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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.

Church planting is not a new thing in the journey of Christianity and has an important role to play in the continuation of God's work on earth. Church planting is one aspect that plays an important role in the growth of the church as well as something that the church must do, not only the church, but all believers, considering this duty and responsibility is contained in the Great Commission. David Garrison suggests 4 classifications of church planting, namely rapidly multiplying, indigenous, church planting and in tribal groups. The segmentation of church planting is aimed at both unbelievers and believers who are immature in faith and unshepherded. In new church planting, the above are important factors that will help new churches grow and develop well. However, the sociological factors seen in new church planting vary depending on the case being analyzed, but God does not ignore the physical needs of people. When Jesus ministered in the world, He performed many social acts, such as healing diseases and feeding people. Evangelism is not one of our efforts to separate them from their culture, we still live culturally and maintain that culture, but our job is to straighten their path from the wrong to the right path, namely the Lord Jesus Christ who is the Savior of mankind. We must keep and preserve the culture, but it is the wrong way and understanding that we must correct.

The example of Moses' leadership has become a reflection of contemporary Christian leadership, especially for organizational leadership. Today, some organizational leaderships are trapped in unhealthy leadership which results in unwanted events, one example being corruption, running away from calls, being less responsible, and being more concerned with personal needs. Avoiding events like this, today's organizational leadership wants to have complete self-integrity, missionary, obedient to God, responsible, loyal, and prioritizes the needs of others in leading the organization. The method used by the author in writing this article is a qualitative method, namely by literature research (approach). The conclusion from the author about the significance of Moses' example and implementation for today's organizational leadership is that Moses' example is indispensable for today's organizational leadership in carrying out their duties and responsibilities as leaders and servants of God's sheep.

In writing this article, we discuss the integrity of PAK teachers in forming the spiritual character of students. Because nowadays, there are still some teachers who have not been able to show a Christlike attitude to life, so they are not a good role model for students. In fact, the integrity of an PAK teacher directs the behavior of students so that they are successful in following lessons in a certain knowledge environment. In fact, the integrity of an PAK teacher directs the behavior of students so that they are successful in following lessons in a certain knowledge environment. The results of the research show that there are several things that educators need to pay attention to in forming a child's spiritual character, namely: First, maintaining the sanctity of his life as God's partner in educating. Second, directing his students to become students like him and realizing that he is a servant of God whose job is to teach God's word to all nations. Third, Christian religion teachers must prepare lessons as well as possible.Fourth, Christian religious teachers must be role models and have integrity and be friendly to students in the context of forming the spiritual character of students.  This study used the cauldron method qualitative with the library data used are the Bible, journals, articles and theological books that support the topic of discussion.

There is no denying that it is one measure of the Christian's relationship with God. Personal finances, especially in terms of giving and keeping a tithe tax offering. Tithing is an important issue in Christian finance. Some believe that this is a tax to God for a happy life. Despite life's difficulties. Some people do not pay tithing. unmanageable income. In fact, there are things that we cannot give. Because he enjoys spending too much money on his life. Also, some Christians tithe eagerly, but for no apparent reason. Because that's what the church and family taught me since I was little.

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 lowest echelons of society have been affected by the global spread of the coronavirus epidemic, which has infected people from all walks of life and altered regional lives and cultural practices. In addition to causing a recession in the national economy, this issue has also decreased peoples' purchasing power and ability to withstand the rising cost of living.This study outlines the efforts made by the Bandung Regency government to provide good guarantees for street children through preventive measures, financial education assistance, fostering enthusiasm and shelter supervision, developing regulations and policies, and providing freedom of choice for street children in the medium term through playing, direct support, approaches to tackling social issues, and suggestions for revenue management. the enhancement of human resources, research into the growth of street children, and evaluation of good street child conduct are all attempts to better society.The problem is that because of spiritual issues, many of them try to escape and destroy necessities of life. Despite having a sizable state budget, it is impossible to employ street children in suitable jobs. Additionally, there is still a dearth of assistance and backing from many organizations.

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.  

The quality of Light Rail Transit (LRT) services in Pegangsaan Dua - Velodrome is the result of efforts by the Jakarta Provincial Government and LRT Jakarta to improve public transportation services in Jakarta. The development of LRT Jakarta began with the increasing demand from the community for safe, comfortable, and efficient transportation access. In the process of developing LRT, a service quality analysis is carried out to determine the extent to which LRT can meet the needs of the community and measure user satisfaction levels. This analysis is carried out using various methods such as user satisfaction surveys, direct observation, and analysis of LRT usage data. From the results of this analysis, it is expected that solutions can be found to improve the quality of LRT services so that they can meet the increasing needs and satisfaction of users.

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.

Bekasi City Christian Communication Forum, is a forum for Christians across churches, where this forum is a forum for communication between interfaith and churches in Bekasi, such as from HKBP, GPIB, Bethel, Catholicism, this forum is a center for establishing communication between church residents who experience problems and threats related to intolerance that is rampant, especially in the Bekasi City area. The existence of a Christian education or education that breathes Christian beliefs is very beneficial. Religion began to become a part of the culture of every people. The role of the church, apart from being a message of the gospel to the unsaved, is also very important in building the spiritual life of its congregation in order to grow into a spiritually mature congregation. The objectives of this study are: 1). To find out and analyze the extent of the role of community service through the FKK Christian organization in Bekasi City. 2). To find out and analyze the problems faced, especially by the FKK Christian organization in Bekasi City. In this study, this type of research is descriptive qualitative research, that is, the data collected is in the form of words, pictures, not numbers. The purpose of descriptive research is to make a systematic, factual, and accurate description of the facts and nature of a particular population or area. The results in this study can be concluded that Religion must be a social glue, which plays a role in bridging tensions, maintaining the survival of society when faced with life challenges. In this case, religion plays a role in uniting members of society in the midst of existing plurality. Religion should promote a high sense of tolerance and love, not excessive fanaticism that thinks what we have is good and what else is bad.

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.

The purpose of Christian Religious education in the family is to teach about human relations with God and His creation. Christian Religious Education can be carried out in families, schools and places of worship without being limited by space and time. real to children, so that children understand the purpose of this life. Christian Religious Education in the family is very important to be applied by parents today. One of the roles of Christian Religion education in the family today is to seek the cooperation of fathers and mothers in educating children as well as creating harmony in the family. Therefore, the family is the most important environment in carrying out the social formation of children. So, the role of parents in raising children is very important, not only do children learn and experience growth in the family, but all family members can learn from each other through interaction with each other. However, all of this cannot be separated from the example of parents. in family.

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.

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.

The smart city action plan for the city of Denpasar Bali includes: 1) human resources 2) nfrastructure, 3) applications, and 4) smart city literacy. Meanwhile, in building a smart city there are six pillars, namely smart governance, smart society, smart living, smart economy, smart environment, and smart branding. In 2020 Denpasar City ranks 1st Smart City with Surakarta in the framework of the movement program towards 100 Smart Cities Indonesia.The 2021 Electronic-Based Government System Index is 3.19 which is in the good category and is in the Top 5 RKCI that year.  The Denpasar Bali City Communication, Information and Statistics Service (Kominfos) has taken several steps to implement e-government in realizing a smart city. Some of these steps include building an e-gov portal, increasing accessibility, using the right technology, establishing partnerships with the private sector, developing mobile applications. By implementing e-gov and developing a smart city, the Denpasar-Bali City Communication and Informatics Agency is able to improve the quality of public services, facilitate public access to information and public services, and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the performance of the Denpasar city government.  

This community service program aims to enhance the competence of community facilitators in implementing catechesis at Santo Krisologus BSB Parish Semarang. Based on preliminary studies, fundamental problems were identified, including deficiencies in facilitative competencies and disparities in community participation in catechetical activities. The workshop was designed using a multi-dimensional methodological approach integrating Mezirow's transformative learning theory and Groome's shared Christian praxis model. The program was conducted on October 20, 2024, with the participation of 34 novice community facilitators. The workshop implementation involved three main components: theoretical material presentation, guided practicum, and learning community formation. Results showed significant improvements in participants' theoretical understanding and practical skills, particularly in participative, appreciative, and reflective dimensions. The formation of learning communities indicates potential program sustainability through peer learning mechanisms. This program contributes to the renewal of community catechesis aligned with the vision of Church ad extra and can serve as a prototype for developing similar programs in other parishes.

 Hernia yang merupakan salah satu penyebab dari tingginya rawat inap, salah satu faktor yang memicu kasus hernia adalah faktor usia. Definisi dari hernia adalah suatu protrusi atau penonjolan isi suatu rongga melalui defek di dinding rongga tersebut. Kasus hernia yang paling sering terjadi adalah hernia inguinalis. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti prevalensi dan karakteristik pasien hernia inguinalis di RSUD Prof. Dr. Margono Soekarjo Purwokerto selama periode Januari 2021- April 2022. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan metode cross sectional. Berdasarkan penelitian frekuensi kelompok terbanyak dalam penelitian ini adalah kelompok usia 0 sampai 11 tahun dengan presentase 34.4%. Terdapat tren peningkatan kejadian hernia sesuai dengan peningakatan usia pasien. kurva naik  yang berarti semakin tingginya usia sejalan dengan kasus hernia inguinalis. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah prevalensi pasien hernia inguinalis di RSUD Prof. Dr. Margono Soekarjo Purwokerto adalah 3% dengan rasio laki-laki : perempuan = 5:1 dan frekuensi terbanyak usia 0-11 tahun (34.4%).    

This study aims to examine the intricate relationship among brand image, intellectual capital, human capital, public relation strategy, and firm value. The research adopts a qualitative approach utilizing semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders from diverse industries. A purposive sampling technique is employed to select participants with relevant expertise. Data analysis involves thematic analysis to identify patterns, themes, and relationships among the variables. The findings reveal nuanced interconnections between brand image, intellectual and human capital, public relation strategies, and firm value, highlighting the importance of holistic management approaches in enhancing organizational performance and competitiveness.