Effect of Preaching Quality, Ministers’ Behavior, and Pastoral Counseling Assistance on the Increase of Fathers' Churches Attendance In Sunday Worship at Batak Protestant Christian (HKBP) Church of District 1v, Toba

Abstract

The research problem is the decreasing fathers’ church attendance during Sunday services at Batak Protestant Christian (HKBP) Churches of District IV, Toba. The study aims to determine effect of preaching quality, ministers’ behavior, and pastoral counseling on the increase of fathers' attendance during Sunday services at Batak Protestant Christian (HKBP) Churches of District IV, Toba. This research employed a quantitative research method. Its population was all of members of Batak Protestant Christian (HKBP) Churches of District IV, Toba. Probability sampling technique was used to determine its samples. They consisted of 99 married male members of the churches. Its data were collected by means of questionnaire. Before use, all of questionnaire items were tested and declared valid and reliable. The result of the analysis shows that the coefficient values of preaching quality, ministers’ behavior, and pastoral counseling assistance was 0.352, 0.210, and 0.187 respectively, indicating that the preaching quality, the ministers’ behavior, and pastoral counseling assistance had a positive and significant effect on the increase of the fathers’attendance in Sunday services at Batak Protestant Christian (HKBP) Churches of District IV, Toba either partially or simultaneously. Based on multiple regression analysis, the result was Y = 0.181 + 0.352 X1 + 0.210 X2 + 0.187 X3, meaning that that the coefficient of determination (adjusted R2) was 0.986 (98.6%).