Forum Wiedenest

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Forum Wiedenest
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legal form nonprofit organization
founding 1905 in Berlin-Steglitz
founder Christoph Koehler
Seat Bergneustadt-Wiedenest
precursor Mission House Bible School Wiedenest, Allianz Bible School
motto Christian impulses for churches. Worldwide.
main emphasis Theological training, youth and community promotion, mission
Action space Germany and worldwide
people Ulrich Neuenhausen (Head of Forum Wiedenest), Frank Braselmann (Chairman of the Board)
sales 8.38 million euros (2017)
Employees 60
Volunteers 400
Website wiedenest.de

The Forum Wiedenest e. V. (until 2009 Missionshaus Bibelschule Wiedenest , still earlier Allianz Biblical School ) is a Christian- evangelical work with three fields of work: Worldwide mission , Biblical-Theological Academy and youth and community forum . It works particularly with fraternal churches and Baptists .

history

The area of ​​Forum Wiedenest.
Forum Wiedenest's training and meeting center
Short logo from Forum Wiedenest

The Biblical-Theological Academy was founded in Berlin-Steglitz in 1905 as the “Alliance Bible School”, among other things, to enable Christians from Russia and Eastern Europe to receive a theological training. These Christians had previously been baptized as Baptists and had therefore been dismissed from the Bible school of the German Orient Mission in Berlin, led by Johannes Lepsius . At the same time, there had been efforts on the part of the Bad Blankenburg alliance work since 1904 to found an alliance brothers house.

In the same year she moved to the rooms of the "Christian Community" in Hohenstaufenstrasse in Berlin-Schöneberg . The first leaders and lecturers were the former pastors Christoph Köhler and Johannes Warns .

Since after the end of the First World War the supply of pupils in the big city was an increasing problem, the Bible School moved to Wiedenest , today a district of Bergneustadt , in 1919 , where it initially acquired a former restaurant for its purposes. In the first few weeks, another house could be purchased directly opposite, which laid the foundation for a mission house and the Bible school. The inauguration ceremony took place on October 5, 1919. By 1928 a few hundred brothers, mainly from Russia and Germany, but also from numerous other European countries, had taken part in the lessons at the Bible School. The graduates were sent to the mission service in countries on every continent.

In 1930 a new Brethren House was dedicated to house the Bible students. In 1938 the Bible School began to hold Bible Weeks in  addition to the two to three year training. From 1943, the bombed-out Baptist seminary was a guest in the rooms of the Wiedenest Bible School for a few years.

In 1952 the new mission house was founded, a year later the Bible School also began to train female students. In 1958 a classroom and meeting house with 900 seats was inaugurated. In 1970 a student dormitory was built, and in 1977 a brothers' residence. In 1982 the construction of a new teaching and conference center began, and in 1999 the new training and meeting center was inaugurated.

In September 2009 the name of Missionshaus Bibelschule Wiedenest e. V. in Forum Wiedenest e. V. changed in order, according to information from the former head Gerd Goldmann, to include the community forum founded in 1999 in the name and to adapt the name to today's language habits. The new slogan was “Christian impulses for congregations. Worldwide. ”Was chosen.

Frank Braselmann from Ennepetal is the CEO.

Since the foundation of the association, faith, youth and mission conferences as well as seminars and workshops have been held every year.

Overall management

Ulrich Neuenhausen has been the head of the entire plant since December 1, 2010 .

working area

Worldwide mission

The Worldwide Mission department currently works with around 170 missionaries (long-term and short-term employees) worldwide.

Youth and community forum

The youth and community forum employs around 15 people who plan and implement various events such as meetings, conferences, seminars and workshops. The focus is on the training of leaders and responsible employees of the communities, pastors , community musicians as well as employees in women and men work and children and youth work. Community counseling (e.g. in cases of conflict) is also carried out. Martin Schneider is the leader.

Biblical-Theological Academy

Approx. 150 students are enrolled at the Biblical-Theological Academy (BTA), approx. 120 of them in the regular training program and approx. 30 in the academic postgraduate program. About 4,000 students were trained from 1905 to 2013. The Working Group of the Brethren in the Federation of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany in the BEFG regards the BTA as its training center, whose graduates work in their communities. The BTA has been a corporate member of the working group for evangelical theology since 2019 .

Structure of the training

During the regular training year, a year is divided into three trimesters . The individual years of training build on one another, but can also be carried out with interruptions. There is no provision for an interruption for one year.

The curriculum is relatively fixed, but there are currently two compulsory electives per trimester, where you can choose from a selection of different subjects, and there are also electives in which knowledge and skills can be deepened.

In addition to the theological emphases, various internships are to be completed during the entire training period, some in parallel and some in blocks. There is also a personality development program in which the consolidation of one's own personality is to be encouraged.

graduation

In Germany, the Biblical-Theological Academy has no state accreditation, but the qualification is recognized by the European Evangelical Accreditation Association (EEAA). Furthermore, it is possible, in cooperation with the Society for Education and Research in Europe, to acquire a Bachelor in Theology (BTh Hons) and a Master of Theology (MTh) through the University of South Africa . In cooperation with the Academy for World Mission (AWM), BTA graduates can acquire a BA or MA in Intercultural Studies .

Head of the Biblical-Theological Academy

Well-known teachers and students (selection)

Lecturers

  • Johannes Warns (1847–1937), from 1905 lecturer in dogmatics, 1919–1937 head
  • Erich Sauer (1898–1959), from 1920 theological assistant, 1937–1952 director of studies, from 1952 director
  • Ernst Schrupp (1915–2005), lecturer since 1948, head 1959–1980
  • Bernd Brockhaus (* 1946), 1981–2009 lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew
  • Helge Stadelmann (* 1952), 1982–1986 lecturer in New Testament, homiletics and salvation history
  • Horst Afflerbach (* 1953), 1985-1993; and again since 1998 lecturer in systematic theology (dogmatics and ethics); since 2010 head
  • Eckhard J. Schnabel (* 1955), 1989–1998 lecturer in the New Testament
  • Ulrich Bister (1948–2008), lecturer
  • Christoph Stenschke (* 1966), lecturer in New Testament since 2001

students

Web links

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Forum Wiedenest: € 300,000 deficit in 2017. In: idea.de. February 16, 2018, accessed May 26, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Missionshaus Bibelschule Wiedenest now “Forum Wiedenest”. Forum Wiedenest, archived from the original on November 7, 2009 ; Retrieved October 25, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Stephan Holthaus: The origin of the Wiedenest Bible School: Some reflections on the 100th anniversary. (pdf, 56 kB) In: bruederbewendung.de. January 6, 2006, p. 3 , archived from the original on May 10, 2011 ; Retrieved May 10, 2011 .
  4. ↑ Stephan Holthaus: The origin of the Wiedenest Bible School: Some reflections on the 100th anniversary. (pdf, 56 kB) In: bruederbewendung.de. January 6, 2006, p. 4 , archived from the original on May 10, 2011 ; Retrieved May 10, 2011 .
  5. ↑ The new CEO is Frank Braselmann. In: wiedenest.de. July 1, 2011, archived from the original on December 19, 2015 ; accessed on May 26, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Dr. Horst Afflerbach (STH graduate 1978) succeeds Ulrich Neuenhausen. Website of the state-independent Theological University Basel, archived from the original on March 29, 2012 ; Retrieved October 25, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Long-term assignments . In: wiedenest.de. Retrieved May 26, 2019 .
  8. ↑ The Biblical Theological Academy (BTA) in Wiedenest , in: Evangelical Theology - Mitteilungen , December 2013 edition, pp. 7–9.
  9. ^ Corporate members of the AfeT. In: afet.de. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Academic development program: Forum Wiedenest. In: wiedenest.de. Retrieved May 26, 2019 .
  11. ↑ a b Day of the Biblical-Theological Academy in Wiedenest. In: oberberg-aktuell.de. October 5, 2018, accessed May 26, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Preachers and Deacons in Chortitza Colony and their daughter colonies. In: chortiza.heimat.eu. July 3, 2012, archived from the original on March 10, 2016 ; accessed on May 26, 2019 .
  13. ^ Obituaries: Johannes Osberghaus. In: WirTrauern. December 19, 2017, accessed January 10, 2019 .

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