Christian Religious Education Teachers’ Personality as a Christlike Role Model: A Reflection on Philippians 4:9 at SD Negeri 173192 Harianja
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This study investigates the personality of Christian Religious Education (CRE) teachers as Christlike role models based on Philippians 4:9 at SD Negeri 173192 Harianja, North Tapanuli. The research was motivated by the strategic role of teacher personality in shaping students’ faith attitudes and moral development within the context of Christian education. Grounded in Pauline exhortation that believers imitate what they have learned, received, heard, and seen, this study examines how the teacher’s personal example contributes to students’ spiritual formation. A quantitative approach was employed, involving 57 Christian students as respondents from a population served by nine Christian teachers, including the CRE teacher. Data were collected through a structured Likert-scale questionnaire measuring indicators of teacher personality such as integrity, consistency of Christian character, relational warmth, and spiritual modeling. Descriptive statistics and simple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The findings indicate that the CRE teacher’s personality as a Christlike role model is perceived at a high level and shows a positive and significant influence on students’ appreciation of Christian values and behavioral imitation. Students particularly responded strongly to visible consistency between teaching and daily conduct. The study concludes that personality competence is a critical dimension of CRE teacher effectiveness, reinforcing the importance of intentional character formation among teachers. Strengthening reflective spiritual practices, relational engagement, and professional development is recommended to enhance teachers’ role-model capacity in elementary Christian education contexts.
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