Because I had been a basketball player, it never dawned on me to evaluate people on the basis of color. If you could play, you could play. In America it would appear that there is more openness, acceptance, and teamwork in the gym than in the church of Jesus Christ.

— Jim Cymbala (b. 1943), Pastor und Bestsellerautor

Topics: Church & Congregation, Justice & Commitment, Ethical Questions

Occasions: For Reflection

Jim Cymbala

Jim Cymbala ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Pastor und Autor, der seit 1971 die Gemeinde The Brooklyn Tabernacle in New York City leitet. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch sein Buch „Frischer Wind, frisches Feuer“ sowie seinen Fokus auf beharrliches gemeinschaftliches Gebet und das Wirken des Heiligen Geistes. Für Bibelleser vermitteln seine Texte Impulse für eine engagierte Gebetspraxis, während konservative Theologen mitunter eine Bevorzugung subjektiver Erfahrungen gegenüber der Schriftauslegung kritisieren.

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