PPOS GBKP dan Spiritualitas Wounded Healer: Pelayanan Lansia dalam Perspektif Sistem Sosial
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.46929/graciadeo.v8i2.280Keywords:
elderly care, GBKP, pastoral care, PPOS, social system, spirituality of the wounded healer, wounded healer, pelayanan lansia, pelayanan pastoral, sistem sosial, spiritualitas wounded healerAbstract
This article explores the dynamics of pastoral care for the elderly within the context of PPOS GBKP (Pusat Pelayanan Orang Tua Sejahtera, or the Center for Elderly Ministry under the Batak Karo Protestant Church). Drawing on the theories of Niklas Luhmann's social systems and Henri J.M. Nouwen's concept of the wounded healer, this study examines how the structured division of labor and relational dynamics among staff, caregivers, and trainees influence the quality of care and spiritual formation. The research employs a qualitative, reflective approach using autoethnographic methods, drawing on the author’s two-month pastoral internship at PPOS. The findings show that each division functions as an interrelated subsystem, forming an adaptive network of ministry. More deeply, the study reveals that pastoral identity is not formed through authority or perfection but through wounds—suffering, exhaustion, and shared vulnerability. In this context, the experience of “being wounded†becomes the space of encounter with Christ and with the brokenness of others. This article contributes to contextual theological discourse by offering a model of holistic elderly ministry rooted in spiritual empathy, organizational interconnectedness, and incarnational presence.
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Artikel ini mengeksplorasi dinamika pelayanan pastoral bagi lanjut usia (lansia) dalam konteks PPOS GBKP (Pusat Pelayanan Orang Tua Sejahtera di bawah naungan Gereja Batak Karo Protestan). Dengan menggunakan teori sistem sosial dari Niklas Luhmann dan konsep wounded healer dari Henri J.M. Nouwen, studi ini menganalisis bagaimana pembagian kerja yang terstruktur serta relasi sosial antara pegawai, pengasuh, dan calon Vikaris magang membentuk kualitas pelayanan dan proses pembentukan spiritualitas pelayan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif-reflektif melalui metode autoetnografi berdasarkan pengalaman magang pastoral penulis selama dua bulan di PPOS. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa setiap divisi di PPOS berfungsi sebagai subsistem yang saling terkait, membentuk jaringan pelayanan yang adaptif dan dinamis. Lebih jauh, studi ini mengungkap bahwa identitas pastoral tidak dibentuk melalui otoritas atau kesempurnaan, melainkan melalui pengalaman terluka—baik secara fisik, emosional, maupun spiritual. Dalam konteks ini, luka menjadi ruang perjumpaan dengan Kristus dan dengan kerapuhan sesama. Artikel ini memberikan kontribusi bagi pengembangan teologi kontekstual melalui tawaran model pelayanan lansia yang holistik, berbasis empati spiritual, keterhubungan organisasi, dan kehadiran yang inkarnasional.
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