Only someone who is truly free and independent can make himself the servant of another.

— Josef Villiger (b. 1958), Freikirchenpastor, Prediger, Mentor

Topics: Freedom & Truth, Service & Love of Neighbour

Josef Villiger

Josef Villiger (* 1958) ist ein Schweizer Freikirchenpastor und Prediger, der langjährig die Vineyard-Gemeinde in Herisau leitete und in der Leiterschulung tätig ist. Geprägt von seinem persönlichen Lebensweg zum christlichen Glauben, steht er für eine praxisorientierte, evangelikal-charismatische Verkündigung mit Fokus auf Seelsorge und Mentoring. Bibellesern begegnen seine Beiträge als alltagsnahe Impulse zu Glaubenswachstum, persönlicher Nachfolge und lebenspraktischen Entscheidungen.

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