The Roles and Responsibilities of Church on Christian Education Teachers Unavailability Handling for Elementary School in Cikampek Regions

Abstract

The Unavailability of Christian education teacher (PAK) in the public schools has been a problem in Cikampek. The few numbers of Christian students in the school is the reason not accept for the teachers. By dealing with these conditions the author saw that the Church needs to act and take responsibility in solving the problems of schools that do not have teachers (PAK). This study aims to determine the role of the church to PAK, the challenges PAK at school and how should the church respond the problems. The method used in the study was a descriptive study using a qualitative approach. As a study conducted in the Batak Christian Protestant Church (HKBP) Cikampek, Western Indonesian Protestant Church (GPIB) Cikampek, Sundanese Christian Church (GKP) Cikampek, Elementary School (SD) East Dawuan II and Elementary School (SD) Middle Dawuan V. This study was carried out to the Pastor/Church Assembly, the Council of Diakonia, a Sunday school teacher (BC), the principal, and parents. The findings of this study indicate that the PAK is a learning tool that facilitates every learner to know God through His works and to realize the knowledge of the Trinity of God through a life attitude which refers to Christian values. It is intended that the students involved in the learning process of calling PAK has to realize the signs of the kingdom of God in the lives of individuals and as part of a community. Thus the church as a container PAK needs to play a role and be responsible for the absence of PAK teachers in schools, especially public schools. The Church should pay very serious attention this condition. PAK is not the needs and interests of the institutional church, but the needs and interests of learners functional and existential