Educatio Christi

The understanding of God’s grace in justification and sanctification serves as the foundation of Christian faith within Reformed theology. John Calvin emphasizes justification as the work of God declaring humanity righteous through faith in Christ, while sanctification is the renewal of life by the Holy Spirit as the fruit of faith. This study highlights the issue of congregational identity crisis and the declining understanding of self-worth rooted in God’s grace. Using a qualitative...

In the church tradition, catechism is an important moment in the formation of faith before someone declares their commitment to faith. The method in catechism plays an important role in increasing the religiosity of participants. However, in practice, the teaching methods used are often one-way, dominated by lectures and memorization of doctrine, which provide little space for participants to ask questions and discuss so that the learning process feels rigid because it creates a distance...

Research on religious education for children with disabilities at SLB/B GMIM DAMAI TOMOHON aims to answer and provide solutions to three problems, namely first, regarding the reality of educational competencies that teach Christian religious education, second, the learning process for Christian religious education, and third, supporting and inhibiting factors for education at SLB/B. This study was conducted at SLB/B GMIM DAMAI TOMOHON using qualitative research and observation of a simple...

The purpose of this article is to examine and explain the Reformatory Shepherding Theology and its relationship to the spirit of Si Tou Timou Tumou Tou in the aspect of church life. The statement of the problem is the lack of spirit of solidarity and the lack of strong theological aspects that are included in ecclesiastical shepherding. By using a qualitative approach and literature method, the results of the research concern the significance of Reformatory Shepherding Theology based...