BIMBINGAN KONSELING PASTORAL SEBAGAI PENDEKATAN PENANGANAN KORBAN PENYALAHGUNAAN NARKOBA DI GPDI “HOUSE OF GLORY” TABANAN-BALI

Drug abuse is a classic problem that has contaminated the lives or urban communities, even more recently, it has contributed to destroying the morality and mentality of people in rural areas, including local church communities. The church must be intervene to contribute to change, especially for victims of drug abuse stanting in its internal community through a guidance and crisis counseling approach. The research in this paper aims to provide an overview of the counceling guidance approach in treating victims of drug abuse at GPdI “House of Glory” Tabanan-Bali. It is believed that the role and benefits of counseling guidance, if applied appropriately, intensively, and in accordance with God’s Word, is solution to help a person’s mental and spiritual recovery in his or her struggles. Researchers used qualitative research methods to explore and find treatment problems previously carried out on victims of drug abuse at GPdI “House of Glory” Tabanan-Bali. The rusults show that an inappropriate approach has been taken, namely visiting, advising and praying at any time apportunity arises. Researchers recommended a Biblical approach with the application of counseling guidance for the transformation of drug abuse victims into people who have a more positive impact according to the expectations of the environment to which they live so that they can witness the power of God to change their lives.