Setting out in trust in God, even though we see nothing yet of what was promised, seems in faith to be more the normal case than the exception.

— Arne Völkel (b. 1959), Pastor, Autor und Referent

Arne Völkel

Arne Völkel (* 1959) ist ein deutscher evangelischer Theologe, Autor und langjähriger Pastor der Freien evangelischen Gemeinde Dortmund. In seinen Veröffentlichungen und Seminaren widmet er sich der Seelsorge, der Burnout-Prävention sowie der kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit religiösem Leistungsdruck und postevangelikalen Glaubensfragen. Für Bibelleser stehen seine Beiträge für einen psychologisch reflektierten Zugang zum Glauben und den Abbau von Überforderung im geistlichen Leben.

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