Involving All:

Giving and Receiving

A discussion occured when there were interaction and atmosphere of mutual giving and receiving. Each participant followed the process and sharpened his/her ability to get benefit of every meeting and discussion.

Thomas Grome, a teacher in United States, in his book entitled ‘Shared Christian Praxis’ or commonly abbreviated as SCP, wrote a simple method to understand bible and involve the audience in every process. The discussion participants can be the listeners and speakers. A discussion using SCP method begins with sharing story of a certain topic determined  first by the discussion leader. After the participants discuss a topic, the leader will conclude it and relates the topic to bible content that has been selected and prepared before. This book is quite popular among Christian educators.

The SCP method has been applied at schools as one of methods in Christian education. However, it is also applied to some discussions held by Stube-HEMAT. Each participant tells a story with a certain topic. The difference depends on the topic and the conclusion. A topic discussed by Stube-HEMAT is usually related with potencies and social problems that occur in the community, especially in their place of origin. The discussion is concluded with theoretical basis of the literature and references presented by the leader.

This SCP method is also applied in discussion held by Margasakti church youth, GKSBS Kurotidur. The participants who attend this discussion expressed their opinion about ideal life of church youth. The discussion took place on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 20.00 p.m, in consistory room of GKSBS Kurotidur, MT service area.

Marta Lita Viani led the singing and warmed the atmosphere with ice breaking. The worship was then continued by prayer which performed solemnly.

Yohanes Dian Alpasa started the discussion by exposing topic of time. Many people in Margasakti area already spent their time optimally. They certainly have planning and idea so they are able to live with enthusiasm and spiritful. Likewise church youth should thrive. Not just being lazy youth but should be able to create something productive, such as, working and processing something that can be used as a source of income. However, for that reason, we all need to dream together. We cannot be productive and enthusiastic in the present time if we do not have collective idea that lead us to the future.

Sidiq shared his hope that bible study for youth should be getting better and special. The songs were sang and might heart touching. Mas Suyat, Supar and Dwi have similar ideas. They agreed on the image of harmonious youth in the future, unlike now that the youth never have bible study anymore.

Marta and Tamara revealed their ideas about church assets. Marta dreamed a church that has a ground planted with medicinal plants and youth could produce traditional medicines continuously. Tamara expressed her dream that the youth could have own building to share with Sunday school activity.

This discussion was ended by Yohanes’ explanation about time. The passage is taken from Ecclesiastes 3: 1-11. We have time, dreams and ideas. But time and ideas are not necessarily the same as God's time. The unity and willingness to learn and move forward is the starting point to a have hopeful life youth. Let's grow together in unity. (YDA).