Virtual Pastoral Care for Missionaries of Union of Indonesian Baptist Churches in The Digital Era

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220702.051How to use a DOI?

Keywords

virtual; pastoral care; missionaries; digital era; baptist churches

Abstract

Union of Indonesian Baptist Churches (UIBC) has missionaries who serve in the mission fields in Indonesia and abroad. UIBC cooperates with Indonesian Baptist churches to support the missionaries in finance, supervising, and mentoring. However, specific situations, like the COVID-19 pandemic, cause pastoral care services are not optimal. The purpose of this study is to provide an alternative proposal on virtual pastoral care for the missionaries of the UIBC. This study used the descriptive qualitative method and was based on library research. The conclusion drawn from this study is that UIBC and the sending churches should optimize the utilization of technology to provide virtual pastoral care to their missionaries, which is programmed periodically and intensively. Besides, the strategy to reach the no-internet areas can be realized through partnerships with local churches in the areas closest to the mission fields as extensions to provide the missionaries support and care effectively. Research Contribution: This research contributes to knowledge in pastoral ministry and missiology, in particular, to provide insight into alternative ways for churches and pastors to do pastoral care by utilizing the sophistication of technology in the digital era to missionaries they send to the mission field, which transcends geographic and cultural boundaries.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sari Saptorini
AU  - Mariani Harmadi
AU  - Tomson Saut Parulian Lumbantobing
AU  - Eko Wahyu Suryaningsih
AU  - Debora Nugrahenny Christimoty
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/07/07
TI  - Virtual Pastoral Care for Missionaries of Union of Indonesian Baptist Churches in The Digital Era
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Theology, Humanities, and Christian Education (ICONTHCE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 221
EP  - 225
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220702.051
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220702.051
ID  - Saptorini2022
ER  -