It is too little if we pray two or three times for evangelism. We must do more. Our task is to go out into the streets and to the front doors. People must be confronted with the good news of Jesus.

— Walter Mauerhofer (b. 1944), Evangelist, Buchautor und Pioniermissionar

Walter Mauerhofer

Walter Mauerhofer (* 1944) ist ein Schweizer Evangelist und Buchautor, der seit den 1970er-Jahren als Pioniermissionar und Gemeindegründer vor allem in Österreich wirkte. Der von der Brüderbewegung geprägte gelernte Gärtner verband Fachvorträge über Gartenbau mit biblischer Verkündigung und veröffentlichte praxisorientierte Leitfäden zur Glaubensvermittlung. Für Bibelleser veranschaulichen seine Texte, wie biblische Gleichnisse und persönliche Beharrlichkeit in der praktischen Gemeindearbeit umgesetzt werden können.

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