UTILIZATION OF THE PUPPET STAGE AS A METHOD OF CONTEXTUAL EVANGELISM TO SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN AGED 5-10 YEARS

Children's ministry is very motivating for the church and child servants because it affects the growth of the child's faith. One of them is the ministry of evangelism. Evangelism is the message of salvation and judgment in Christ Jesus. Children aged 5 10 years do not usually understand and interpret themselves as "Christians" because they only follow what their parents do and do. = 'So it is necessary to teach through evangelism to these children. The question is how does a minister convey the "gospel" message to children so that it can be understood easily and what are the results of the ministry? This paper has two purposes. First, the servant understands the method or way of a servant to convey the "gospel" message simply. Second, so that children better understand the true meaning of the Bible. The research method used is qualitative by interviewing sources to examine and understand the attitudes, views, feelings and behavior of an individual or group of people and literature research to support this writing.


INTRODUCTION
Evangelism comes from the word "Gospel", Greek "Evangelion" which means good news or the delivery of good news.
According to the Indonesian dictionary, it means "process" or "how to evangelize".
According to the English -Indonesian dictionary "Evanjelism" means the spread 1 9. how to receive and believe in Jesus Christ.
The fourth is the result of that Evangelism, which is gaining souls. 2 The good news that is conveyed is not only for people who do not know Jesus personally or those who do not believe. The sharing of the good news or evangelism is also needed for believers to be more  attached to the first thing it sees which is its mother. This gosling will follow wherever its mother goes and from then on, it will follow wherever the closest object moves, whether living or dead as a substitute for its parent. In other words, there is a brief and important period in the life of a gosling and it is only during this time that he may learn a narrative lesson. 6 The same is the case with children who also follow what their parents do / follow their parents' habits from childhood. Children also need a period in very close to the doll's name and will be more interested in this tool than just telling stories without the media.

RESEARCH METHOD
To obtain information in this writing, the authors use qualitative methods. Dr.

Delivery Using Simple Language
Delivery using simple language to children is very necessary in telling a story, especially in telling the truth of God's Word. 11 The author says about the simple meaning of language, namely the vocabulary used is vocabulary that is easily understood by children, the structure is not complicated, the sentences are short and simple.
In this case, a Sunday school teacher must understand how to convey a story in the simplest possible language. Especially for these Sunday school children aged 5-10 years. Children this age lack self-confidence so they have a shy nature and on the other hand, children this age. According to Eka Sapti Cahyaningrum in his journal, "they have the nature of imitating what the people around them do". 12 So they really need good and correct direction, education, and guidance so that children have the correct understanding and understanding and knowledge of the stories we tell. The puppet stage as it is known is a medium that has succeeded in attracting children's attention, 11 Ernawati Waridah, Buku Pintar UASBN, n.d. 12 Eka Sapti Cahyaningrum, "Pengembangan Nilai -Nilai Karakter Anak Usia Dini Melalui Pembiasaan it is certain that when using language puppets it must be simple or in accordance with the innocence of children playing with dolls. It is better not to use formal words in telling stories to children. Again, colloquialism is the best choice for communicating with children of this age.

Sharing Using Interesting Stories
Sharing the news of safety to children is

Implications
The author hopes that this research can help child servants who serve in Sunday Schools to implement evangelism to children from an early age using the puppet stage.
Children's life greatly affects their growth when they grow up, because children will remember things they learned as a child. By 16 YA Pattinama, "Dasar Alkitabiah Dalam evangelizing children aged 5 -10 years through a puppet stage, of course by telling stories, it is hoped that children will understand the meaning of the gospel in their life or the meaning of being followers of Christ so that later children will not waver in their own faith. With this research, child servants / Sunday school teachers can apply it well and be more enthusiastic to preach the gospel to children without fear, in the sense that the child is afraid of not understanding and accepting the teaching given.

Recommendations for Further Research
The author recommends that further