1960年代台灣的工業興起,原住民部落的族人們為了經濟與教育,離鄉背井來到都會區就業、就學、生活等。時間久了,自然而然就產生移居、建立家庭、落地生根等現象,也發展出都市原住民的文化生活。原住民是一個群體性強的族群,即便離鄉背井,亦會招聚彼此。教會便是族人們在都會區擁有歸屬感的地方。因此,許多都市原住民教會紛紛建立起來。座落於高雄的都市原住民教會果貿教會,由一群排灣族婦女的聚集開始,原以排灣族群為主的教會,開始有其他原住民族群的加入,至今是一個多元族群的教會群體。值得注意的是,有別於以往的都市原住民教會隸屬於原住民中會,她則是歸屬於平地中會。 研究者思考都原教會的挑戰是什麼;教會內的多元族群該如何進行事工的擬定及牧養方針;在平地中會下的都原教會又有什麼碰撞火花呢?都原教會如何保留與傳承文化、接納不同民族的文化,以及突破現實處境的框架,這都是身為都原教會及傳道人將面臨的挑戰。為此,本研究主要以壽山中會的果貿教會為研究對象,將其在各個階段的經歷梳理,來瞭解都市原住民教會從過去到現在所面臨的情況,以及如何制定策略應對未來的挑戰。此外,為增加研究的視野廣度,也將訪談兩間同樣隸屬平地中會的都原教會。最後,希冀透過這項研究為眾多都市原住民教會提供新的視角和方向。
In the 1960s, with the rise of industry in Taiwan, Indigenous people left their tribal villages for metropolitan areas in search of better economic and educational opportunities. Over time, they naturally established roots, formed families, and developed urban Indigenous cultural lifestyles. Indigenous people, being a community-oriented group, tend to gather even when away from their homelands. Churches, therefore, became places of belonging for them in cities, leading to the establishment of numerous urban indigenous churches. The Guomao Presbyterian Church, located in Kaohsiung, began with a group of Paiwan women and gradually included members from other indigenous groups, forming a diverse congregation. Unlike traditional urban indigenous churches that fall under indigenous presbyteries, this church belongs to a plains presbytery. This unique situation raises questions about the challenges faced by urban indigenous churches, how they develop ministry plans and pastoral guidelines for their diverse congregations, and the dynamics of belonging to a plains presbytery. This research focuses on the Guomao Church of the Shoushan Presbytery, analyzing its experiences over different stages to understand the situations urban Indigenous churches have faced from past to present and how they formulate strategies to address future challenges. To broaden the research perspective, interviews with two other urban Indigenous churches under plains presbyteries will also be conducted. The aim is to provide new insights and directions for many urban indigenous churches through this study.