Seybold Report ISSN: 1533-9211
Charles Janneman Manuputty
Vol 19, No 2 ( 2024 ) | Licensing: CC 4.0 | Pg no: 104-116 | Published on: 06-2-2024
Abstract
The research airmed to investigate (1) the bonding social capital which played in the ethnic diversity, (2) the bonding social capital which played in the church stewardship and in achieving the vision and mission of the church. The research was conducted in the Protestant Church in Westem Indonesia (GPIB) of Immanuel Church Makassar. Method used was a case study through an in-depth interview carried out simultaneously with the participant observation, and studied the documentation to complement the results of the interview and observation. The research primary data sources were the church residents categorized as the church members and church leaders (Comprising, Deacons, Elders, and Priests). The secondary data sources were the ecclesiastical, document such as GPIB Protocol Understanding, Church Administration, and the results of GPIB Synod’s Trial proceedings, The data analysis in the research was conducted by the data reduction, display, and verification as the new findings. The research result indicates that first, the church has the distinotive social capital and steadfastness in binding the inner atmosphere and practical involvement of the church resident. The belief value with the “supernatural” dimension becomes a virtue which can not be weakened by any values. This trus context represent the bonding value which enable the church to do much in mobilizing the residents’ resources. Second, GPIB vision and mission achievement, if viewed from the social capital contribution, can accelerate or strengthen the efforts in achieving the vision and mission. However, the presence of the intrusive or inhibiting factors such as the leadership attitude which is not in line with the God’s will becomes the main reason of the church goal bias.
Keywords:
Bonding Social Capital, Religious Community