Pelatihan Guru Sekolah Minggu: Mengembangkan Sekolah Minggu Kreatif, Inovatif Era Digital di GKJTU Kembang - Salatiga

Abstract

Sunda Sunday School as a platform for spiritual development for children is crucial in fostering creative and innovative services in the digital era. Creative and innovative services are closely tied to the quality of Sunday School teachers. The North Central Java Christian Church in Kembang, Salatiga, is sensitive to the need to improve the quantity and quality of Sunday School teachers through training. Community Development in the form of training for prospective and current Sunday School teachers has an impact on enhancing teachers' understanding in developing creative and innovative Sunday Schools in the digital age. Enhancements include increased dedication to serving children, leadership skills, and the creation of creative, context-appropriate praise. Participants in the training also experience improvement in crafting creative stories and developing innovative storytelling skills using digital media. Furthermore, participants experience improvement in formulating reflective questions in Sunday School learning. Teachers are the backbone of the quality of Sunday School services; therefore, it is important to conduct training and development programs for Sunday School teachers in a systematic and varied manner according to the needs of the local church in the digital era.

Abstrak

Sekolah Minggu sebagai wadah pembinaan rohani anak penting mengembangkan pelayanan kreatif dan inovatif di era digital. Pelayanan kreatif dan inovatif tidak lepas dari kualitas Guru Sekolah Minggunya. Gereja Kristen Jawa Tengah Utara (GKJTU) Kembang, Salatiga memiliki kepekaan terhadap kebutuhan peningkatan kuantitas dan kualitas Guru Sekolah Minggu melalui pemberian pelatihan. Pengembangan kepada Masyarakat (PKM) berbentuk pelatihan bagi calon dan Guru Sekolah Minggu berdampak terhadap peningkatan pemahaman guru mengembangkan Sekolah Minggu kreatif dan inovatif di era digital. Peningkatan tersebut antara lain: meningkatnya panggilan melayani anak, keterampilan memimpin dan menciptakan pujian kreatif, inovatif sesuai konteks gereja. Peserta pelatihan juga mengalami peningkatan menyusun cerita kreatif, memiliki peningkatan kemampuan mengemas cerita secara inovatif memanfaatkan media digital. Selanjutnya peserta mengalami peningkatan mengembangkan pertanyaan reflektif dalam pembelajaran di Sekolah Minggu. Guru merupakan ujung tombak kualitas pelayanan Sekolah Minggu, penting melakukan pelatihan dan program pengembangan Guru Sekolah Minggu secara terprogram dan variatif sesuai kebutuhan gereja lokal di era digital.