Johannes Osberghaus
Johannes Osberghaus (born August 9, 1932 in Wuppertal ; † December 13, 2017 ) was a German Protestant children's evangelist and author primarily of Christian children's radio plays and books on church work with children and young people . In his decades of work as the chief editor of Kinderfunks in Evangeliums-Rundfunk , he produced more than 2,500 programs and was also known as Uncle Johannes or by the nickname Ossi .
Life
Osberghaus experienced with 14 years under the proclamation of the Wiehler pastor Arno Pagel a turn to the Christian faith . In 1950 he took over his parents' shoe shop in Wiehl, which he sold in order to complete a theological training at the Mission House Biblical School Wiedenest from 1956 to 1960 . Afterwards he was engaged nationwide as a child evangelist for the German Tent Mission. In 1971 he became an editor at Evangeliums-Rundfunk in Wetzlar . Here he headed the children's radio until 1992 . During this time he wrote numerous radio plays and over 2,500 radio programs for children. His radio play versions of several books by Patricia St. John such as The Secret of Wildenwald are now among the Christian children's classics. From 1992 until his retirement in 1995, he served as the travel secretary for the Biblical Union. From 1999 to 2004 he was also in charge of children's programs at the Werner Heukelbach Mission in Bergneustadt . Together with Ruth Frey and Else Diehl he founded the “Working Group for Missionary Child Labor”.
Osberghaus wrote seven practical books for working with children and teenagers with a collection of ideas for games, creative activities, puzzles and stories.
He was the father of six children and lived in Wiehl from 1992 until his death in 2017 .
Publications
Radio plays
| year | title | publishing company |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Abraham | ERF publishing house |
| 1983 | The jester | ERF publishing house |
| 1984 | Children of the Bible | ERF publishing house |
| 1985 | The secret of the red pupil | ERF publishing house |
| 1988 | The treasure of the Tuscarora / The test of strength | ERF publishing house |
| 1988 | Daniel | ERF publishing house |
| 1988 | Breakout from Tondo | ERF publishing house |
| 1988 | Where the river begins | ERF publishing house |
| 1988 | Aunt Olga's windmill | ERF publishing house |
| 1988 | Paul | ERF publishing house |
| 1988 | He is innocent | ERF publishing house |
| 1989 | The locked garden | ERF publishing house |
| 1989 | Biggy and her temple frog | ERF publishing house |
| 1991 | The secret of Wildenwald | ERF publishing house |
| 1991 | Peter | ERF publishing house |
Books
| year | title | subtitle | publishing company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Come on, take part | Funny games, exciting stories, happy parties for boys and girls | Brunnen Verlag |
| 1979 | Small Bible seminar | Hänssler publishing house | |
| 1986 | Celebrate parties | With many happy celebrations through the year - that's how it's done | Hänssler publishing house |
| 1990 | The key word | Biblical riddles from ERF Children's Radio | Hänssler publishing house |
| 1992 | Celebrate with a kick | Ideas, game suggestions, stories and devotions about the Bible, the environment, Indians, Japan, etc. | Hänssler publishing house |
| 2002 | Games on the Bible | Millipede run; Gathering manna; Rooms vacant?; Newspaper hit | Hänssler publishing house |
| 2007 | Play Biblical Stories | Hänssler publishing house |
Contribute to devotional books
| year | title | subtitle | publishing company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | God loves us every day | 365 devotions for children | R. Brockhaus Verlag |
| 1984 | Good God, we thank you | Devotions for children | R. Brockhaus Verlag |
| 2000 | I am here, dear God | 366 colorful children's devotions | Hänssler publishing house |
Web links
- Books and recordings by Johannes Osberghaus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Johannes Osberghaus in the German Digital Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.wirtrauern.de/trauerbeispiel/johannes-osberghaus
- ↑ https://www.oberberg-aktuell.de/index.php?id=144&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=65646
- ↑ Far-sighted meeting with Johannes Osberghaus , cvjm-kv.de, article from June 16, 2012.
- ↑ Former children's radio editor Johannes Osberghaus celebrates his 75th birthday , oberberg-aktuell.de, article from August 23, 2007.
- ↑ A life for God. In: Perspektive 9/2012 ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), cv-perspektiven.de
- ↑ Long-standing head of ERF Children's Radio turns 75 , erf.de, notification from July 10, 2007.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Osberghaus, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant child evangelist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuppertal |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 2017 |