Sulistyastuti Sutomo
University of Nusa Cendana, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara

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Sara Douda's Essence of Symbols: Expressions of Art, Culture and Faith of the Loli Community West Sumba Sutomo, Sulistyastuti; Tari, Ezra; Djawa, Maya
Academic Journal of Educational Sciences Vol 9 No 1 (2025): June
Publisher : Postgraduate School, Universitas Nusa Cendana

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35508/ajes.v9i1.22413

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The Sara Douda dance is a form of oral tradition of cultural arts that combines movement elements from the original dance of the Loli community accompanied by energetic traditional music, namely gongs and drums, as a powerful medium for expressing the experience of faith, namely thanksgiving to the Almighty for giving His grace in the life of Loli society. Sara Douda is full of verbal and non-verbal symbols, rich in meaning, messages and cultural values ​​for the Loli community, used for social interaction and is also an expression of faith to the Highest. To obtain the meaning of symbols in Sara Douda cultural poetry, the author used qualitative methods to search for information related to Sara Douda tradition by conducting interviews in the Tarung-Loli village of West Sumba. The aim of this research is to obtain an overview of the essence, form and meaning of the Sara Douda cultural symbol as a form of expression of art, culture and faith of the Loli people in the study of Contextual Theology with Paul Tillich's perspective which is packaged in the title "Sara Douda Symbol: Expression of Art, Culture and Faith of the Loli Community West Sumba”. Sara Douda is a cultural symbol of the Loli people and also a symbol of their faith. Religious symbols allow individuals to access Divine reality and express their experiences of faith within a cultural context. The verbal and nonverbal symbols in Sara Douda show the Loli Community's faith and belief in God, the Creator of heaven and earth as in the phrase of Ama wolo Ama rawi. Their offerings of praise and expressions of gratitude have been expressed through poetry in the form of couplets and lines as well as beautiful dances from time to time, from generation to generation until now. It can be said that the essence of Sara Douda culture is a means for Loli people to carry out theology contextually in social life.
Pelaksanaan Program Makanan Dari Tuhan Ministry Bagi Penguatan Potensi Jemaat Di Gereja Misi Injili Indonesia (GMII) Kupang Barat: Pengabdian Tari, Ezra; Djawa, Maya; Pairikas, Fenetson; Kasse, Simon; Sutomo, Sulistyastuti; Prata, Arriyon
Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat dan Riset Pendidikan Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025): Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat dan Riset Pendidikan Volume 4 Nomor 1 (Juli 2025 -
Publisher : Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31004/jerkin.v4i1.2779

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Artikel ini membahas secara mendalam implementasi program tersebut, mencakup latar belakang, metode pelaksanaan, dinamika di lapangan, serta hasil yang dicapai dalam konteks penguatan iman, ekonomi, dan solidaritas jemaat. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah deskriptif-kualitatif melalui observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi kegiatan bersama jemaat. Hasil dari pelaksanaan program menunjukkan bahwa inisiatif Makanan dari Tuhan Ministry tidak hanya memberikan dampak positif terhadap kebutuhan gizi dan ketahanan pangan jemaat, tetapi juga mendorong penguatan potensi lokal seperti kewirausahaan kecil, kreativitas pemuda, serta penguatan persekutuan antaranggota gereja. Kesimpulannya, pelaksanaan Makanan dari Tuhan Ministry di GMII Kupang Barat berhasil menjadi contoh konkret pelayanan pengabdian masyarakat berbasis gereja yang relevan dengan kebutuhan jemaat. Artikel ini merekomendasikan penguatan kolaborasi lintas sektor, pemanfaatan potensi lokal secara lebih maksimal, serta dokumentasi sistematis sebagai dasar pengembangan program berkelanjutan di masa depan.