TITHING DISCOURSE IN THE DYNAMICS OF THE REGIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH in INDONESIA (GPdI) CENTRAL KALIMANTAN

Abstract

The objectives of this study are, to analyze and reveal the forms of tithing discourse, the underlying ideologies, and their implications within the dynamics of the Regional Assembly of the Pentecostal Church of Indonesia in Central Kalimantan. Initially, tithing was spiritual in nature, but it has undergone significant transformations alongside the development of the church as an organization—shifting from an offering to God, into an offering made as obedience to the church institution, and even as a requirement for attaining certain positions within the church organization. This research employs a qualitative method with data collection techniques including observation, interviews, and document study. The theoretical frameworks applied are the theory of power–knowledge relations, hegemony theory, and genetic structuralism. The findings demonstrate that the forms of tithing discourse within the dynamics of the GPdI Regional Assembly in Central Kalimantan are the Biblical discourse can be traced from the history of tithing in the Bible, GPdI theology on tithing becomes a doctrine of belief. The ideologies behind the tithing discourse in the dynamics of the Regional Assembly of the Pentecostal Church in Indonesia Central Kalimantan are Political Ideology, Economic Ideology, Social Ideology. The implications of the tithing discourse in the dynamics of the Regional Assembly of the Pentecostal Church in Indonesia Central Kalimantan are, to The GPdI Central Kalimantan Regional Assembly 2017-2022 period, to The GPdI Central Kalimantan Regional Assembly 2022-2027 period, Amendment of the GPdI Articles of Association and Bylaws of 2012, and to the GPdI Central Kalimantan Pastors.