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COMPETENCE OF SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN
CARRYING OUT THE GREAT COMMISSION OF MATTHEW 28:19-20 THROUGH EDUCATION IN
SUNDAY SCHOOL |
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Ivo Christiana Siregar STT Paul Medan, Indonesia |
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ABSTRACT |
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The competence
of Sunday school teachers plays an important role in achieving the goal of
Christian education in Sunday School, namely carrying out the great commission. This study aims to explain the competence
of Sunday school teachers, education in Sunday schools and the great mandate
in education. This research uses a
library method with descriptive qualitative proximity, where researchers try
to answer research problems by looking for literature sources related to
research problems. The conclusion of this study is that there is a need for
competent teachers so that the goal of Christian religious education in
Sunday School can be realized. The way
is that the church develops paedagogic competence,
personality competence, social competence and professional competence of
Sunday school teachers through a continuous set of spiritual development,
knowledge and abilities. |
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KEYWORDS |
competence of Sunday school
teachers, education in Sunday school,
Great Commission in
Education |
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INTRODUCTION
In carrying out the great commission of Matthew 28:19-20, the strategies
and methods of the Gospel Message are generally the main subject of discussion.
Arie de Kuiper gives an overview of the method of the
Gospel Message can be through individual testimony, being a missioner
congregation in communion and a
onerous approach that summarizes all areas of social, educational, medical life
such as service to the sick, the poor and the spread of Christian readings (Arie, 2022).
In Matthew 28:19-20 there is an imperative work of μαθητεύσατε (mathēteusate) which means
make all nations my disciples. This is
the goal to be achieved in a manat agung. So being a
human being a student is God's mission which should also be the purpose
of teaching or education (Hornlangi, 2020).
To achieve educational goals
requires a competence that includes knowledge, skills and personal
characteristics. Cully reveals to understand the meaning of education, we must
see it in complete insight. Sensitive educators realize that the collection of
knowledge and experience of mankind is not the only elixir for parenting
children. In their duties, an understanding of the factors in interpersonal
relationships must also be included. The results of psychological investigations
show that growth and development include a personal wholeness in the whole
environment. Good school teachers, always aware of such factors at work in
their teaching duties, but it was only in this century that they were described
in detail (Cully, 2006). Cully said teachers are not
only qualified in knowledge and rich in experience but must also understand the
growth and development of children so that
educational goals are achieved.
Ethical problems are faced with the situation of the school minggu, a non-formal education for children organized by
the church, preparing competent teachers is difficult because generally Sunday school teachers are congregants who do
not have a background in education and rarely receive prior guidance before
teaching. While the development of the times requires Sunday school teachers
to be
able to adapt to many things as
expressed by Pujiono that teachers of different times with their students need to
adapt to culture, habits, and characteristics learners
(Pujiono, 2021).
Cully writes that since its inception, the
church has been a teaching society because they want their children to
know the truth, they feel the need to testify of what God has done for them and
they have the strength to bear such testimony (Cully, 2006). This means that
the church that has come to know
the truth will be moved to carry out the
great commission of "go and make all my disciples....". Only the church needs to seriously prepare
the congregation to master the competencies required in Sunday school ministry
so that the Word of God revealed in the Bible can be conveyed to children.
RESEARCH
METHOD
This research is a qualitative research using a descriptive literature
method that explores data in a literature study that correlates with the
research topic. The sources are textbooks, both physical books and e-books, and
journals. Through this method, the
author will explore and elaborate on the understanding of the competence of
Sunday school teachers, education in Sunday school and the great mandate in
education. This research is expected to
provide understanding and encouragement for the church to develop the
competence of Sunday school teachers so that the goals of the great commission are achieved through education
in Sunday schools
RESULT
AND DISCUSSION
Competence of Sunday School Teachers
The basis of Christian Education is the truth of the Christian concept in
God's relationship with humans or vice versa (Purba et al., 2023, p. 63).
That’s why efforts to educate children in Sunday school must include the
understanding and understanding of God's Word, therefore teachers must be
prepared to qualify as a teacher Sunday School. Martin Luther insists whoever
intends to teach another must be trained for such a long time to be prepared for the
service. Similarly, he must have special abilities that are only possible after
studying earnestly since his youth. It is this view that the Apostle Paul
expressed in 1 Timothy 3:2 a churchman must be able to educate and teach
others. While he pointed out that
preachers should be more skilled at educating than the laity. According to 1 Timothy 4:6, Timothy was
praised for having been educated in the words of faith and true doctrine from
childhood. To teach another person precisely
and clearly is not a trivial art, because it is a skill beyond the ability of
unlearned people (Boehlke, 2005).
The qualifications or requirements needed to perform a job/service are
known as competencies. According to Stephen P. Robbin in (Seta, 2021), Kompetensi
is theability or
capacity of a person to do
various tasks in a work, where this ability is determined by
two factors, namely intellectual and physical
ability. Based on the Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 14 of 2005 Article 10, competencyis a set
of knowledge, skills, and behaviors that must be possessed, lived, and mastered
by teachers or lecturers in carrying out professional duties which include competencies paedagogic, personality competence, social competence and
professional competence obtained through professional education (Indonesia,
2005).
Competence Paedagogic
Paedagodic
competence is the ability of educators in the management of peserta
didik learning. Marbun (2022) emphasized that educators must master curriculum
management, starting with curriculum
tool planning , curriculum
implementation and curriculum evaluation , as well as having an
understanding of educational psychology,
especially those related to the needs
and development of the curriculum so that
martial arts activities are more
meaningful and successful.
Paedagogic
competencies related to teacher and student interaction include the ability to
explain material, implement learning methods, provide and answer questions,
manage and conduct evaluations. In this case the teacher must understand the
characteristics, learning motivation, interests, attitudes and development of
his students.
To develop the paedagodic competence of Sunday
school teachers, churches can conduct seminars on curriculum, child development
psychology, classroom management workshops; and other education.
Personality Competence
Personal competence is a personal
talent that displays a steady, stable, intelligent and authoritative personality.
According to Rusman in (Marbun, 2022), educators have a consistent
personality and can serve as a source of inspiration for students. Become an
exemplary personal figure in order to
carry out the tripusat advocated by Ki Hadjar Dewantoro, namely Ing Ngarso Sung Tulodo, Ing Madya Mangun Karso and Tut Wuri Handayani (in front of
the teacher gives example or example, in the middle gives initiative and in the back
gives encouragement or incentive. That's why Jannes,
et al state that personality competence plays an important role in the achievement of students' work and learning (Marbun, 2022).
The personality competence of the Sunday school teacher is to be
exemplary. According to the Big
Dictionary Indonesian the notion of exemplary comes from the word
"exemplary" which means things that can be imitated or imitated. To be an example is to be a person of Christ
character. Ratnasari
said that a teacher in teaching or educating students is also expected to have
a good impact on the character and ethics of the students. Being an example for
the nara didik can be
through activities that are easy to imitate, misalnya:
come on time to give advice that can be understood and appreciate the students (Ratnasari, Triposa, & Arifianto,
2022).
Nuriyani revealed that teachers who have good
spirituality have a positive effect on the growth of their students
(Simatupang, 2020)
Some of the Christian characters mentioned in the Bible that must be
developed and displayed by Sunday school teachers are integrity (Tit. 1:7-9);
humility (Matt. 5:1-7; Mark 10:14-15; 1 Tim. 3:6); love with all its
characteristics (Matt. 22:37-39; 1 Cor. 13); serve and help (Luke 10:25-37);
inner strength and righteousness (Luke 11:37-53; 12:15; John. 16:33); a close
relationship with Christ (1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:2 2; John 15:1-8); joy (John 17:13); holiness (John 17:16; 2 Timothy 2:22); peace (2 Tim, 2:22); patient and diligent (1 Tim. 6:11; 2 Tim.
2:25); self-mastery (1 Timothy 3:2; Tit. 1:8); not
greedy and not quarrelsome ( 1
Timothy 3:2-3; 6:10-11); and other
qualities (Lepa, 2022).
To develop the personality competencies of Sunday school
teachers, the church can educate through spiritual coaching, sermon,
encouraging Sunday school teachers to have personal shady moments; and other education.
Professional Competence
Profesional
competence is the ability to understand the subject totally and thoroughly.
According to Rusman in (Marbun, 2022), this implies that educators are required to
have a correct and broad understanding of the field of study or material lessons to be taught, as
well as mastery of methodical didactics which includes mastery of theoretical
concepts, the ability to choose the right models, strategies and methods and
the ability to apply them in learning
activities. Have a deep understanding of the curriculum and teacher base. Professional competence is the ability of a
Sunday school teacher to master the subject he teaches. Widiyanto
revealed that increasing the professional competence of teachers allows
teachers to carry out teaching tasks well. making it able to present learning
materials that are easy to understand, interesting and can manage classes
effectively (Widiyanto & Fernando, 2020).
As has been explained in
the background regarding the background of the Sunday school teacher is the
general congregation. So to develop their professional competence, the church
needs to prepare a curriculum, buku-books supporting
the learning process in Sunday school and educating Sunday school teachers to understand
it; the church holds Bible study classes; Sunday school teachers take props
courses; and other educational
activities.
Social Competence
The capacity of educators to interact and engage
successfully with students, fellow educators, education staff, parents or
guardians of students and the surrounding community as members Society is
referred to as SOSIal competence. According to Sanjaya in (Marbun, 2022), social competence includes communicating orally, in writing, through gestures; from a functional point of view
capable of using information and
communication technologies; communicate effectively
with learners, fellow educators,
education staff, parents or guardians
of learners; and communicate politely with the surrounding community. This
implies that educators should be able to communicate socially with students,
classmates, administrators; and a larger society. Purwoto, dkk said that social
skills are not only related to how to talk to others, but also include
expertise to get used to behaving to people around
and social competence has a positive effect on
teaching and learning process (Purwoto, Budiyana, & Arifianto,
2020).
In order
to exercise social competence, Sunday school students are encouraged to live in communion (Hebrews
10:24-25) because in communion everyone learns to build relationships; attend
communication seminars, leadership seminars, social media technolohi
workshops; and other education.
Education in Sunday School
Sunday School is a forum for
Christian religious education in the church.
Here a child is guided to know the truth according to the development of his age. Martin Luther
says there should be a Christian
religious education that instills
faith in young people (Boehlke, 2005). So that
one day they may be able to live in truth.
The opening of the Sunday School was originally to open up educational
opportunities for children coming from poor families in this area (in Boughton, Kent county), without interfering with their work
on weekdays ordinary, and to accustom children from a young age to always
worship every Sunday as well as spend leisure hours on Sundays through good and
regular activities. The child will be
taught to read, to know the responsibility of a Christian, especially to study
diligently and behave well according to
his needs as a laborer and helper
in the future day (Boehlke, 2016). With the existence of Sunday School at
that time, in addition to being able to read and write, the result that stood
out was a "spiritual" result, namely an improvement in terms of
identity the children themselves. For he began to feel that he was cared for by
teachers and supporters as a valuable person. And it is precisely in the
educational process that its identity is strengthened. Although he was a pauper, he was a human
being loved by certain people. He also
began to know himself as also loved by
God (Boehlke, 2016).
Patti said Sunday School ministry hasa positive
influence on church growth (Pattinama,
2019), as well as Siswoyo said that Sunday School is a means to shaping the faith and character of the child (Siswoyo, 2018), as well as Yulianingsih
which reveals that the motivation of
children to read the Bible can be improved in
Sunday school (Yulianingsih, 2020). Thus the
Church must understand the importance of
the role of Sunday School in Christian religious education for the spiritual growth of children. Because the child's ethics can be discipled
in Sunday School, the child will grow up with an awareness of his
identity before God, the child will one day
bring goodness for this world. Therefore, the church must take
responsibility and play a role in developing Sunday school ministry.
The Great Commission on Education
Matthew 28:19-20 has four verbs: one imperative verb μαθητεύσατε (mathēteusate), which is the
command to make disciples, and three participatory verbs, πορευθέντες
(poreuthentes), βαπτίζοντες
(baptizontes), and διδάσκοντες
(didaskontes) which means to go, baptize, and teach,
meaning that the task of Christian religious education is to preach the gospel to his protégé.
Luther's thinking about the purpose of Christian religious
education was to involve all the citizens of the congregation, especially the
young, in order to study regularly and
orderly in order to become more aware of their sins and rejoice in the Word of
Jesus Christ that set them free in addition to equipping them with sources of
faith, especially the experience of prayer, the written Word, the Bible and
various cultures so that they are able to serve others including society and
country and take part responsibly in
Christian communion, namely the Church (Boehlke, 2005). Calvin's thought of Christian religious
education was the fertilization of the minds of believers and their children
with the Word of God under the guidance of the Holy Spirit through a number of
learning experiences carried out by the church, so that in them a continuous
spiritual growth was produced that was embodied even more profoundly through
self-devotion to God the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ in the form of acts of
love towards others (Boehlke, 2005). Groome's idea that the purpose of Christian religious
education is to enable people to live as Christians, that is, to live according
to the Christian faith (Thomas,
2017). Based on the above thoughts, the purpose of
education is to make disciples of people through a series of teachings and
learning experiences in order to grow, be able to live in truth and be
witnesses. Thus, the purpose of God's mission in the great commission of
Matthew 28:19-20 can be realized through education.
CONCLUSION
Competence is essential in achieving educational goals
both formal and informal. Thegovernment regulates it in the Law of the Republic of
Indonesia No. 14 of 2005 Article 10 that there are 4 (four) competencies of
teachers: paedagogic
competence, personality competence, social competence and professional
competence.
The task of the church is to carry out God's mission of
the great commission of Matthew 28:19-20, including through Christian religious
education in Sunday School which is a non-formal education. It needs teachers
with qualified competence so that the goal of Christian religious education in
Sunday School can be realized. However,
teachers in Sunday schools are generally congregants who do not have a latar of teacher education,
Therefore, to achieve the goal of Christian religious
education in Sunday School, namely carrying out the great commission, the researcher proposed
that the church develop paedagogic competence,
personality competence, social competence and professional competence of
teachers. Sunday School through a continuous set of spiritual development,
knowledge and abilities for Sunday School teachers
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