed to provide better learning to schools and hone creativity. In addition, during the assignment, students are also given the task of assisting the administration at the school where the assignment is. As for what we do on the sidelines of the activities that we program, we also help with school administration in accordance with directions from the school and school operators.

In the increasingly advanced digital era, gadgets can have a positive impact on students. However, the use of gadgets can also have a negative impact on their understanding and poor practice, therefore PAK teachers need to play a role in overcoming the irresponsible use of gadgets. PAK teachers have a key role in teaching responsible gadget use. They should have a role to play in building awareness of the negative effects of using gadgets; and encourage critical discussion and moral reflection related to gadget use. In addition, Christian religious education teachers strengthen moral education and Christian religious values in learning. They provide creative alternatives that don't rely on gadgets, so students can experience experiences that support their moral development. Collaboration with parents and the church community is also an important part of ensuring messages that are consistent and in line with Christian religious values. By implementing this strategy, PAK teachers can have a proactive role in shaping the moral development of students. With a deep understanding of the influence of gadgets and Christian religious values, students can develop moral attitudes and behaviors that are in accordance with the teachings of Christianity.

Youth is when humans are in their twenties. During youth, humans cannot be called adults, but they cannot also be called children. However, as the next generation, some Christian youths do not understand the importance of cultivating spirituality in building a close relationship with God. There are various models that can be implemented nowadays in order to produce young people who build a close relationship with God, one of which is the spiritual cultivation of Christian youth in building a close relationship with God. This learning certainly utilizes various youth spirituality that are relevant in the world of education. The goal is to improve the outcome and quality of their Faith process. The method used in this writing is a qualitative method. Through qualitative methods the authors use library research (library research). Spiritual formation is very important for young Christians. Because youth has a very important role for the growth of the church, and youth is the backbone of the church in carrying out the functions and roles of the church it is very necessary. Therefore the church needs to foster and direct youth. In accordance with God's word in Proverbs 22:6 "Educate a young person according to the path that is proper for him, so that even when he is old he will not deviate from that path." In conclusion, youth is the next generation in the family, church and society in the future. So it is necessary to know that it is very important spiritual cultivation for young Christians to build a close relationship with God.

PAK is an education that focuses on teaching Christian values and doctrines to students. The aim is to help students understand the teachings of Christianity, deepen their relationship with God, and form good character and morals. However, the fact is that some students do not understand Christian values. Students often only understand Christianity theoretically without being able to apply it in everyday life. This can hinder the development of student independence. In this study or study the authors used qualitative research methodologies and literature studies. The results of the study show that PAK can make a positive contribution to the development of student independence. Through teaching Christian values that encourage self-awareness and responsibility, students can acquire skills and attitudes that support independence, such as the ability to make decisions, be independent in learning, and play an active role in society. In the context of an independent curriculum, students can be integrated into the curriculum to support the development of student independence.

Technological developments that are currently happening have an impact on church planting, thus with digitalization it makes fulfillment of all aspects of human life, otherwise it will be left behind, and this acceleration is also triggered by the covid-19 virus, while the core problem that will be put forward is what Church Planting Strategy, what is the Success of Church Planting for Christian Youth in the Industrial Revolution 4.0 Era, and seeing the Urgency of Church Planting for Christian Youth in the Industrial Revolution 4.0 Era. The purpose of writing this scientific paper is to put forward strategies and successes for Christian youth to carry out ministry in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0. The research method used is data collection qualitative method. The strategy and success of planting this church also includes the role of the Holy Spirit in every believer so that they continue to fulfill God's call. Therefore, we need Christian youth who open their hearts to serve God, especially in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0.

Social media has become an important part of modern human life and has influenced various aspects of life, including religion. In the context of the Christian faith, social media can be used as a medium for teaching and spreading religious messages. The purpose of this research is to explore the effectiveness of social media as a medium for teaching Christian faith. This research was conducted by surveying social media users who follow Christian accounts and are active in participating in online religious activities. Respondents were given a questionnaire to assess their experience in using social media as a medium for teaching Christian faith, including the type of content they liked and their level of involvement in online religious activities. The results of this study indicate that social media can be effective as a medium for teaching Christian faith. Respondents indicated that they had high levels of involvement in online religious activities and that they preferred to obtain religious information and teaching through social media rather than traditional sources such as books or seminars. The types of content most liked by respondents were quotes from the Bible, teaching videos, and personal religious experiences. However, this research also shows that the effectiveness of social media as a medium for teaching Christian faith can be influenced by various factors, such as the quality of the content and the user's trust in information sources. Therefore, there needs to be continuous monitoring and evaluation of content posted on social media so that the religious messages conveyed can be well received by social media users.

Leadership is the ability and readiness of a person to be able to influence, encourage, invite, demand, move and direct people or groups to receive this influence to achieve a goal. The purpose of this study is to describe servant leaders according to Mark 10:42-45 besides that, this research also provides good basic knowledge about leadership and the relevance of servant leaders for today's Christian leaders. The research method used by the author in writing this scientific work uses a qualitative research method, namely by means of literature study techniques, and case studies, namely digging up information from the Bible, books and journals regarding servant leaders according to Mark 10:42-45 and their relevance to today's Christian leadership , then confronted with the current form of application of Christian leadership as a leader who wants to serve. Namely a leader who serves, not a leader who rules with an iron fist or violence and rules with power, but a leader as a servant who has sincere feelings, is humble, has a heart as a servant, is willing to sacrifice both in time and energy. Servant leaders are leaders who give, affirm, strengthen, encourage, and sustain.

The decline in the faith of some Christians today is one of the problems that often occurs. The influence of life's struggles which are quite heavy and difficult to resolve, sometimes some church members take alternatives that are not in accordance with God's will. one example is believing in supernatural things (paranormal) rather than trusting God in handling and solving the problem. This study aims to present ideas based on pastoral counseling in responding and providing solutions to problems that often occur in the lives of Christians today. This study uses a qualitative method with a library approach. The final conclusion from the author is that it should be acknowledged and trusted that pastoral counseling is one of the important figures in providing solutions to every spiritual problem that occurs in the lives of Christians today.  

This study aims to analyze the influence of the school environment on the growth of faith and morality among Christian students at Elpida Senior High School Noelbaki. The research is based on the premise that a Christian school is not merely an institution for knowledge transfer, but also a formative environment for spiritual and moral development. The study employed a quantitative approach with a survey method. The population included all students of Elpida Senior High School Noelbaki, while the sample consisted of 80 purposively selected students. The research instrument was a five-point Likert scale questionnaire covering spiritual, social, and academic aspects of the school environment. Data were analyzed using simple linear regression to determine the effect of the school environment on students’ faith and moral growth. The results revealed that the school environment has a positive and significant influence on students’ spiritual and moral development (t = 5.36, p < 0.05). A Christian-based school environment encourages students to live in obedience, love, and responsibility toward others. This study concludes that faith and moral education are not only taught theoretically but also modeled through school culture, teacher-student relationships, and a spiritually nurturing atmosphere.

Based on the results of a survey which shows that Christian youths view church and spiritual activities as no longer attractive, such as prayer, worship, quiet time, reading the Bible and other spiritual activities. This causes Christian youth to experience an identity crisis, moral degradation and is easily influenced by today's juvenile delinquency. Even though they are important assets for the church, nation and state. This also happens to Christian youth at PPA GBT Kristus Ajaib Tulungagung and the reason is because they do not have a good spiritual life and even underestimate their spiritual development. This study used a qualitative field method with an observation and direct observation approach. So that the results of direct observation and observation can describe about attainment an overview of the research objectives, namely to provide a series and presentation of authentic data on the implementation of the application of Christian youth spirituality development at PPA GBT Kristus Ajaib Tulungagung using Donald S. Whitney's theory of Spirituality Development.

Implementation of PAK through family education is really very important to do. To describe the implementation of PAK in the family, the authors use library research as a method. The background of this research is because there are obstacles in the process of applying PAK in families that are affected by the weakening of parents as educational figures. Of the many, one of the causes of PAK not manifesting satisfactorily in the family is parents who have not yet been born again. It means that parents still don't really think about themselves as disciples of Christ and feel that they are the main and first educators in the family. For this reason, parents must be aware that actualizing PAK in the family is their responsibility. Realizing effective PAK in the family, parents must educate their family members that PAK has a role and function as a change carrier that is dynamic, progressive, and transformative towards spiritual growth and development. The research carried out aims to contribute ideas to the problem of implementing PAK in families that have not been realized satisfactorily. The final conclusion of this article is that the implementation of PAK through family education is very much needed by today's Christian families.

God has meaning in creating man. The intended meaning is a life, where life is a strong reason and motivation to support a person in living life according to what he believes. The narrative of James 4:1-10 contains a Biblical pattern of life. However, in today's development, human culture continues to experience changes. The changes in question are behaviors related to morals and ethical values so that humans experience a lot of degradation in the sanctity of their lives. Overcoming this problem, true Christians can have a humble attitude, fear God, fight against sin, rely on God, purify the heart and pray as contained in the narrative of James 4:1-10. This study uses a library research approach. The purpose of this article is to contribute thoughts in the form of alternative solutions to the problems of deviant behavior committed by some Christians today.

In the context of the modern church, the leadership role of Christian women has become an increasingly important and complex issue. Despite increasing awareness of the importance of gender equality, there are still challenges and obstacles that hinder the advancement of Christian women in ecclesiastical leadership roles. This article aims to explore the influences and challenges faced by Christian women in ecclesiastical leadership and find solutions to promote their role in the modern church. Therefore, in this study the authors used a qualitative approach by applying a literature review and reflective analysis. A literature review was conducted to gather relevant literature on Christian women's leadership in the modern church, including scholarly articles, books, ecclesiastical journals, and theological sources. Reflective analysis was then carried out to deeply understand the influence that Christian women have on ecclesiastical leadership as well as to identify the challenges they face in the context of the modern church. Based on the literature review and reflective analysis conducted, this article reveals that Christian women have a significant influence in ecclesiastical leadership, including in ecclesiastical decision-making, public service, teaching, and spiritual guidance. However, they also face challenges such as restricted traditional roles, different interpretations of the Bible, gender stereotypes, lack of necessary support and training, and cultural conservatism. Therefore, this article concludes the need to recognize and promote the role of Christian women in ecclesiastical leadership by creating an inclusive environment, providing adequate training, overcoming cultural barriers, and promoting gender equality in the modern church.

The 5.0 era is marked by rapid technological advances and social changes, affecting various aspects of life, including the field of education. Christian religious education plays an important role in shaping the character and morals of the younger generation. But in reality, the lack of emphasis on developing soft skills can be a problem, because the teacher's ability to interact empathetically, have creativity, leadership, and adaptability becomes very important in guiding students in a spiritual, moral, and emotional context. In addition, an excessive focus on hard skills, such as understanding theology and religious practice, can ignore the importance of developing soft skills in dealing with the changes faced in the 5.0 era. In this study, the authors used a literature study, therefore to achieve the objectives of this study, superior teacher quality was needed, which had a balance between software and hardware. The purpose of this study is to present software and hardware in improving the quality of Christian religious education teachers in the 5.0 era. Soft skills include interpersonal, communication, leadership, empathy, and adaptability skills, which support teachers in interacting with students, colleagues, and a changing environment. While hard skills include specific knowledge, information technology, teaching methodology, as well as expertise in the field of Christianity.

Teenagers as the future generation of the church and nation must be given proper attention and education so that their behavior is in accordance with existing norms. Christian Religious Education in the family is the most important education to teach how the person of God is with Humans. Christian Religious Education cannot be limited by space and time because it is very flexible and can be done anywhere. The role given by Christian Religious Education itself, of course, must provide teaching about the realities of life so that adolescents are able to have an understanding of their life goals. Christian Religious Education is role includes in the family to provide good behavior in the present, namely; Family behavioral education center, setting an example, restoration, family place of worship. This research was conducted using a qualitative descriptive literature method, by collecting studies related to research conducted either through books, proceedings, national and international journals. Then do the analysis, provide arguments and find the results of the study. The purpose of the research was conducted so that today's Christian youth have better behavior through Christian Religious Education in the Family and so that Christian youth do not deviate from the person of Jesus himself as a perfect person in all respects.

Kepemimpinan Kristen merupakan sebuah kepemimpinan yang perlu diterpakan dengan baik dan sesuai berlandaskan Alkitabiah. Seorang pemimpin Kristen yang tidak sesuai dengan landasannya yaitu Alkitab maka tidak disebut sebagai kepemimpinan Kristen. Salah satu upaya untuk menjadikan kepemimpinan Kristen ini sebagai pemimpin Kristen yang baik dan benar adalah seorang pemimpin Kristen harus memimpin dengan berpedoman kepada para pemimpin terdahulu yang telah dituliskan di dalam Alkitab. Ada banyak para pemimpin yang baik dan disenangi oleh orang-orang yang mereka pimpin yang diceritakan di dalam Alkitab, salah satunya adalah Daud. Daud memimpin bangsa Israel pada masanya dengan baik, karena ia adalah pemimpin yang taat serta tunduk kepada Tuhan yang telah mengutus dia. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam tulisan ini adalah membandingkan bentuk kepemimpinan Kristen masa kini yang cenderung tidak sesuai dengan apa yang seharusnya dilakukan oleh seorang pemimpin Kristen. Oleh sebab itu, melalui tulisan ini, pemimpin di harapkan dapat menjadi pemimpin yang dapat berguna bagi manusia dan juga bagi  Tuhan. Dengan mempedomani bentuk kepemimpinan seperti Daud ini, maka akan dapat menghasilkan kepemimpinan yang baik dan menciptakan kesejahteraan di tegah umat Tuhan.

The meaning of Abraham's call for Christian Religious Education is important in practicing Christian teachings today. By understanding Abraham's calling, Christian teachers can apply the steps that Abraham used during his life to the teaching of Christianity. The research method used is qualitative through analysis of scriptural texts and related literature. The values contained in the history of Abraham's call, such as faith, patience, obedience, and submission are very relevant to Christian religious education. This paper also discusses how to apply these values in the context of Christian education, including reflective and interactive learning. However, understanding the meaning of Abraham's call in the context of Christian religious education presents challenges, including differences in interpretation and understanding that arise from different Christian traditions. The solution to this challenge is to increase insight and understanding through dialogue between Christian traditions and interfaith studies. This paper also provides solutions to overcome challenges in understanding the meaning of Abraham's call, and the need for greater insight and understanding through dialog between Christian traditions and interfaith studies.

Iman yang sejati dalam kehidupan orang Kristen adalah iman yang menyelamatkan.  Itulah sebabnya Sproul menuliskan bahwa, iman dibangun di atas dasar alasan yang sudah dipikirkan dengan matang, koheren, konsisten, dan bukti empiris yang absah. Namun ada juga kelompok yang menyatakan bahwa iman adalah sekedar alat untuk sampai kepada tujuan keselamatan itu sendiri. Tujuan penelitian yang ingin dicapai melalui penulisan artikel ini adalah untuk memaparkan tentang pengertian iman secara umum, enjelaskan tentang kontribusi pengajaran dari perspektif Reformed mengenai keselamatan bagi pertumbuhan iman Kristen, menjelaskan apa apilkasinya bagi orang percaya masa kini. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif. Pandangan Agama Kristen mengenai iman adalah beriman kepada Yesus Kristus atau yang disebut orang yang beriman hanya kepada Yesus Kristus untuk memperoleh keselamatan. Iman yang sejati dalam kehidupan orang Kristen adalah iman yang menyelamatkan. Iman yang menuju kepada Tuhan untuk mendapatkan keselamatan yang kekal melalui Yesus Kristus

Peningkatan tipe kepemimpinan militeristis dalam kekristenan di era disrupsi digital ini juga dipicu oleh adanya covid-19 yang melanda negara Indonesia dan membuat percepatan-percepatan teknologi yang semakin meningkat. Adapun inti masalah yang akan dibahas dalam artikel ini adalah bagaimana kekurangan dan kelebihan kepemimpinan tipe militeristis, melihat bagaimana kepemimpinan Kristen diera disrupsi digital. Adapun tujuan dari penulisan karya ilmiah ini adalah untuk mengajak para pembaca mengerti tipe kepemimpinan militeristis ini di dalam kekristenan di era disrupsi digital ini, Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah pengumpulan data metode kualitatif. Pemimpin Kristen harus siap dengan digitalisasi sistem pengajaran praktis dan efisien sehingga tidak ada ketertinggalan teknologi yang terjadi. Maka dari itu dibutuhkan seorang pemimpin Kristen yang membuka matanya lebar-lebar  terhadap era disrupsi digital.