This article investigates how traditional arts, particularly Maengket dance and the Pangucapan Syukur (Thanksgiving) tradition in Minahasa, serve as strategic vehicles for promoting religious moderation and contextual art education. Drawing on ethnomusicology, sociomusicology, and cultural sustainability theory, the analysis demonstrates that the musical architecture of Maengket possesses significant aesthetic, pedagogical, and spiritual dimensions. Findings indicate that these cultural practices are effective in cultivating organic spaces for interfaith dialogue, strengthening shared values, and enhancing social cohesion within a pluralistic community. Furthermore, the study highlights the critical need to adapt traditional arts into formal educational curricula and to utilize digital platforms for broader outreach to youth. Ultimately, by integrating artistic expression, local wisdom, and technology, this research offers a sustainable model for education and religious moderation that aligns with the evolving social landscape of Indonesia
Church leadership today is facing a serious crisis due to the weakening of moral integrity and the increasing prevalence of ethical banality. Many cases show that authoritarian behaviour, abuse of power, desire for position and power, and immoral behaviour have created deep wounds in the faith community and damaged the integrity of the Body of Christ. This phenomenon is a strong indicator of the decline of leadership that no longer stands on biblical values and ethical theological principles that should be the foundation of Christian ministry. The disintegration of the church as a direct result of moral failure in leadership highlights the urgency of re-examining the relationship between Christian ethics and power structures within the church. This study aims to analyse theologically and ethically how leadership decadence contributes to church division in the contemporary era. Using a qualitative approach with a literature review method, it can be concluded that amoral and banal leadership in Christianity is the primary factor causing moral decadence, leading to the disintegration of the Body of Christ and a crisis of church morality. When leadership loses its spiritual dimension and ethical integrity, the church is no longer able to carry out its prophetic function in society. Therefore, leadership actualisation and reform strategies that emphasise moral education and accountability are needed as efforts to restore spiritual authority and church unity.
The concept of incarnation has given rise to much theological discussion. Each of them has a different argumentative background. This is motivated by different methods and approaches. This article attempts to convey the concept of incarnation with a biblical approach. The method used is exegesis. This is an attempt to find the truth according to what God's Word meant. It is hoped that through this article the truth about the biblical concept of incarnation can be found, and can be a reference in various discussions related to the theme.
Radicalism developing within religious educational institutions poses a serious threat and challenge to social life and harmony. Religious institutions, which should serve as spaces for character building and spirituality, have the potential to become fertile ground for the spread of extremist ideologies and hatred. The failure to integrate universal human values and theology that respects others is one of the main causes of the weakness of religious organisations. Moreover, the phenomenon of increasing intolerance among the younger religious generation shows a crisis in moral leadership and education based on religious teachings. This study aims to examine the strategic role of Christian leadership and human rights education as a theological approach to countering radicalism in religious educational institutions. Using a descriptive qualitative method based on literature review, it can be concluded that the role of Christian leadership theology as the foundation of anti-radicalism and human rights education from a Christian theological perspective are interdependent elements that must be integrated, encompassing both Christian leadership and human rights education. This serves as a preventive theological strategy, thereby presenting both the value of implementation and the challenges of theological strategy within religious educational institutions.
This study aims to provide guidance in the theoretical development of mission entrepreneurship through a Systematic Literature Review and provide an overview of the situation when the research is carried out, as well as discover the gap for further research. The results of the review found answers to research questions, namely that previous studies were more dominant in discussing mission entrepreneurship only as a concept. Based on the review, the research types that are still rarely used are quantitative and mixed-methods. Responses from respondents or researchers are more directed to the concept of mission entrepreneurship. The understanding of mission entrepreneurship is not comprehensive enough. The previous article did not discuss the biblical text as the theological basis for mission entrepreneurship. The geographical distribution (country) analysis, which became the subject and object of research, was more dominant in Indonesia, followed by America. The Church and missionaries more widely use the impact of the research results in the mission field. As for the mission strategy and the mission agency itself, it does not have a significant effect. Therefore, this Systematic Literature Review research is expected to guide and map future mission entrepreneurship theory development.
