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ANALISIS PENGINJILAN ANGGOTA JEMAAT SELAMA PANDEMI COVID -19 DI GEREJA MASEHI ADVENT HARI KETUJUH JEMAAT SINGOSARI, BANDAR LAMPUNG, DAERAH SUMATERA KAWASAN SELATAN BERDASARKAN MATIUS 28:19, 20

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ABSTRACT EVANGELISM ANALYSE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN SINGOSARI SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, BANDAR LAMPUNG, SOUTH SUMATERA MISSION, BASED ON MATTHEW 28:19-20. This study aims to find out the evangelism experience during the pandemic of several members of the Singosari Church, Bandar Lampung, South Sumatera Mission. The theological foundation of this research is taken from Matthew 28: 1920 where in these verses, Jesus commands all His followers to preach the gospel until the end of time. That means, under any circumstances, all followers of Jesus should be actively involved in evangelism, including in a Covid 19 pandemic. This study used a qualitative method where the authors conducted interviews with informants using semi structured interviews. The data analysis technique used in this study has three important components, namely observation, documentation, and interviews. After the interview, the researchers conducted data reduction, validation, data presentation and drawing conclusion. The results of interviews obtained from informants were used as data in this study. After conducting interviews and collecting data, the results of this study are: (1) members of the congregation who are active in evangelism are aware of the importance of evangelizing (2) there are various methods used by members who were active evangelizing before the pandemic, including through direct visits, through mingling with the community , dialogue, and use social media; (3) During the pandemic, informants were still active in evangelism with various methods adapted to the circumstances, but the most frequent was through social media. Where possible they made contact with evangelicals directly; (4) In online evangelism, there are several obstacles, among others, the willingness of the person to be evangelized, the availability of internet data, and the ability to use the media; and (5) Ultimately, all informants agreed that all church members should remain active both offline and online. Suggestions have been given by the author regarding the constraints faced which might provide a solution to the problem of evangelism in this online period. Keywords: Evangelism, Evangelism Method, Covid-19 Pandemic