[God] did not come up with a mission for His church as much as He formed a church for His mission… If a church is not engaging in mission, it really has no point in existing.

— J.D. Greear (b. 1973), Pastor, Autor und ehemaliger Präsident der Southern Baptist Convention

Topics: Church & Congregation, Witness & Mission

Occasions: For Reflection

J.D. Greear

James David „J.D.“ Greear (* 1973) ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Pastor und Autor, der seit 2002 die Gemeinde „The Summit Church“ in North Carolina leitet und von 2018 bis 2021 Präsident der Southern Baptist Convention war. Er steht für eine gnaden- und missionszentrierte Theologie, stieß jedoch innerhalb konservativer Kreise seiner Denomination wegen seines Kurses bei Missbrauchsreformen und Fragen ethnischer Vielfalt auf Kritik. Bibellesern vermitteln seine Texte theologische Grundthemen wie Gnade, Heilsgewissheit und Nachfolge in einer alltagsnahen, seelsorgerlichen Sprache.

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