Importance of Involvement in Christian Organization such Indonesian Christian Fellowship (ICF) in My Career. Leaders Meeting 2011 – Urbana

Recently, I am involved a little bit in the recruiting process for my company.  With the salary range we were given, we can only recruit fresh college graduate with little work experience.  We developed job descriptions and some information about the company and our division.  As resumes poured into my mail box, I am struggling to make my decision even to formally invite the candidates for interview.  Should I select them based on their academic performance, after school activities, social skills?  I don’t think I could choose base on a single factor alone.  I think well rounded person is better.  But, is this what the bible says?

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PERAN ICF UNTUK MEMBINA CENDEKIAWAN KRISTEN DI DALAM UNIVERSITAS

Walaupun ICF diharapkan merupakan wadah persekutuan seluruh masyarakat Indonesia di USA, bacaan dibawah ini ditulis dengan asumsi bahwa ICF adalah persekutuan para mahasiswa. Mengapa kejelasan ini perlu ? pertama-tama adalah kenyataan bahwa dalam ICF, hampir semua partisipannya adalah mahasiswa. Kedua, ICF tidak mungkin menangani seluruh masyarakat Indonesia di USA karena keterbatasan waktu dan sumber daya. Kesimpulan dari kedua alasan tersebut adalah bahwa ICF perlu mempertajam upaya pelayanannya, sehingga resource yang terbatas itu dapat digunakan secara efektif.

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Personal Based Ministry

What we have been given by God is something unique, blessed, our lives, are blessing for other people’s lives, etc. So how can we be responsible for with that kind of stewardship? Certainly we do not want to ruin or weaken what we have been given. But all the more, we want to strengthen and expanding them. In many ways also we are responsible to pass along or hand off what we were given to others.

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Building Leadership Team FOR Personal-Based Ministry in ICF

INTRODUCTION

Leadership is one of the most important factors in the success or failure of a ministry. This factor becomes more crucial as we adopt personal-based ministry as our ICF ministry philosophy. We believe that the leadership model that is best suit to the personal-based ministry philosophy is leadership that is run by teams of leaders, instead of single leaders for at least three reasons: the biblical reason, the practical reason and the ICF vision. …

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ICF as a Movement – Leaders Meeting 2005

Why is it that some ICF seems to be moving along as a movement and some are more stagnant? What are some factors that influence some ICF better than others? What does an ICF that striving well as a movement look like? This paper’s aim is to provide an observation about some factors why some ICF are growing as movements while some become more institutionalized. Throughout the paper, we will unfold together three factors that currently play major roles in ICFs: 1) vision/direction 2) reality check 3) strong work-force & leadership, as they are striving to grow as movements.…

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ICF Functional Block

Salah satu komponen yang paling penting dalam suatu organisasi adalah program-program yang dijalankan oleh organisasi tersebut. Tidak jarang bahkan program yang dijalankan oleh organisasi tersebut mendefinisikan atau membentuk persepsi masyarakat tentang apa sebenarnya organisasi tersebut. Misalnya kalau kita tinjau WWF (World Wild Fund), yang membentuk penilaian kita terhadap organisasi tersebut adalah program-program yang mereka kerjakan, misalnya demonstrasi terhadap pemburuan lumba-lumba, dan pelestarian panda. Tentunya sangat mudah bagi kita untuk mencoba mengambil kesimpulan akan apa sebenarnya World Wild Fund itu.…

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Five Dimensions (5D) and Contextual Mapping (CM): An Introduction

What is 5D+CM?

 It stands for Five Dimensions plus the Contextual Map.  It is a model that FICA adopts to empower Indonesian Christians to become agents of change in their community and society.  It identifies areas or dimensions where development should occur in order for a fellowship group to achieve its vision plus the need to understand the context of ministry, i.e. Indonesia and US.  While this vision may be slightly different from one group to another, it has common elements: (1) an evangelism aspect (i.e. sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ in their communities), (2) a nation-building aspect (i.e. making a difference in the society around them, whether in US or Indonesia), and (3) an equipping aspect (i.e. preparing people who can make an impact in family, church, and society when they return to Indonesia or empowering people who can influence Indonesian culture and society with Christian worldview).…

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Five Dimensions of Development on Campus Ministry

Introduction

Over the years, FICA has partnered with Indonesian Christian Fellowships (ICFs) in developing a framework for campus ministry. We are trying to answer the following questions. In a period of three to four years, what kind of preparation is needed to help students become agents of change after they graduate? What areas of development are important? What kinds of training and practical exercises are making a difference in their lives? How do we develop Christian mind that enables them to think and act biblically in all areas of life? How do we equip students to follow Jesus sincerely in the “real world” after they graduate?…

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ICF Dalam Era Globalisasi – Leaders Meeting 2002

Aktualiasi Injil dalam kehidupan kita tidak pernah dapat lepas dari konteks kehidupan yang ada. Oleh karena itu di dalam usaha membawa Injil kebenaran Allah, kita perlu mengerti situasi konteks dimana Injil itu dikabarkan sehingga kita mampu merelevansikan Injil tsb. Sebagai suatu movement ICF memiliki visi untuk ikut berpartisipasi dalam mewarnai budaya di Indonesia dengan kebenaran Allah, sehingga mau tidak mau ICF harus punya pengertian tentang peta konteks Indonesia yang komprehensif dan akurat .

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