To young men who are looking for an opportunity and who complain there is no opening for them, permit me to say this: 'Go where the poor and the under-privileged are. They will be glad to hear you. When you have learned to bless them, others will be calling for your services. Don't wait for opportunity to come walking up to you. Go to meet it.

— Gordon Lindsay (1906–1973), Erweckungsprediger

Topics: Work & Vocation, Service & Love of Neighbour, Courage & Strength

Gordon Lindsay

Gordon Lindsay (1906–1973) war ein US-amerikanischer Pfingstprediger, Publizist und Missionsorganisator mit Hauptwirkungsort in Dallas. Bekannt wurde er als Koordinator der US-amerikanischen Heilungserweckung und Gründer der Zeitschrift „The Voice of Healing“, wobei seine frühe publizistische Förderung umstrittener Evangelisten wie William Branham von Historikern kritisch gesehen wird, wenngleich er sich später von deren Sonderlehren distanzierte. Für heutige Bibelleser steht er für die theologische Auseinandersetzung mit göttlicher Heilung sowie für die Mahnung zu ethischer Integrität und organisatorischer Rechenschaftspflicht geistlicher Leiter.

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