Memikat Generasi Z Dengan Khotbah Ekspositori

Markus Adelbert Simanjuntak

Abstract


Artikel ini membahas efektivitas khotbah ekspositori dalam menjangkau Generasi Z di Indonesia di tengah tantangan era digital. Dengan karakteristik khas seperti berpikir kritis, preferensi terhadap relevansi, dan ketergantungan tinggi pada platform digital, Generasi Z memerlukan pendekatan unik dalam pembinaan spiritual. Khotbah ekspositori, yang berakar pada otoritas dan autentisitas Alkitab, menawarkan metode kuat untuk menjawab kebutuhan rohani mereka dengan menghubungkan kebenaran Alkitab dengan isu kehidupan nyata. Melalui pemanfaatan platform digital seperti media sosial dan forum daring, pendekatan ini menciptakan peluang untuk keterlibatan interaktif yang transformatif. Studi ini mengidentifikasi enam elemen utama khotbah ekspositori yang efektif bagi Generasi Z, termasuk relevansi, kreativitas, dan kedalaman doktrinal. Dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif dan analisis literatur, artikel ini memberikan rekomendasi praktis bagi gereja untuk mengimplementasikan strategi yang menginspirasi transformasi spiritual dan keterlibatan mendalam dengan Kitab Suci. Hasil ini menyoroti potensi khotbah ekspositori, baik secara langsung maupun on-line, untuk membentuk Generasi Z yang rohani dan berkontribusi aktif dalam gereja dan masyarakat.


Keywords


Khotbah Ekspositori, Generasi Z, Kontekstualisasi, Era digital, Transformasi Spiritual, Komunitas, Pemuridan

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