Yerlin Vinni Sutri’s scientific contributions

The history of the reformation of the church is a very long and very memorable history for the church. The Reformation was an attempt by the reformers to return the church to biblical authority. The life of the church before the reformation was very far from the truth of the Bible, where church leaders carried out deviations and heretical teachings. Many church leaders take advantage of their position to gain profit, for example the sale of a pardon. Luther invited people at that time to turn to the true teachings of the Bible. Outside of Martin Luther, there were also reformers who continued Luther's work, namely John Calvin and Ulrich Zwingli. After 500 years of church reformation, the church today is still feeling the effects of the reformation although there are still churches that deviate from the teachings of the Bible. The church reformation changed wrong mindsets and views and brought believers to the true truth of the Bible. The results of the reformation brought believers to the true knowledge of Jesus Christ. The situation before the reformation and after the reformation is very different, where the entire leadership in the church has been changed. Leaders in the church today are not only governed by the pastor but also by people who have been chosen and determined.

Education for children with special needs is held to train their abilities and skills as a means of self-exploration of their limitations. One alternative that can be implemented in music education. Through music, all aspects of the soul and body of children with special needs can be processed properly. Starting from the aspect of focus, children with special needs will be increasingly able to concentrate their eyes and thoughts on the other person and the activities he is doing. Then from the aspect of gestures, children with special needs will be trained to coordinate their body movements systematically, according to the orders and instructions are given, even to their emotional or psychological aspects. Through music, children with special needs will be more sensitive to changes in the surrounding environment. And through music, these children with special needs can train motor skills, improve concentration, grow self-confidence, grow social attitudes and more importantly increase gratitude towards God Almighty and accept their circumstances. Activities in music education include singing with colleagues, playing musical instruments according to physical condition, listening to religious and inspirational songs. From here, Christian parents who have children with special needs must take the role of implementing Christian Religious Education to help their children develop thinking, emotional, behavioral, and speaking capacities. The church must also support the education of children with special needs by providing educational facilities for them in the church or Sunday school. Pendidikan bagi anak berkebutuhan khusus diselenggarakan untuk melatih kemampuan dan keterampilan diri sebagai sarana ekplorasi diri atas keterbatasannya. Salah satu alternatif yang dapat dilaksanakan adalah dengan pendidikan musik. Melalui musik, seluruh aspek jiwa dan raga dari anak berkebutuhan khusus dapat terolah dengan baik. Mulai dari aspek daya fokus, anak berkebutuhan khusus akan semakin mampu untuk mengkonsentrasikan pandangan mata dan pikirannya terhadap lawan bicara dan kegiatan yang ia lakukan. Kemudian dari aspek gerak tubuh, anak berkebutuhan khusus akan terlatih untuk mengkoordinasikan gerak tubuhnya dengan sistematis, sesuai dengan perintah dan instruksi-instruksi yang diberikan, bahkan hingga aspek emosi atau kejiwaannya. Melalui bermusik, anak berkebutuhan khusus akan semakin peka terhadap perubahan lingkungan sekitarnya. Dan melalui musik, anak berkebutuhan khusus ini dapat melatih kemampuan motorik, meningkatkan konsentrasi, menumbuhkan rasa percaya diri, menumbuhkan sikap social dan yang lebih penting meningkatkan rasa syukur terhadap Tuhan yang maha esa dan menerima keadaan mereka. Kegiatan dalam pendidikan seni musik yang dilakukan diantaranya bernyanyi bersama teman sejawat, bermain alat musik sesuai kondisi fisik, mendengarkan lagu-lagu religi dan inspiratif. Dari sini orang tua Kristen yang memiliki anak berkebutuhan khusus harus mengambil peran untuk menerapkan Pendidikan Agama Kristen guna menolong anak-anak mereka mengembangkan kapasitas berpikir, emosi, tingkah laku, dan memampuan berbicara. Gereja juga harus mendukung pendidikan anak-anak berkebutuhan khusus dengan menyiapkan sarana prasarana pendidikan bagi mereka di dalam gereja atau sekolah minggu.