Research Article
Music and Testifying in Congregational Church: Faith Testimony (Marturia) in the Context of Church Music Festival at GMIM Territory
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.11-12-2019.2302143, author={Alrik Lapian}, title={Music and Testifying in Congregational Church: Faith Testimony (Marturia) in the Context of Church Music Festival at GMIM Territory}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Christian and Inter Religious Studies, ICCIRS 2019, December 11-14 2019, Manado, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICCIRS}, year={2020}, month={11}, keywords={marturia church musical festival}, doi={10.4108/eai.11-12-2019.2302143} }- Alrik Lapian
Year: 2020
Music and Testifying in Congregational Church: Faith Testimony (Marturia) in the Context of Church Music Festival at GMIM Territory
ICCIRS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.11-12-2019.2302143
Abstract
Music in church is oriented not only in the fellowship of the congregation worship, but also in various events such as, concerts, festivals, and competitions. The problem occured is the meaning switching of the musical events. Music which is supposed to be a mean of testimony has become a mean of technical ability actualization. This problem lays on the competition mechanism which is emphasized on the aspect of performing technique and the event regulation. According to this issue, this study aims to reveal the function of music in church serving, in testimony area, especially at the Evangelist Church in Minahasa. The result of the analysis shows the theme of music as part of faith expression and music as the mean of testimony. This study is useful for the church musician to understand how the musical existance is supposed to be in the congregational especially at the Evangelist Church in Minahasa.