Leo Bigger

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Leo Bigger (* 1968 in Buchs SG ) is a Swiss offset printer , pastor and community leader of the Christian Free Church International Christian Fellowship (ICF) in Zurich .

Life

Bigger was born in 1968 as the son of a railroad worker and a housewife and grew up in Buchs SG in a Catholic family. He organized discos and directed the youth rock band blackout . After training as an offset printer , he attended the IGW Bible School in Zurich . He got his call to pastor in Chicago, whereupon he joined the young "International Christian Fellowship" congregation in Zurich, which was founded by Heinz W. Strupler . In 1994 Heinz W. Strupler handed him responsibility for the ICF. At the same time, Matthias Bölsterli was the pastor of the Protestant Limmat Church. In 1996 Leo Bigger, Matthias Bölsterli and Micky Conod founded the "International Christian Fellowship Church" as an association. Since then, Bigger has led this church, which has spread to numerous cities in Switzerland, Germany and Europe. Bigger's role models include the US evangelicals Bill Hybels and Rob Bell and the German evangelist Reinhard Bonnke , whom he also invited to the fifteenth anniversary of the "International Christian Fellowship Church" in 2011.

Bigger often preaches on certain topics at several Sunday services in succession, these series are then put into writing and thus turned into books that have been published for years by fontis Brunnen Verlag in Basel. The last three books were a trilogy that had the title lion, eagle and dove as symbolic animals that appear in the Bible. His goal is to address and pick people up where they are in order to bring them into contact with God. Leo Bigger moderates the program "BERATUNGSTV" together with his wife Susanna.

Private

Bigger is married to Susanna, they have two children and live near Zurich .

Works

Books

  • Network . icf, Zurich 1997.
  • Go for it . icf, Zurich 1997.
  • Just do it . icf, Zurich 1997.
  • No fear . icf, Zurich 1998 (instructions for overcoming old patterns and negative experiences)
  • No limits. Dream God's Dreams! icf, Zurich 2000.
  • The Passion. Jesus - his life . icf, Zurich 2000.
  • No. 1 . icf, Zurich 2001 (with Kerstin Hack; journey of discovery to personality, gifts and talents, including test)
  • Go for it . icf, Zurich 2001 (2nd revised edition. Transfer of the ten commandments into our time)
  • Win . icf, Zurich 2003 (workbook on the transmission of faith)
  • Consolidate . icf, Zurich 2003 (workbook, revision of Discover God )
  • Life that pays. Experience how your longings are satisfied. icf, Zurich 2004.
  • Commission . icf, Zurich 2005 (workbook)
  • Leadership in style . icf, Zurich 2005 (foundations of successful leadership from Jesus)
  • Mystery holy spirit . icf, Zurich 2006, ISBN 978-3-0375-0018-7
  • Discover God. How you can get to know God personally . Brunnen, Basel 2007 and 2010.
  • Leading successfully. How to attract employees and promote them successfully. icf, Zurich 2008.
  • Hello future. Learn to live like Moses . Brunnen, Basel 2010, ISBN 978-3-7655-1457-9 .
  • Dear god why? Ten hot questions for God. Brunnen, Basel 2011, ISBN 978-3-7655-1479-1 .
  • Marriage high 31. Refresh your marriage in 31 days. Brunnen, Basel 2011, ISBN 978-3-7655-1484-5 .
  • Love life! A refreshingly honest book about love . 2012, ISBN 978-3-7655-1504-0 (with Susanna Bigger)
  • Lion heart . Brunnen, Basel 2013 and 2014, ISBN 978-3-7655-1531-6 (This title refers to Jesus Christ as a lion from the tribe of Judah)
  • Eagle eye. A book about calling, vision and focus. Fontis - Brunnen, Basel 2014, ISBN 978-3-7655-5229-8
  • Spirit of God. A book about holiness, power and God's presence. Fontis, Basel 2015, ISBN 978-3-0384-8044-0 (cover picture with dove symbolizing the Holy Spirit )
  • Esther. Turn the world upside down with God. Fontis, Basel 2016, ISBN 978-3-0384-8099-0

watch TV

  • Club from June 7, 2011 on Swiss TV SRF
  • ICF Television : a half-hour Christian television program per week recorded during weekend services. Since April 2014 ICF Television has also appeared on Bible TV

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Walther: ICF. On fire for Jesus. Evangelical Information Center January 12, 2001
  2. ↑ Hugo Stamm: I ordered the devil to drive out of her. Tagesanzeiger, Tamedia Zurich July 1, 2010
  3. ^ Carlos Hanimann: The soul catcher of Zurich . WOZ Die Wochenzeitung, Zurich November 4, 2010
  4. ↑ Katja Murmann: The business with faith. Switzerland on Sunday, June 18, 2011
  5. ↑ Rolf Höneisen: I've never bought a car. Interview with Leo Bigger in IDEA May 20, 2015, pages 8–11
  6. ↑ leobigger.com Leo Biggers site
  7. ↑ [1]
  8. ↑ icf-tv.com website icf-tv.com
personal data
SURNAME Bigger, Leo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss offset printer, pastor and community leader of the ICF Church Zurich
DATE OF BIRTH 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Buchs SG