Most people make provisions for all sorts of things: for illness, unemployment and old age, for vacation and even for the cost of their own funeral—but not for eternity.

— Detlev Fleischhammel (b. 1952), Theologe, Prediger, christlicher Autor

Topics: Eternity & Hope Beyond Death, Wisdom & Understanding

Detlev Fleischhammel

Detlev Fleischhammel (* 1952) ist ein deutscher evangelikaler Theologe, Prediger und Autor, der nach Missionstätigkeit in Haiti langjährig im freikirchlichen Gemeindedienst in Deutschland wirkte. Er steht für eine konservativ-bibeltreue Theologie mit Schwerpunkten auf verbindlicher Gemeindeseelsorge, biblischer Konfliktbewältigung und der kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit modernen Gemeindeaufbaumodellen. Bibellesern begegnet er heute vor allem durch praktisch-theologische Veröffentlichungen sowie durch pointierte Aphorismen zur christlichen Lebensführung.

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