Igreja e vulnerabilidade social: responsabilidade e serviço

Abstract

The theme of the research is the action (service) of the church, more specifically the Assembly of God in Cuiabá/MT, given the vulnerability (economic and social) of people. Based on questions about what social vulnerability is, the causes of social vulnerability, the research raises the following question: To what extent is the action of the Assembly of God church in Cuiabá/MT understood as a free service driven by the commandment of love? It was based on the hypothesis that the church has a fundamental role in supporting and searching for solutions to alleviate people's social vulnerability; the church, as God's house, sees people in their entirety: physical, emotional and spiritual; the church, as an institution, which has a voice in society to act on secular issues; the situation of economic vulnerability leads to instability within the family. To address the research issues, the objective was to verify the service of the Assembly of God in Cuiabá/MT in view of people's social vulnerability as a free service driven by the commandment of love. As specific objectives, the research highlighted: characterizing the Assembly of God in Cuiabá/MT; analyze the documents of the Assembly of God in Cuiabá that refer to church services; research about the church's ministry as a service; define social vulnerability in its economic and social aspects; diagnose aspects inherent to the lives of people subject to vulnerability (gender, ethnic, religious, physical issues, deprivation of liberty); investigate the actions of the Assembly of God in Cuiabá in the face of people's social vulnerability; understand how the Assembly of God in Cuiabá interacts with secular life; check the service possibilities of the Assembly of God in Cuiabá, as a service; research on spirituality as support for people in social vulnerability. It was concluded, based on bibliographical/documentary research, that the service of the Assembly of God in Cuiabá/MT in the face of people's social vulnerability takes place as a social action and not as a free service driven by the commandment of love. It concluded, therefore, that the Church's service exists, but it is solidified as a social action, and not as a result of the practical action of the commandment of love.