Research Article
The Role of Indonesian Worship Songs at Rise Up Generation (RG) Ministry Church in Tanjong Malim-Malaysia
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296590, author={Junita Batubara and Kamaluddin Galingging}, title={The Role of Indonesian Worship Songs at Rise Up Generation (RG) Ministry Church in Tanjong Malim-Malaysia}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First Nommensen International Conference on Creativity \& Technology, NICCT, 20-21 September 2019, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={NICCT}, year={2020}, month={6}, keywords={up generation (rg) indonesian popular worship songs the role of music in worship emotion and behavior quantitative approaches and qualities in music analysis}, doi={10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296590} }- Junita Batubara
Kamaluddin Galingging
Year: 2020
The Role of Indonesian Worship Songs at Rise Up Generation (RG) Ministry Church in Tanjong Malim-Malaysia
NICCT
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296590
Abstract
In 1928, the Borneo Evangelical Mission (BEM) in Australia established a Protestant school of religion called the Borneo Gospel Assembly Church (SIB) in Malaysia. SIB began to develop in the Sarawak and Sabah regions. Rise Up Generation (RG) ministry is one part of SIB. The songs or songs used in the worship service at RG Ministry use Indonesian worship pop songs, which is outside the custom of liturgical songs following the SIB. The author is interested in answering the question: do Indonesian worship pop songs respond to the needs of the congregation where they affect the emotions and behavior of the congregation in the RG ministry? To answer this question, the author has conducted field research using quantitative and qualitative research methods. To obtain relevant data, the authors made questionnaires and in-depth interviews with pastors and administrators of RG ministry churches where the church administrators were 100% students of the Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI). This finding shows positive signs that the songs sung in worship services meet the needs of the congregation by singing Indonesian worship pop songs. The songs were also proven to positively influence the emotions and behavior of the congregation to be more expressive in performing praise and worship.