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Considering the importance of the next generation in the church, children must be empowered to be better. Therefore, this research can be a work that provides education about the influence of technology on Sunday school children at the Imanuel Batubara' Ra'Bung church which can be used as an instrument to help them in developing better thinking patterns. The research method used is a qualitative research method with a descriptive approach to describe the reality of the reality that occurs in the field. The qualitative method is applied through library research and field analysis. The library study is applied by finding supporting theories that are relevant to the research. Furthermore, a descriptive approach is applied through interview techniques and field analysis. Interviews were conducted by the author through field research and social analysis. The theories applied by the author are theories about counseling, theories about the church and theories about social assistance. The results of this study are that Sunday school teachers and child care providers must work together to help Sunday school children know God well and also be able to lead themselves in a better direction.

The objectives of this study are 1) to determine the influence of church ministry on the character formation of Sunday School children at HKBP Partahanan Medan; 2) to determine the influence of parental attention on the character formation of Sunday School children at HKBP Partahanan Medan; and 3) to determine the combined influence of church ministry and parental attention on the character formation of Sunday School children at HKBP Partahanan Medan. This study employed a quantitative method with inferential statistics. The sample consisted of 31 Sunday School congregants. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using regression and correlation tests. The results indicate that: 1) Church ministry has a positive and significant influence on the character formation of Sunday School children, with an F-value of 60.290 and a significance level of 0.000; 2) Parental attention has a positive and significant influence on the character formation of Sunday School children; and 3) Church ministry and parental attention jointly exert a positive and significant influence, contributing 71.6% to the variation in children’s character formation.Thus, it can be concluded that effective church ministry and consistent parental attention are the primary factors influencing the character formation of Sunday School children at HKBP Partahanan Medan.

The research aims to determine the influence of Sunday school materials on Sunday school behavior at GKPS Marubun Lokkung in 2025. The research hypothesis is that there is a positive influence between Sunday school materials on Sunday school behavior at GKPS Marubun Lokkung in 2025. Descriptive quantitative research method. The total population of Sunday school children aged 8-11 years at GKPS Marubun Lokkung in 2025 is 35 people. The research respondents were the entire population of Sunday school children aged 8-11, totaling 35 people, so this research was population research. The research instrument is a closed questionnaire. The results of data analysis obtained: a) The value of rcount=0.587>rtable=0.334 shows that there is a positive relationship between Sunday school material and Sunday school behavior at GKPS Marubun Lokkung in 2025. b) Regression equation. c) The determination test revealed that the magnitude of the effect was 34.46%. d) Hypothesis testing obtained Fcount=16.946>Ftable=3.32 so H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. The research concluded that there was a positive influence between Sunday school materials on Sunday school behavior at GKPS Marubun Lokkung in 2025.

The purpose of this study is to be able to design a relevant curriculum for Sunday school children at GKI Sumut Pealangge, because the Sunday school in this church does not have a curriculum and has never used a curriculum in its Sunday school children's service. The method in this study is Research and Development or what we usually call R&D (Research and Development) by following the procedures of Borg and Gall. The subjects used as research samples were Sunday school teachers at GKI Sumut in Siborongborong. The research stages include the product designer stage, the curriculum expert validation stage, the material expert or theology expert stage, and the product trial stage. The product trial stage consists of an individual trial stage with a total of 10 Sunday school teachers as trial subjects. The data analysis technique used is a qualitative and quantitative descriptive technique. The results of this design study indicate that the Sunday school children's curriculum design is considered feasible to be used as a curriculum design after passing the validation test of the curriculum expert team, and the material expert or theology expert team, as well as passing the product trial. The average score obtained as a result of the curriculum expert validation was 3.83 and 4 with the category "Good". The average score obtained as a result of validation by material experts or theologians was 4 and 4 with the category "Good". The results of individual trials obtained an average score of 27 including the category "good". The trial stage of the curriculum design product using Sunday school teachers as test subjects stated that the Sunday school curriculum design is suitable for use as a Sunday school curriculum design in supporting Sunday school children's services at GKI Sumut Pealangge.

The purpose of this study was to determine the Effect of Sunday School Material on the Behavior of Sunday School Children at GKPS Marubun Lokkung 2025. The method used in this study is a quantitative method. The population used by the researcher was the total number of Sunday school children aged 8 to 11 years at the GKPS Marubun Lokkung Church in 2025 as many as 30 people and the sample in the study was all populations totaling 30 people. Data were collected using a positive closed questionnaire of 30 items. The results of data analysis show that there is an Influence of Sunday School Materials on the Behavior of Sunday School Children at GKPS Marubun Lokkung 2025: 1) Analysis requirements test: a) A positive relationship test is obtained by the value of the Influence of Sunday School Materials on the Behavior of Sunday School Children at GKPS Marubun Lokkung 2025. rxy = 0.621> rtable (α = 0.05; n = 30) = 0.361 thus it is known that there is a positive relationship between variable X and variable Y. b) A significant relationship test is obtained by tcount = 5.322> rtable (α = 0.05; n = 28) = 2.048 thus there is a significant relationship between variable X and variable Y. Thus Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected.

Character is important in human life. Character building must begin at an early age. The church must also realize this, because the church has an important role in shaping character, especially the character of Christ in children. Through the teaching of Sunday school teachers, the church can take part in the formation of children's character at an early age. The role of a Sunday school teacher is quite large for the character building of Sunday school children. Therefore, Sunday school teachers must know the importance of childhood, the role of Sunday school teachers in the formation of children's character, the process of character formation, influencing factors in character formation and shaping children's character according to the stages of child development. The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which the role of Sunday school teachers in GBIS Salatiga on the character building of Sunday school children in GBIS Salatiga. This research was conducted using qualitative method and data collection was done through interviews. The results of the research were then reviewed in detail and critically using theoretical studies so that it is known to what extent the role of Sunday school teachers regarding the character building of Sunday school children in GBIS Salatiga.

The low attendance of congregational children in participating in Sunday school worship activities, childhood is a time where the complexity of abilities in both the fields of knowledge and religion must be emphasized and formed from the start. The aim of this community service activity aims to increase Sunday school interest in worship attendance. Sunday school Sunday school children. This activity will discuss the importance of the role of students in making positive contributions to society through community service for Sunday school children. Through this service, the team hopes to provide new insight into children who are lacking in participating in Sunday school children's services, and can improve children's interest in attending Sunday school Keywords: ,  

The study aims to find out what the ideal church service is like for Sunday school children. The research method used is the study of libraries, interview approaches and observation of the ministry of several churches for Sunday schoolchildren. Through a number of literacy, observation and interviews with a number of Sunday school teachers, it is known that the problem of ministry to Sunday school largely arises from the church itself where many weaknesses lie in the Pastor and Assembly who are still less serious about improving the ministry of PAK to children in the church. Some suggestions to address the problem are: 1). Priests should facilitate teaching, provide week school curriculum and actively engage in serving Sunday school worship. 2). The Church needs to include a special budget for the increase in Sunday School Teacher’s HR. 3). The Church needs to periodically evaluate the Sunday school service. 4). The Church needs to work on service facilities ranging from child-friendly specialty spaces. 5). The Church needs to engage members of the congregation who have pedagogic and theological competencies to support Sunday school service. 6). Even in limitations, Sunday school teachers need to update their knowledge and skills in varying the teaching methods of week schoolchildren.

Ideally, missiology education is applied to teachers and preachers who are positioned for adults who already have qualified literacy and religious abilities. In the application of youth and children's education, it is recommended to parents and teachers so that parents of these students or children can learn the rules of learning. Missiology is learning when someone gives testimony and a story about superpowers or outside forces reason (about the power of God, Prophets, and religious leaders), so that they provide a personal experience and story that can convince people, whether in any religion. Missiology learning is not part of the context of education in schools, but the context of missiology should have been taught by parents and teachers when the children studied religion. This study aims to reveal how simple missiology learning can be applied so that children in their development to adulthood have the ability and uphold the mind in upholding supernatural values.