Kirche mit Vision by Rick Warren / German edition of Purpose-driven Church / Hardcover / GerthMedien 2016 / 1st edition

HARDCOVER 2016

ISBN: 9783957341808  /  978-3957341808

ISBN-10: 3-95734-180-9

PAGES: 380

PUBLISHER: GerthMedien

LANGUAGE: GERMAN / DEUTSCH

About the Author:

Richard Duane Warren (born January 28, 1954) is an American evangelical Christian pastor and author.^[1][2][3] He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church, an evangelical megachurch affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, in Lake Forest, California that is the sixth-largest megachurch in the United States (including multi-site churches).^[4] He is also a bestselling author of many Christian books, including his guide to church ministry and evangelism, The Purpose Driven Church, which has spawned a series of conferences on Christian ministry and evangelism. His subsequent book The Purpose Driven Life has sold more than 30 million copies, making Warren a New York Times bestselling author.

Warren says he was called to full-time ministry when he was a 19-year-old student at California Baptist University. In November 1973, he and a friend skipped classes and drove 350 miles to hear W.A. Criswell preach at the Jack Tar Hotel in San Francisco.^[11] Warren waited afterwards to shake hands with Criswell, who focused on Warren, stating, "I feel led to lay hands on you and pray for you!”^[11]

During his time at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Warren worked at the Texas Ranch for Christ, a ministry facility of Billie Hanks, Jr., where he began writing books. He co-wrote two books, The Victory Scripture Memory Series and Twelve Dynamic Bible Study Methods for Laity with Billie Hanks, Jr., and Wayne Watts

German Summary:

Jede Gemeinde wird von etwas angetrieben. Traditionen, Programme, Persönlichkeiten, Ereignisse, Suchende und sogar Gebäude können die treibende Kraft einer Gemeinde sein. Rick Warren ist jedoch der Überzeugung, dass eine Gemeinde sich nur dann gesund entwickeln kann, wenn sie vom Auftrag Gottes getrieben wird. Das ist der eigentliche Zweck einer Gemeinde.

In seinem Bestseller gibt Rick Warren praktische Hilfen, wie Ihre Gemeinde sich zu einer Gemeinde entwickeln kann, die den Auftrag Gottes lebt, indem sie

- wärmer wird durch Gemeinschaft,
- tief gehender wird durch Jüngerschaft,
- stärker wird durch Anbetung,
- weiter wird durch Dienen und
- größer wird durch Evangelisation.

English Summary:

“The Purpose Driven Church has brought focus and direction to more pastors and church leaders than you can count. What a gift!”--John Ortberg, bestselling author

Every church is driven by something. Tradition, finances, programs, personalities, events, seekers, and even buildings can each be the controlling force in a church. But Rick Warren believes that in order for a church to be healthy it must become a purpose-driven church, built around the five New Testament purposes given to the church by Jesus.

“The issue is church health, not church growth!” declares Warren. “If your church is healthy, growth will occur naturally. Healthy, consistent growth is the result of balancing the five biblical purposes of the church.”

Rick Warren shares a proven five-part strategy that will enable your church to grow