Klaus Göttler
Klaus Göttler (born January 23, 1966 in Reutlingen ) is a German Protestant theologian , General Secretary of the German EC Association , long-time lecturer at the Johanneum Evangelist School , musician and guitarist .
Live and act
Klaus Göttler grew up in Reutlingen. From 1988 to 1991 he studied Protestant theology at the Johanneum . Then he was a youth evangelist at the German EC Association until 2007 , where he was active as a musician and worship leader . In 1998 he became head of its missionary work, became a member of the management and board of directors in 2002 and temporarily held the position of EC Federal Pastor for two years until Rudolf Westerheide was called to this position. On March 15, 2019, he was elected as the new EC Secretary General by the Assembly of Representatives. He took up this office on January 1, 2020.
At the Evangelist School Johanneum in Wuppertal Göttler since 2016 deputy director, since 2008 as a lecturer in practice evangelistic homiletics , community education and youth work , and in this context act as a speaker and evangelist nationwide go.
Göttler has been a member since 1998 and deputy chairman of the ProChrist Association since 2013 , as well as initiator and chairman of JesusHouse and speaker of their events. He is a member of the board of the Christival youth congress , works on a voluntary basis on the board of the Christian Media Foundation and as an employee at the Spring Festival .
Göttler is a guitarist, musician, author and editor of various books and DVDs.
Private
Klaus Göttler lives in Wuppertal with his wife Christiane and their three children .
Publications
Books
- The Christmas adventure book , Born-Verlag , Kassel 2005, ISBN 978-3-87092-395-2 .
- My heart before God: Worship as a lifestyle , SCM Hänssler , Holzgerlingen 2005, ISBN 978-3-7751-4012-6 .
- Get excited about Jesus: Handbook of youth evangelization , SCM Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 2009, ISBN 978-3-7751-4906-8 ; Born-Verlag, Kassel 2009, ISBN 978-3-87092-446-1 .
- Christmas is a gift , SCM Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 2014, ISBN 978-3-7751-5592-2 .
as a co-author
- with Thorsten Riewesell and Andi Weiss (eds.): … ankommen !: basic faith course , Born-Verlag, Kassel 2008, ISBN 978-3-87092-355-6 .
- Celebrate Jesus! - today: The devotional book , SCM Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 2013, ISBN 978-3-7751-5366-9 .
as editor
- with Roland Werner : Jesus first - Jesus first in the world , Born-Verlag, Kassel 2003, ISBN 978-3-87092-302-0 .
- Explore !: discover your calling. Volume 2. Recognizing and training gifts , Born-Verlag, Kassel 2004, ISBN 978-3-87092-361-7 .
- with Martin Werth: Kirche Kreativ: tried and tested ideas for successful church work , SCM R. Brockhaus , Witten 2011, ISBN 978-3-417-26429-6 .
- Celebrate Jesus! easy guitar (song book), SCM Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 2013, ISBN 978-3-7751-5493-2 .
CD productions
as arranger and interpreter:
| year | title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Christmas Acoustics | Hänssler Music |
| 2014 | Christmas is a gift - music for the best time of the year | SCM Hänssler |
| 2015 | Choral Acoustics | SCM Hänssler |
DVD productions
Guitar schools:
| year | title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Celebrate Jesus! guitar | Born publishing house |
| 2013 | Celebrate Jesus! Guitar basics | SCM R. Brockhaus |
Web links
- Literature by and about Klaus Göttler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography of Klaus Göttler on johanneum.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus Göttler gives a lecture on the men's snack in Hausen an der Aach , suedkurier.de, message from March 11, 2014.
- ↑ Göttler youth evangelist since 1991 ( memento from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), ec-jugend.de
- ↑ Klaus Göttler becomes the new EC Federal Pastor, pro-medienmagazin.de, article from March 15, 2019.
- ↑ Klaus Göttler introduced as the first EC Secretary General , idea.de, notification of March 9, 2020.
- ^ Staff at the Johanneum Evangelist School , evangelistenschule-johanneum.de, accessed on December 12, 2015.
- ↑ Board of the Christian Media Foundation, stiftung-christliche-medien.de, accessed on December 12, 2015.
- ↑ a b Artists at the Spring Festival ( Memento from December 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), meinspring.de
- ↑ Göttler: ProChrist Redner , prochrist.org, accessed on December 12, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Göttler, Klaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian, lecturer at the Johanneum Evangelist School, musician and guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reutlingen |