The “altar call” teaches the congregation to evaluate the “success” or “effectiveness” of the ministry on outward, visible actions and results.

— Thabiti Anyabwile (b. 1970), Pastor und Buchautor

Topics: Church & Congregation, Witness & Mission

Thabiti Anyabwile

Thabiti Anyabwile (* 1970) ist ein US-amerikanischer reformierter Pastor, Gemeindegründer und Buchautor, der unter anderem in Washington, D.C. wirkte. Bekannt wurde er durch Publikationen zu gesunder Gemeindepraxis, biblischer Leiterschaft sowie afroamerikanischer Theologiegeschichte, wobei sein Eintreten gegen systemischen Rassismus in konservativen Kreisen Kontroversen auslöste. Für Bibelleser bietet er praxisbezogene Impulse zur reformierten Ekklesiologie und zur Verbindung von biblischer Lehre mit gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung.

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