Latar Belakang ICF

Universitas seperti yang kita kenal sekarang ini adalah salah satu dari tujuh institusi penting ciptaan peradaban barat, yaitu : Keluarga, Profesi, Gereja, Economic Enterprise, Negara, Media Massa dan Universitas. Universitas, lebih dari yang lainnya, merupakan institusi yang paling berpengaruh dewasa ini dalam pembentukan nilai dan prilaku masyarakat (Malik, 1982). Salah satu kenyataan yang jarang mendapat perhatian yang selayaknya adalah fakta bahwa Universitas itu lahir dari Gereja. Ia adalah putera Gereja.

…

Read More+

Servant Leadership

We have learned, through experience that the typical corporate model in the context of leadership is a pyramid.  The managers and leaders occupy the upper domains and the laborer lies on the lower regions of the pyramid. Perhaps the most radical opponent for this concept is Jesus Christ, In John Chapter 13, when it was about the time for Him to leave the world; he showed his final demonstration of love: He washes the disciple’s feet.

…

Read More+

Sekilas gambaran kebudayaan Indonesia

Dalam UUD ’45 secara garis besar tertulis bahwa kebudayaan bangsa adalah kebudayaan yang timbul sebagai buah usaha budidaya rakyat Indonesia seluruhnya. Namun, Indonesia tidak menolak kebudayaan baru dari budaya asing yang dapat mengembangkan dan memperkaya budaya indo sendiri, serta mempertinggi derajat kemanusiaan bangsa Indonesia.

…

Read More+

Transforming World View to Produce Christian Nation Builder (Biblical Perspective)

This paper will talk about the definition of a Christian Nation Builder in the light of the Scripture in general and its characteristics. Then, we will discuss this concept in the context of ICF vision and core business. However, before we jump too far it is very important for us to have an integrated theological understanding that supports the concept of nation building. Without having an integrated theological understanding of nation-building, we might have a short-sighted view of its definition and implications, not even realize that nation-building is implicitly and/or explicitly commanded in the Bible. It is unlikely to go over the whole theological background behind the concept of nation-building in such a short paper. Therefore, we will limit our discussion into three basic Biblical categories of creation, fall, and redemption.

…

Read More+