Model Pengembangan Ekonomi Jemaat melalui Optimalisasi Potensi Lokal: Analisis Kasus di GMIT Elim Enobesa
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https://doi.org/10.47747/snfmi.v3i1.3154Abstract
The church, a significant player not only in spiritual development but also in the socio-economic transformation of its congregation, is the focus of this study. The GMIT Elim Enobesa congregation in South Central Timor Regency, with its abundant agricultural potential, faces challenges such as limited market access, weak marketing strategies, and geographical constraints. These obstacles hinder the transformation of the harvest into a viable source of income. The study's goal is to devise a model for congregational economic development that harnesses local potential. The theoretical approach, Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD), is centered on mobilizing community assets. The study employed a qualitative case study method with purposive informants, including pastors, congregational administrators, community leaders, and business owners. Data were collected through interviews, observation, and documentation, and then analyzed thematically using the Miles, Huberman, and Saldana model. The results show that the congregation possesses four main assets: (1) physical assets in the form of fertile agricultural land and local food products; (2) human assets in the form of labor and traditional skills; (3) social assets in the form of congregational solidarity and the church's organizational structure; and (4) cultural assets in the form of cooperation values and local agricultural traditions. Optimizing these four assets has resulted in a congregational economic development model that emphasizes agricultural processing, strengthening congregation-based economic institutions, and expanding marketing networks through the support of the church and external partners. The study's conclusions confirm that congregational economic empowerment based on local potential can increase income, strengthen social solidarity, and most importantly, foster congregational independence. The church, as a strategic facilitator and key driver, plays a crucial role in enabling this model to be replicated in other congregations with similar contexts.
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