Christoph Zehendner

Christoph Zehendner

Christoph Zehendner (* 1961 in Bad Windsheim ) is a songwriter in the field of new sacred song as well as a theologian and was a journalist for Südwestrundfunk (SWR) for over 20 years until June 2011 . He has lived and worked with the Brotherhood of Christ Bearers since July 2011 .

Live and act

After working for Evangeliums-Rundfunk (ERF) in Wetzlar and Hessischer Rundfunk as well as studying theology at Philipps University in Marburg , he worked as a freelance radio journalist in the regional political editorial department of SWR in Stuttgart .

Zehendner is one of the most famous lyricists and interpreters in the field of Christian popular music . More than 250 of his lyrics have already been published. He places a special emphasis on community-related concepts, such as on the subject of psalms or the Sermon on the Mount . Many of his songs are an integral part of the songs in the parishes of different denominations. In addition, he also released several solo albums, most recently (in 2015) the album Ganz bei Trost . As part of his work as a copywriter, he worked with various interpreters such as Johannes Nitsch , Sharona , Layna , Beate Ling , Attila Kalman , Albert Frey , Andrea Adams-Frey , Andreas Volz and Daniel Kallauch . He is supported by various musicians at concerts, especially: Manfred Staiger , Michael Schlierf , Uli Schwenger, Mathias Ade, Torsten Harder and Jonathan Böttcher . His concert tours have taken him to South Africa and Afghanistan .

Private

Christoph Zehendner is married to art therapist Ingrid. The couple have two children. Since 2011 both have lived and worked in the Triefenstein Monastery .

Well-known songs (selection)

• "God hears your prayer" (Original from the English by Mark Heard)
• "Our Father" (from: "Felsenfest")
• "Come and see" (from: "Encounters")
• "You are the way" (from: "Encounters")
• "Pray (arrived in silence)" (from: "Felsenfest")
• "Nicodemus" (from: "Encounters")
• "Live like him" (from: "Encounters")
• "I owe you so much" (from: "Relationships")

Discography

Solo albums

year	title	Label
1982	For my friends	Pila Music
1987	To the point	Gerth media
1991	So much too little	Pila Music
2008	Wortweltwanderer	Gerth media
2013	Very close	Gerth media
2015	With consolation	Gerth media
2018	What matters	Gerth media

Projects

• "Songs from Everyday Life" (with Peter Schöberl) (1980)
• "Fundamental" (with an upswing ) (1983)
• "Hear Lord!" (With spectrum ) (1984)
• "To the Point" (1987)
• "Encounters - Window to the Gospel of John" (with Hella Heizmann , Johannes Nitsch and others) (1990)
• "Felsenfest - songs for the Sermon on the Mount" (with Beate Ling , Johannes Nitsch , Christians At Work and others) (1994)
• "Follow - Songs for the Gospel of Luke" (with Johannes Nitsch ) (1996)
• "He hears your prayer - songs for worship" (1998)
• "Relationships - Musical Windows into the World of Psalms" (with Manfred Staiger , Ingo Beckmann , Andrea Adams-Frey and others) (2000)
• "Heaven on Earth - Songs for the Bible" (with Manfred Staiger) (2003)
• "Arrived in silence" (2004)
• "Im Blick - New Windows into the World of Psalms" (with Njeri Weth) (2004)
• "He arrives - musical windows into the Advent and Christmas season" (media combination of music album and picture book, together with Thea Eichholz , Heiko Wolf and Martin Staiger ) (2006)
• "Seeing with your eyes" (2007)
• "I'm in good hands" (2009)
• "That your dreams take root" (media combination of music album and photo book, together with Manfred Staiger and Heiko Wolf ) (2011)

bibliography

• Encounters: Window into the Gospel of John , Joh.Brendow & Sohn Verlag , Moers 1992, ISBN 978-3-87067-486-1 .
• Acne, Bravo, cool sayings: the unvarnished survival alphabet for teenage parents , Johannis-Verlag , Lahr 2000, ISBN 978-3-501-07141-0 .
• You are like a father to us , Kawohl Verlag , Wesel 2008, ISBN 978-3-88087-634-7 .
• The secret of the twelve: the greatest is love , Brunnen Verlag (Gießen) 2010, ISBN 978-3-7655-1769-3 .
• Mother, fetch the scent of fir: Christmas stories to marvel, laugh and celebrate , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2011, ISBN 978-3-7655-1135-6 .
• I allow myself so much life: On dealing well with myself , Joh. Brendow & Sohn Verlag, Moers 2015, ISBN 978-3-86506-788-3 .
• NAMASTE - you are seen! Adventure-Courage-Hope-Stories from India , Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2017, ISBN 978-3-7655-0979-7 .
• We trust it (Songbook), Gerth Medien, Aßlar 2018.
• Welcome to the house of laughter. Tales of reconciliation and courage from the Holy Land , Brunnen Verlag, Gießen 2019, ISBN 978-3-7655-0710-6 .

as a co-author

• Surfing, chatting, playing, zapping: how you can better understand your children's world , SCM Collection , Witten 2001, ISBN 978-3-7893-7455-5 .
• Thank God for fifty years: Experiences of Christ the Brothers and Sisters of Christ , Vier-Türme-Verlag , Münsterschwarzach 2011, ISBN 978-3-89680-506-5 .
• That your dreams take root: Thoughts and prayers for the seasons of life , Gerth Medien , Aßlar 2011, ISBN 978-3-86591-623-5 .
• When Malchus lost his ear and other stories that are not in the Bible (see above) , Brunnen Verlag, Gießen 2013, ISBN 978-3-7655-4198-8 .

Web links

• Christoph Zehendner - website
• Literature by and about Christoph Zehendner in the catalog of the German National Library
• Works by and about Christoph Zehendner  in the German Digital Library
• List of songs by Christoph Zehendner on evangeliums.net

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Newsletter Christoph Zehendner July 2011. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 3, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
2. ↑ TV interview: Finding my purpose , liebezell.tv