Horst Marquardt

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Horst Marquardt (February 2011)

Horst Marquardt (born July 14, 1929 in Berlin ) is an Evangelical Methodist German theologian , journalist , author and co-founder of evangelical works such as ERF , idea and Christian media initiative pro .

Live and act

Marquardt grew up in a Christian family in Berlin. When he was 10 years old, the family moved to Wroclaw . In 1945, shortly before the end of the war, he reported to the Volkssturm there , fled from the Red Army to Neuruppin , where he joined the communist party and became a member of the anti-fascist youth committee . Between 1949 and 1950 he worked as a radio editor in Potsdam , where he was able to gain his first journalistic experience. Because he wanted to be factual and not true to the line, he could no longer publish any contributions. In this difficult situation for him, he took up the Bible and got to know God. He went to West Berlin and studied theology . He then worked as a pastor of the Methodist Church in Berlin , Vienna and Wetzlar . In Vienna, he and his wife took care of Hungarian refugees, 250 people were temporarily housed in the Methodist Church.

From 1960 he was significantly involved in the development of the Evangeliums-Rundfunk (ERF) in Wetzlar, which he led until December 31, 1993. His successor was Jürgen Werth . Even in retirement he produced the series “Bilanz”, “Brennpunkt Middle East” and “Reiseeindrucke” on the radio program ERF Plus until the end of 2015. In the series “Bilanz”, which began in 1998, around 650 programs were broadcast during this time. He will continue to participate in the “Word for the Day” at ERF Plus.

Until 1997, Marquardt was International Director of the Trans World Radio (TWR) mission for Africa, the Middle East and countries in the CIS . In 1970 he founded the evangelical news agency idea eV and was its chairman until 2017. In 1975 he founded the Conference of Evangelical Publishers (KEP), which is now called Christian Media Initiative pro . His goal was to train young Christians for media use, reporting and other journalistic activities. From 1973 to 1986 he was the spokesman for the ARD television program “ Das Wort zum Sonntag ”.

Marquardt was involved in various committees of Christian organizations, such as the main radio and television committee of the Association for Evangelical Journalism (GEP), from 1969 until reaching the age limit in the main board of the German Evangelical Alliance , the Evangelical Senior Citizens Association (ESW) and the Institute for Islamic Issues ( IfI). He was co-founder and from 1986 to 1999 chairman of the Lausanne Movement in Germany, of which he is honorary chairman. Until 2017 he was chairman and since then honorary chairman of the Congress of Christian Leaders (KcF), which has taken place every two years since 1999 and which he set up together with Jörg Knoblauch . He is considered a pioneer and thought leader in evangelical journalism in Germany.

Since December 2018 he has been running the blog “Marquardts Bilanz”, where he publishes spiritual impulses.

Awards

  • In 1985 he was awarded the honor plate of the city of Wetzlar.
  • In 1998 he was awarded the “Bridge Builder Prize” of the Association of European Media Organizations.
  • In September 2010 he received the KEP special award for his life's work.

Private

Marquardt had been married to his wife Irene, who died in 2017, since 1955 and lives in Minden , they have four grown children.

Publications

  • The language of the graves , SCM Hänssler-Verlag Neuhausen-Stuttgart 1973, ISBN 3920345401
  • Tips for radio preachers: From manuscript to microphone , ERF-Verlag , Wetzlar 1977
  • Who am I, Lord? Meditations on Old Testament texts , RCM Brockhaus Verlag , Wuppertal 1982, ISBN 341700425X
  • Lord, you faithful God - devotions for every day , SCM ERF-Verlag, Wetzlar 1999, ISBN 3895623555
  • Fit for the future , together with Jörg Knoblauch , Brunnen-Verlag , Giessen 2000, ISBN 3765511765
  • ... and the hearts opened up - moving stories of faith , RCM Brockhaus Verlag, Haan 2001, ISBN 3417112222
  • Dora Rappard - A picture of life , audio cassette with songs and texts, Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2001, ISBN 3765581836
  • Leadership with values ​​- concepts of Christian leaders , together with Jörg Knoblauch, Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2001, ISBN 376551232X
  • My story with the gospel broadcast. Waiting - miracles - waves , SCM Hänssler-Verlag, Holzgerlingen 2002, ISBN 3775137319
  • Values ​​have a future - concepts of Christian leaders , together with Jörg Knoblauch, Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2003, ISBN 3765513210
  • Values ​​are future - concepts of Christian leaders , together with Jörg Knoblauch, SCM Hänssler-Verlag 2005, ISBN 3775143939
  • Shaping the future with values: Concepts of Christian leaders - idea documentation , SCM Hänssler-Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3775145893

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Johannes Weil and Norbert Schäfer: The public relations worker for the gospel. per 3/2015, page 30
  2. ↑ Evangelical journalism: Pastor Horst Marquardt ends his series for ERF Medien , idea.de, message from December 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ New idea chairman: Johannes Holmer succeeds Horst Marquardt , idea.de, message from June 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Horst Marquardt: Kurzvita , scm-haenssler.de, accessed on January 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ Handover of the baton: Martin Scheuermann is the new chairman of the Congress of Christian Leaders , idea.de, message from February 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Father of Evangelical Journalism" is now blogger , idea.de, message from January 4, 2019.
  7. ↑ Horst Marquardt is 85 , ead.de, message from July 3, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Golden Compass" media prize awarded ( memento from January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), giessener-zeitung.de.
  9. ↑ Johannes Weil and Norbert Schäfer: The public relations worker for the gospel. per 3/2015, page 31
  10. ↑ I want to go home . In: IdeaSpektrum 29.2017, p. 26
personal data
SURNAME Marquardt, Horst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Evangelical Methodist theologian, journalist, author and co-founder of evangelical works in Germany
DATE OF BIRTH July 14, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin