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  • Buchrezension von Daniel Aderhold
  • Born in Difficult Times
  • Definition of Key German Terms for understanding the History and Development Pentecostalism in Germany (Paul Clark)
  • History and Development of Pentecostalism in Germany: A Review of Resources and Literature in the German language (Paul Clark)
  • Global Pentecostalism: A European Perspective (Paul Clark)
  • Contextualization in Post-Christian Germany: Missional Considerations in reaching Non-Churched Germans (Paul Clark)
  • Missio Dei in a Post-Christian European Context (Paul Clark)
  • Intentional Mission in Post-Christian Germany: Considerations and Implications for Missionary Church Planters (Paul Clark)
  • Good to Great Church Planting – (Dietrich Gerhard Schindler)
  • Creating and Sustaining a Church Planting Multiplication Movement in Germany (Dietrich Gerhard Schindler)
  • Missionary Church Planting in Germany: A Survey of Three Evangelical Denominations (Paul Clark)
  • Self Leadership Seminar (Paul Clark)
  • The Influence of German Pentecostal Churches in Foreign Countries on the Development of Pentecostalism in Germany (Gottfried Sommer)
  • History and Structure of the BFP in Germany (Paul Clark)
  • Missionary Wives of Early Twentieth Century Pentecost: Called, Competent, Challenged, and Complement (Rosemarie Daher Kowalski)
  • Managing Conflict in the Church (Paul Clark)

Buchrezension von Daniel Aderhold

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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Die Gründung von Pfingstgemeinden in Deutschland 1945-2005

  • Implikationen für intentionale Mission im 21. Jahrhundert
  • von Paul Clark

In den vergangenen 100 Jahren sind viele Pfingstgemeinden in Deutschland aufgrund sehr unterschiedlicher Situationen entstanden und gewachsen. Paul Clark, Missionar der AoG (Assemblies of God, USA), Gemeindegründer und Pastor der BFP-Gemeinde Bad Dürkheim, hat sich auf eine Spurensuche begeben. Dabei hat er sich in seiner Arbeit auf die Zeit nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs bis 2005 beschränkt. Diese 60 Jahre geben schon einen guten Überblick, wie in Deutschland „Gemeinde wird“. Weltweit erlebt die Pfingstbewegung ein deutliches Wachstum – hier vor allem Südamerika und Afrika. In Deutschland sind scheinbar nur leichte Zuwächse möglich.

Wie kann das sein, was sind mögliche Ursachen? In neun Kapiteln stellt der Autor nicht nur die verschiedenen Möglichkeiten und Modelle von Gemeindegründung in Deutschland vor, sondern macht auch deutlich, welche geschichtlichen Hintergründe mit dazu führen, dass Gemeindgründung und -wachstum keine „Selbstläufer“ sind“.

Bei diesem Werk handelt es um eine Studie, die ergebnisoffen fragt: Was können wir aus der bisherigen Arbeit lernen, welche Prinzipien sind hilfreich, und welche Ansätze besonders effektiv? Um nachvollziehbare Antworten geben zu können, wurde eine Datenbank erstellt, in denen die verschiedenen Gründungswege erfasst wurden. Dabei wurden nicht nur BFP-Gemeinden angefragt, sondern auch Gemeinden des Mülheimer Verbandes und der Gemeinde Gottes (Urbach).

Aus den Rückmeldungen haben sich haben sich elf Ansätze herauskristallisiert, wie neue Gemeinden entstehen. So führte beispielsweise die Sammlung deutscher Flüchtlinge, die ihre Heimat in den Ostgebieten gegen Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges verlassen mussten, in den fünfziger und sechziger Jahren zu etlichen Gemeindegründungen. Oder auch die Entsendung ausländischer Missionare wie auch die Gründung einer Gemeinde durch eine bestehende sind Möglichkeiten, die hier gut abgebildet werden. Den Abschluss dieser Studie bilden eine Bewertung der Daten und Fakten, sowie der Appell, Gemeindegründung in den einzelnen Verbänden lebendig und effektiv zu gestalten.

Das Buch liegt sowohl in deutscher wie auch englischer Sprache vor und ermöglicht Gemeindegründer wie auch allgemein am Thema Interessierte  einen guten Einblick in die vielseitigen (und vielschichtigen) Möglichkeiten von Gemeindegründung in Deutschland.

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Born in Difficult Times

Friday, January 14th, 2011

The beginnings of the Volksmission Entschiedener Christen in Berlin (1933-1945), Especially Considering the Biography of its founding father Karl Fix and His Theological Influence.

Definition of Key German Terms for understanding the History and Development Pentecostalism in Germany (Paul Clark)

Friday, August 13th, 2010

History and Development of Pentecostalism in Germany: A Review of Resources and Literature in the German language (Paul Clark)

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Global Pentecostalism: A European Perspective (Paul Clark)

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Early this year, I had the privilege to attend the Global Conference on Pentecostalism in Heidelberg, Germany. The two-day conference afforded me the opportunity to gain an extensive overview of the multi-layered academic research focus occurring in this fruitful area of study. Approximately ninety participants from eight European countries and the United States came to Heidelberg and vigorously interacted with various presentations in the academic disciplines including cultural anthropology, sociology, religious studies, gender studies, and theology.

Contextualization in Post-Christian Germany: Missional Considerations in reaching Non-Churched Germans (Paul Clark)

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

The purpose of this paper is to present helpful insight in the area of cultural interaction and contextualization, which will facilitate a transforming ministry in Germany. As missionaries and ministers we must be cognizant of our own cultural blind spots. Scripture speaks to all people and all cultures with Jesus Christ being the most pure and faithful example of divine love in our communication with one another. Jesus is God with us — the reality of the love of God in human experience.

Missio Dei in a Post-Christian European Context (Paul Clark)

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

The first part of this paper will provide a limited overview of the genesis and development of the missio Dei concept during the last fifty years from a theology of mission perspective. Initial effort will be made to look at the setting and the circumstances surrounding missio Dei’s first appearance, namely the World Missions Conference held in Willingen, Germany. Following this point of entry, the definition of missio Dei and the broader perspective that has developed from various theological standpoints will be presented and accessed. Finally, the first part of this paper concludes investigating the missio Dei framework as it has been integrated into biblical theology.

Once the overview of missio Dei has been presented, the second part of this paper will attempt to establish its practical ramifications in forming a contextual missional approach to ministry in Europe. Terminologies such as post-Christian, postmodernism, secularization and the European Dream will be addressed, as they relate to getting a handle on ministry in contemporary Europe.

Intentional Mission in Post-Christian Germany: Considerations and Implications for Missionary Church Planters (Paul Clark)

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Mission is not something that occurs haphazardly, but that intrinsically grows out of one’s personal relationship with the living God— a relationship that is, by its’ very nature, intentional. As a third generation Pentecostal, it is imperative for me that the Church be continually reminded that the baptism in the Holy Spirit was given to God’s people to equip them for intentional mission.

Good to Great Church Planting – (Dietrich Gerhard Schindler)

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

In my experience of over twenty years as a church planter in Germany, I have come to refer to six disciplines of good to great church planting as “G6”. By that I mean that they seem to have six great qualities that set them apart from merely good church planting ministries. These six great qualities of church planting are: timed release, generational distance, discipleship depth, intentional mindset, external focus, and reproducible models. I’ll attempt to explain them in the order listed. These six elements were developed after studying church planting in both the established Protestant Church and the various larger Free Churches in Germany which are reflected in my D.Min. dissertation entitled “Creating and Sustaining a Church Planting Multiplication Movement in Germany”.

Creating and Sustaining a Church Planting Multiplication Movement in Germany (Dietrich Gerhard Schindler)

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

The goal of this dissertation is to explore the concept of a church planting multiplication movement in Germany. Some argue that a rapid multiplication of indigenous churches planting churches has not occurred in Germany, but that the Bible warrants this viable phenomenon as Christians intentionally seek it under God’s guidance. The thesis of this dissertation, therefore, states: Germany can support a church planting multiplication movement through a bold action plan and a restructuring and reconsideration of current planting methods.

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