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Perempuan dan Pertumbuhan Gereja dalam Komunitas Kristen mula-mula: Fokus pada Lukas 8:1-3 Masambe, Helen Gratia; Palempung, Rivay Bobby; Lumintang, Ferry Sonny Nixon
Educatio Christi Vol 6 No 1 (2025): Januari 2025
Publisher : UPT Penelitian Fakultas Teologi Universitas Kristen Indonesia Tomohon

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70796/educatio-christi.v6i1.129

In the context of Minahasa, in fact women have been given equal opportunities with men. But it is also undeniable fact that women in Minahasa are also face a lot of struggles. Some women become objects to domestic or workplace violence, trafficking, divorce, marginalization in the workplace, etc. There are women who are forced or willing to leave their jobs because of the demands of marriage and family life. So, the problem is, even though the society or even the church provides space for women to play an active role, some women reject it with cultural or social reasons. The problem lies with women who cannot use the opportunities to explore their abilities that God has given them to work with others in God’s missionary work. This research aims to analyze the role of the women who followed Jesus in church growth according to Luke 8:1-3. This research uses qualitative research methods by collecting data from books and journals that will be analyzed to get the conclusion. The result of this research reveals that women can play active roles in the society and church ministry using all their capacities that God has given to them. A change of thought is necessary if what is expected is a change of action. Change of thinking from women themselves to be willing to fight for liberation and transformation in her life and other people’s life through church’s and society’ mission/ministry. Keywords: Luke, woman, Jesus’s follower, church, ministry.

HAK KESULUNGAN : Kajian Historis Kejadian 25:19-34 dan Maknanya bagi GMIM Jemaat Golgota Bukit Ranomuut Lembong, Theresia Yashinta Tiara; Lumintang, Ferry S.
Educatio Christi Vol 4 No 1 (2023): Januari 2023
Publisher : UPT Penelitian Fakultas Teologi Universitas Kristen Indonesia Tomohon

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70796/educatio-christi.v4i1.84

The Birthright is a privilege for an firstborn. This birthright is a culture that has existed since the time of ancient Israel which is still often misinterpreted today. This right gives a mistaken view of the position of an firstborn. When in the story of Esau and Jacob who were brothers, loved by his father and mother, Esau looked down on the birthright and exchanged it for Jacob's red bean soup, so that Esau did not care about his privileges either by inheritance, for leadership or for the privileges he had as the firstborn and then he sold the birthright Jacob.

“Mendengar dan Melakukan Perintah Tuhan Mendatangkan Berkat” Kajian Hermeneutik Kritik Historis Terhadap Ulangan 28: 1-14 Mandagi, Pingkan Gratcia; Lumintang, Ferry S. N.
Educatio Christi Vol 5 No 1 (2024): Januari 2024
Publisher : UPT Penelitian Fakultas Teologi Universitas Kristen Indonesia Tomohon

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70796/educatio-christi.v5i1.125

Blessings are gifts that God gives in human life. There are those who want to feel and enjoy God's blessings, but the life they live does not reflect obedience to God. Even when they receive blessings, they forget themselves and forget to thank God for the blessings they enjoy. In Deuteronomy 28:1-14, when the Israelites were about to enter the land of Canaan and live in the promised land that the LORD God had given them, Moses gave a speech in which he spoke about reminding the Israelites to be faithful to hear God's commands and to obey Him. The promise when they were willing to obey and be faithful to Him was the abundant blessings that God would give them but if they violated then there were curses that would befall them. This scientific work uses the Hermeneutic method of historical criticism in order to obtain the right meaning and theology regarding obedience to God, is the main key for believers to obtain blessings that come from God.

Perseverance according to the Book of Job 2:1-13 and implications for people today Ferry S.N. Lumintang
Interdisciplinary Social Studies Vol. 3 No. 3 (2024): Interdisciplinary Social Studies
Publisher : International Journal Labs

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55324/iss.v3i3.654

Human understanding today is always presented with the concept that those who obey and are faithful to God will be blessed and those who do evil will suffer. On the other hand, humans always want to have something obtained instantly. The book of Job struggles with that understanding and attempts to decipher the concept of recompense. Because of the reality of life in this world, humans are always faced with two sides of life, namely difficult and happy. Researchers use qualitative methods with a literature approach (librabry Research) for this paper. Job's struggles, as the book of Job testifies, are evidence of his perseverance in facing everything in life. Contrary to the concept in Israel that obedience and faithfulness bring blessings. The concept of Job in the face of hardship and pleasure is a character that every human or believer must possess. It turns out that the concept of God as the giver of blessings and punishments based on human works was renewed into a God far beyond human thought and wisdom. Man has limitations to experience God's work in this world. Man's tendency to frame God in man's limited thinking makes it difficult for man to understand what God has done. Olh is therefore in chapters 2:1-13 (are we willing to receive good from God, but not bad? Here comes Job's perseverance.)

Hustle Culture as a Contemporary Form of Idolatry: A Theological Analysis of the Old Testament Ferry Sonny Lumintang; Ramli Sarimbangun
Jurnal Multidisiplin Indonesia Vol. 5 No. 6 (2026): Jurnal Multidisiplin Indonesia
Publisher : Riviera Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58344/jmi.v5i6.2753

The hustle culture phenomenon in modern society reflects a significant shift in life orientation, where success and productivity become the primary sources of identity and meaning. Therefore, this study aims to analyze hustle culture as a form of contemporary idolatry from the perspective of Old Testament theology and affirm its relevance to today's faith life. This research is important because it provides a critical theological framework for reading modern social phenomena that are often considered neutral but actually contain profound spiritual implications. The method used is a qualitative approach through the study of literature with theological-biblical analysis of key texts, especially Exodus 20:3 and Deuteronomy 8:17–18, and supported by contemporary theological literature. The main argument of this study states that hustle culture is a form of modern idolatry that is non-material, where success and career function as "gods" that demand total loyalty and devotion, thus shifting the orientation of faith from God to human achievement. The results of the study show that the concept of idols in the Old Testament was not limited to physical objects but included everything that took over God's position in the human heart. Thus, hustle culture can be understood as a manifestation of idolatry in a new form that is structural and cultural. This study concludes that critical theological reflection is needed to reframe the orientation of human life to be centered on God as the primary source of identity, meaning, and hope.

Menerima Orangnya, Menolak Dosanya: Suatu Pendekatan Kristen terhadap Kaum LGBT dalam Pandangan Letty M. Russell Meiny Komalig; Ferry Lumintang
KHAMISYIM: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristiani Vol 3, No 2 (2026): APRIL
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Alkitab Batu, Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.71415/jkmy.v3i2.74

This article examines the Christian approach to the presence of LGBT people within the church through the theological perspective of Letty M. Russell. LGBT issues are a complex social and theological reality that creates tension between the church's fidelity to the moral teachings of the Bible and its call to live out Christ's inclusive love. This research employs a literature review method, examining various theological sources, particularly Letty M. Russell's thoughts on God's hospitality, justice as a right relationship, and contextual hermeneutics. The results demonstrate that the "accept the person, reject the sin" approach requires a deeper understanding so that it does not legitimize discrimination or exclusion, but rather represents a balance between love and truth. In light of Russell's theology, the church is called to be a community that presents God's hospitality justly, recognizing every human being as the imago Dei, and distinguishing between the dignity of the person and the reality of sin that damages relationships. Thus, the church's response to LGBT people is not merely normative-doctrinal but also pastoral, relational, and oriented toward the restoration of the faith community. This approach encourages the church to build honest, empathetic dialogue rooted in just love. AbstrakArtikel ini membahas pendekatan Kristen terhadap keberadaan kaum LGBT dalam lingkup gereja melalui perspektif teologis Letty M. Russell. Isu LGBT merupakan realitas sosial dan teologis yang kompleks serta menimbulkan ketegangan antara kesetiaan gereja terhadap ajaran moral Alkitab dan panggilan untuk menghidupi kasih Kristus yang inklusif. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode studi literatur dengan mengkaji berbagai sumber teologis, khususnya pemikiran Letty M. Russell tentang hospitality of God, justice as right relationship, dan hermeneutika kontekstual. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa pendekatan “menerima orangnya, menolak dosanya” perlu dipahami secara lebih mendalam agar tidak menjadi legitimasi diskriminasi atau eksklusi, melainkan sebagai bentuk keseimbangan antara kasih dan kebenaran. Dalam terang teologi Russell, gereja dipanggil menjadi komunitas yang menghadirkan keramahtamahan Allah secara adil, mengakui setiap manusia sebagai imago Dei, serta membedakan antara martabat pribadi dan realitas dosa yang merusak relasi. Dengan demikian, respons gereja terhadap kaum LGBT tidak hanya bersifat normatif-doktrinal, tetapi juga pastoral, relasional, dan berorientasi pada pemulihan komunitas iman. Pendekatan ini mendorong gereja untuk membangun dialog yang jujur, penuh empati, dan berakar pada kasih yang berkeadilan.Kata Kunci: Gereja, Menerima, Menolak, Kaum LGBT

One iron, two economies: Isaiah 2:1–5, ecological conversion and Indonesia’s agrarian conflict Rivay Bobby Palempung; Ferry Sonny Nixon Lumintang
KURIOS Vol. 12 No. 2: August 2026
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Pelita Bangsa, Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30995/kur.v12i2.1191

Agrarian conflict in Indonesia escalated sharply through 2025, with cases involving the military sector rising by three hundred percent, while the state’s framework of Religious Moderation, consolidated through Presidential Regulation No. 58 of 2023, continued to measure communal harmony exclusively as a relation between religious communities. Land, and the violence exercised over it, remained outside all of its indicators. Research on Isaiah 2:1–5 has clustered around three concerns—textual criticism and its relation to Micah 4:1–5, eschatological-theological readings, and political readings of militarism—none of which has adequately developed the material-ecological dimension of weapons transforming into farming implements. This study analyzes Isaiah 2:1–5 as a text of material-ecological conversion and argues for its relevance for a critique of the ecological deficit of Religious Moderation in Indonesia. It employs a qualitative method with socio-historical, exegetical, ecological-hermeneutical, and contextual-theological approaches. The reading finds that swords and plowshares share one metallurgy, one forge, and one biomass base, so that Isaiah 2:4 describes a reallocation of scarce resources rather than a cessation of hostilities, while Joel 4:10 reverses the same formula. The implication is that ecological conversion—at once spiritual turning, material refashioning, and defense conversion—exposes the limits of a moderation securing negative peace alone. The novelty of this study lies in constructing a relation between religious communities and land that extends Religious Moderation from peace between communities toward ecological peace, proposing land as a third party to interreligious relations.

Meneladani Yesus sebagai Sahabat: Model Kepemimpinan dalam Katekisasi Sidi Untuk Meningkatkan Religiusitas Sidi Jemaat Najoan, Vina Anjeli; Arina, Hein; Lumintang, Ferry
Educatio Christi Vol 6 No 2 (2025): Juli 2025
Publisher : UPT Penelitian Fakultas Teologi Universitas Kristen Indonesia Tomohon

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70796/educatio-christi.v6i2.192

Dalam tradisi Gereja katekisasi merupakan moment penting dalam pembentukan iman sebelum seseorang menyatakan komitmen imannya. Metode dalam katekisasi memegang peranan penting dalam meningkatkan religiusitas peserta. Namun, dalam praktiknya, metode pengajaran yang digunakan sering kali bersifat satu arah, didominasi oleh ceramah dan hafalan doktrin, yang kurang memberi ruang bagi peserta untuk bertanya dan berdiskusi sehingga proses pembelajaran terasa kaku karna menciptakan jarak antara Pemimpin katekisasi dan peserta. Sebagai respons terhadap tantangan tersebut, penelitian ini mengajukan model kepemimpinan Yesus sebagai Sahabat sebagai pendekatan baru dalam proses katekisasi. Yesus dalam pelayanan-Nya tidak hanya mengajar dengan otoritas, tetapi hadir secara dekat, mendengarkan, berdialog, dan membangun relasi yang setara dengan murid-murid-Nya. Model inilah yang ditawarkan dalam penelitian ini agar katekisasi bisa menjadi lebih hidup dan membuat peserta merasa dihargai. Dengan meneladani Yesus sebagai Sahabat, penelitian ini menawarkan sebuah pendekatan kepemimpinan yang dialogis dan egaliter guna meningkatkan religiusitas Peserta katekisasi sidi.

Child-Friendly Churches: Moving from a Categorical to an Intergenerational Approach Stefanus Theofilus Ferdinan Kumaat; Arthur Reinhard Rumengan; Ferry Sonny Nixon Lumintang
Proskuneo: Journal of Theology Vol 3, No 1 (2026): Proskuneo Journal of Theology
Publisher : STT Transformasi Indonesia Manado

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53674/pjt.v3i1.316

Worship lies at the heart of church life, with the entire community participating in the adoration of God. The church is essentially an intergenerational community where all members share in a fellowship that grows in the knowledge of Christ. Ongoing changes compel the church to adapt and continuously innovate in its internal life and ministry. This study aims to analyze the church's transition from a categorical approach specifically regarding children to an inclusive intergenerational model, seeking to create a worship environment that empowers children to participate actively in all aspects of church life in a holistic and sustainable manner. The greatest challenge in implementing intergenerational worship lies in building a "bridge" to connect generations within the congregation generations previously separated by categorical ministry structures. Findings indicate a shift from categorical to intergenerational approaches. A child-friendly church is fostered through cross-generational collaboration, the strengthening of faith, and the creation of an inclusive community that supports the spiritual growth of all family members. Thus, a child-friendly church is not merely a program but a calling to build an intergenerational community. Children are not merely the future; they are an integral part of the present, deserving to be treated as equals, heard, and actively involved in the full dynamics of worship and ministry.

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