MEREKONTSRUKSI SISTEM MERITOKRASI DALAM GMIM MELALUI SINTESIS TEORI TEOLOGI POLITIK
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Church, Gustavo Gutiérrez, GMIM, John Rawls, Theology, meritocracy, PoliticsAbstract
Abstract: This study aims to reconstruct the meritocratic system within the Minahasa Evangelical Christian Church (GMIM) through a synthesis of the political theology of Gustavo Gutiérrez and John Rawls. The study is based on the observation that meritocracy in church organizations is often narrowly understood as a mechanism for selecting leaders based solely on competence and individual achievement, thereby neglecting the dimensions of justice, participation, and the distribution of power. Using a qualitative method with a library research approach, this study examines Gutiérrez’s liberation theology and Rawls’s theory of justice. The findings reveal that the synthesis of these two perspectives produces a model of meritocracy that emphasizes not only competence and leadership capacity but also social justice, equality of opportunity, congregational participation, and a service-oriented approach. Gutiérrez provides a theological foundation for preferential concern toward marginalized groups and a critique of unjust structures, while Rawls offers a normative framework for institutional justice through the principles of fair equality of opportunity and the difference principle. Based on this synthesis, the reconstruction of meritocracy within GMIM is directed toward developing leadership that is competent, participatory, transparent, and service-oriented. Such a model prevents church leadership from becoming a mechanism for reproducing elitism and instead positions it as an instrument for promoting justice and the common good within the life of the church.
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan merekonstruksi sistem meritokrasi dalam Gereja Masehi Injili di Minahasa (GMIM) melalui sintesis teologi politik Gustavo Gutiérrez dan John Rawls. Kajian ini berangkat dari kenyataan bahwa meritokrasi dalam organisasi gerejawi sering dipahami secara sempit sebagai mekanisme seleksi pemimpin berdasarkan kemampuan dan prestasi individual, sehingga berpotensi mengabaikan dimensi keadilan, partisipasi, dan distribusi kekuasaan. Penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi pustaka terhadap pemikiran Gutiérrez tentang teologi pembebasan dan teori keadilan Rawls. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sintesis kedua pemikiran tersebut menghasilkan model meritokrasi yang tidak hanya menekankan kompetensi dan kapasitas kepemimpinan, tetapi juga mengintegrasikan prinsip keadilan sosial, kesetaraan kesempatan, partisipasi jemaat, dan orientasi pelayanan. Gutiérrez memberikan landasan teologis mengenai keberpihakan kepada kelompok yang termarginalkan serta kritik terhadap struktur yang tidak adil, sedangkan Rawls menyediakan kerangka normatif mengenai keadilan institusional melalui prinsip fair equality of opportunity dan difference principle. Berdasarkan sintesis tersebut, rekonstruksi sistem meritokrasi di GMIM diarahkan pada pembentukan kepemimpinan yang kompeten, partisipatif, transparan, dan berorientasi pada pelayanan, sehingga kepemimpinan gerejawi tidak menjadi sarana reproduksi elitisme, melainkan instrumen untuk mewujudkan keadilan dan kesejahteraan bersama dalam kehidupan bergereja
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