The Role of Christian Education in Educating Church Members Concerning "Thanksgiving" as a Form of Local Wisdom of the Minahasa Community

Naray, Cherly and Jura, Demsy (2022) The Role of Christian Education in Educating Church Members Concerning "Thanksgiving" as a Form of Local Wisdom of the Minahasa Community. 1st Virtual Workshop on Writing Scientific Article for International Publication Indexed SCOPUS. pp. 446-450.

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Abstract

Christian education has an important role in educating church members to understand many things that are specifically related to the faith of believers. A bigger and wider role in educating citizens as intended needs to be real so that the benefits of this role can be enjoyed by all parties. Concerning the local tradition, the celebration of Thanksgiving for the Minahasa community; It is necessary to strengthen the role of Christian education in educating every church member, so that cultural wealth as part of this local wisdom can properly be implemented and accounted for in the Christian faith. Every tradition in a society cannot be separated from the local beliefs that follow. The concern that this tradition will lead to syncretism practice in the church needs to be carefully considered so that problems do not arise in the future. The celebration of Thanksgiving in the Minahasa community tradition needs to be preserved, but the understanding that intersects with the Christian faith should not harm Christianity itself. Thus strengthening the role of Christian education in educating church members must be carried out correctly. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach. Keywords: Christian Education, Thanksgiving, Local Wisdom and Church Members

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