If you are going to bore people, don’t bore them with the Gospel. Bore them with calculus, bore them with earth science, bore them with world history. But, it is a sin to bore people with the Gospel.

— Howard Hendricks (1924–2013), Theologieprofessor, Autor und Redner

Topics: Witness & Mission, Church & Congregation

Howard Hendricks

Howard Hendricks (1924–2013) war ein US-amerikanischer Theologieprofessor und Autor, der über sechs Jahrzehnte am Dallas Theological Seminary christliche Pädagogik und Leiterschaft lehrte. Er wurde vor allem durch seine Methodik des induktiven Bibelstudiums sowie als prägender Mentor für Generationen evangelikaler Pastoren und Leiter bekannt. Bibellesern vermitteln seine didaktischen Ansätze bis heute strukturierte Werkzeuge, um Bibeltexte methodisch zu untersuchen und praktisch auf den Alltag anzuwenden.

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