Edi Purwanto
Universitas Pembangunan Jaya, Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia

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Transformational Leadership Training for Church Leaders in A Community Engagement Context Edi Purwanto
Yumary: Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Vol 6 No 4 (2026): Juni
Publisher : Penerbit Goodwood

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35912/yumary.v6i4.6416

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Purpose: This community engagement program aimed to strengthen the leadership capacity of church leaders through transformational leadership training within a local association of church leaders in South Tangerang, Indonesia. Research Methodology: The program was conducted on February 19, 2026, using a hybrid format combining offline and online participation. More than 50 church leaders, including pastors, ministry coordinators and theology students, participated in the study. Training was conducted using a participatory educational approach through lectures, theological reflection, interactive discussions, and case-based dialogue. The materials focused on four dimensions of transformational leadership: idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration. Results: The training improved participants’ understanding of transformational leadership, shifting their perspective from administrative responsibilities to vision-driven, relational, and empowering leadership, while also strengthening collaboration among churches and encouraging shared ministry initiatives. Conclusions: Transformational leadership training can serve as an effective community engagement strategy to enhance leadership capacity in faith-based organizations. Integrating leadership theory with biblical perspectives provides practical guidance for church leaders to manage ministry, foster collaboration, and promote sustainable organizational development. Limitations: The activity involved participants from a limited regional network and relied primarily on qualitative feedback rather than on long-term evaluation. Contributions: This study contributes to community development practices in religious organizations and highlights the importance of leadership education in strengthening faith-based institutions.
Labor, Capital, and Production in a Globalized World: A Reappraisal through Miroslav Volf's Theology of Work Edi Purwanto; Frans H. M. Silalahi
DIEGESIS: Jurnal Teologi Kharismatika Vol. 9 No. 1: June 2026
Publisher : Institut Agama Kristen REAL Batam

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This article offers a theological and ethical reappraisal of labor, capital, and production within the context of globalized economic systems through Miroslav Volf’s theology of work. Rather than treating labor merely as an economic input, the study interprets work as participation in God’s creative and redemptive activity through the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit. Employing a qualitative normative-theological approach, the article examines biblical teachings on work, justice, stewardship, and communal responsibility in dialogue with Volf’s concept of work in the Spirit. The study argues that globalization intensifies ethical distortions when labor is reduced to a commodity, capital is detached from moral accountability, and production is governed primarily by profit maximization. In response, Volf’s theology offers a constructive framework for understanding work as the expression of Spirit-given charisms that participate in God’s ongoing work of creation and new creation, capital as an instrument for human flourishing and responsible stewardship, and production as a moral practice oriented toward justice, solidarity, and the common good. The article concludes that churches, Christian professionals, and faith-based institutions should cultivate marketplace ministry, ethical entrepreneurship, and labor advocacy as concrete expressions of Spirit-empowered economic discipleship in contemporary society. Abstrak Artikel ini menawarkan telaah teologis dan etis terhadap relasi antara tenaga kerja, modal, dan produksi dalam konteks sistem ekonomi global melalui perspektif teologi kerja Miroslav Volf. Berbeda dari pendekatan ekonomi yang memandang tenaga kerja semata-mata sebagai faktor produksi, penelitian ini memahami kerja sebagai partisipasi manusia dalam karya penciptaan dan penebusan Allah melalui pemberdayaan Roh Kudus. Dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif normatif-teologis, penelitian ini mengkaji ajaran-ajaran Alkitab mengenai kerja, keadilan, penatalayanan, dan tanggung jawab komunal dalam dialog dengan konsep work in the Spirit yang dikembangkan oleh Volf. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa globalisasi memperdalam berbagai distorsi etis ketika tenaga kerja direduksi menjadi komoditas, modal dilepaskan dari tanggung jawab moral, dan produksi didominasi oleh orientasi maksimalisasi keuntungan. Sebagai respons terhadap kondisi tersebut, teologi Volf menawarkan suatu kerangka konstruktif yang memahami kerja sebagai perwujudan karunia-karunia Roh Kudus (Spirit-given charisms) yang memungkinkan manusia berpartisipasi dalam karya Allah yang terus berlangsung menuju penciptaan baru, memandang modal sebagai sarana bagi kesejahteraan manusia dan penatalayanan yang bertanggung jawab, serta menempatkan produksi sebagai praktik moral yang berorientasi pada keadilan, solidaritas, dan kesejahteraan bersama (common good). Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa gereja, para profesional Kristen, dan berbagai institusi berbasis iman perlu mengembangkan pelayanan di marketplace, kewirausahaan yang beretika, serta advokasi bagi pekerja sebagai wujud nyata pemuridan ekonomi yang diberdayakan oleh Roh Kudus di tengah masyarakat kontemporer.