Evaluasi Teologis Terhadap Efektivitas Penerapan Kurikulum Merdeka Dalam Pembentukan Spiritualitas Peserta Didik Di SMP Kristen Bukit Kasih Girian Permai
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https://doi.org/10.63422/mk.v2i2.44Keywords:
pendidikan Kristen, Kurikulum Merdeka, formasi spiritual, pedagogi teologis, pelayanan pastoral, pembelajaran transformatifAbstract
This study theologically evaluates the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum and its impact on students’ spiritual formation at Bukit Kasih Girian Permai Christian Junior High School. Using a qualitative theological and descriptive-interpretative approach, the study involved Christian Religious Education teachers, students in grades VII–IX, and school leaders. Data were collected through observations, interviews, and document analysis, and analyzed thematically using Richard R. Osmer’s practical theology framework. The findings indicate that the Merdeka Curriculum promotes participatory and contextual learning; however, its effectiveness in shaping students’ spirituality depends largely on teachers’ ability to integrate Christian faith into the learning process. Students’ spirituality develops more fully when learning freedom is understood as freedom in Christ oriented toward responsibility and obedience. The study concludes that the Merdeka Curriculum is effective in Christian education when directed as a means of spiritual formation.
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Penelitian ini mengevaluasi secara teologis penerapan Kurikulum Merdeka dan dampaknya terhadap pembentukan spiritualitas peserta didik di SMP Kristen Bukit Kasih Girian Permai. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif teologis dengan desain deskriptif-interpretatif, melibatkan guru Pendidikan Agama Kristen, peserta didik kelas VII–IX, dan pimpinan sekolah. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi, wawancara, dan analisis dokumen, serta dianalisis secara tematik dengan kerangka teologi praktika Richard R. Osmer. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Kurikulum Merdeka mendorong pembelajaran yang partisipatif dan kontekstual, namun efektivitasnya dalam membentuk spiritualitas peserta didik sangat bergantung pada integrasi iman Kristen oleh guru. Spiritualitas berkembang ketika kebebasan belajar dipahami sebagai kebebasan dalam Kristus yang berorientasi pada tanggung jawab dan ketaatan. Penelitian ini menegaskan bahwa Kurikulum Merdeka efektif dalam pendidikan Kristen apabila diarahkan sebagai sarana formasi rohani.
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