The
ability to utilize high-tech devices and cyber world is the key of person’s
development and existence, as well as community and society, so that capacity
building needs to be carried out to have impact on the quality of human life.
However, the facts shows that technology-mastery gaps still occurs due to
various backgrounds, such as education, age, economy and culture. Unluckily,
technology itself continues to develop and change the people’s lifestyle. Those
who are not ready will be left behind and even vanished. The outbreak of the
pandemic Covid 19 has also accelerated the changes of people’s lifestyle in the
world, from the way of life, interactions between people at home and society,
the education sector, economic activity, religious activities and other sectors
that 'force' them to 'do an exodus' from direct interaction to technology-based
one, through internet for interaction, communication and transaction. Churches
also face the same situation in which mass activities are suspended to limit
the spread of the virus. Churches are also required to modify their services to
be online for Sunday services, Sunday schools and other activities.
This
situation becomes the concern of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta as human resource
development institution. Through Cyber Awareness program, Stube HEMAT
Yogyakarta facilitated students to improve their ability to use technology and
to ‘touch’ the limited or even technology-blind community groups by involving
competent practitioners in their fields, so that the gap in technology mastery
can be bridged and even further being able to carry out other creative
improvisations. In this session Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta collaborated with
Multimedia team of Javanese Church (GKJ) of Mergangsan to provide assistance
and multimedia training at Javanese Church (GKJ) of Paliyan in Gunungkidul
Regency (5/9/2020).
Trustha
Rembaka, the coordinator of Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta, introduced Stube HEMAT and
its activities for students and its cooperation with churches in Yogyakarta.
Next, the Multimedia team of GKJ Mergangsan explored GKJ Paliyan experiences doing
online worship, especially in preparing video recordings for worship and other
activities. The video making process relies on church youth using their devices
to record videos and audios and to edit them. The results were not satisfied
them because the visual appearance was still monotonous and the audio was
disturbed by echoes. Richard Panggabean, a member of the Multimedia team explained
the stages of video making that consists of pre-production, production and
post-production. Sunday services pre-production covers the liturgy, sermon
content and songs, personnel involved, supporting equipment and venue. The
production stage relates to the process of recording videos and sounds of
musical instruments, singers and controlling the environment during recording.
Post-production is related to the recording process and uploading videos and then
evaluation.
The shooting process of Sunday worship video became a laboratory for the church assembly, the music team and the youth of GKJ Paliyan. The church assembly practiced public communication techniques by pronouncing the liturgy text clearly and focusing the eyes on the camera, the music team played the songs with appropriate rhythm and tone, the pastor delivered a concise but impressive sermon messages and the multimedia team recorded video with interesting angles and recorded audio through audio mixer to minimize echoes. The recording from the worship call to the blessing prayer, went well for about 30 minutes.
This
learning experience gave strong impression to both the participants and the
facilitators. The church council expressed their gratitude for the opportunity
to learn multimedia, especially making videos for church services. To be
honest, they told that they feel tense because it was their first time to be
recorded on video, even to be uploaded on YouTube. At last, Daniel D. Nugraha,
from the Multimedia Team of GKJ Mergangsan expressed his feelings to see the
enthusiasm of the youth, the church assembly and the pastor of GKJ Paliyan during
the process of recordings for the church services eventhough with limited
recording devices.
This
mentoring activity presented a sense of togetherness, mutual concern and became
additional energy to be more enthusiastic even in limitations. There is a
belief that there will be a solution someday. Stay enthusiastic in learning,
sharing and doing service for the glory of God.
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