Mike Yaconelli
Michael Charles "Mike" Yaconelli (born July 24, 1942 in California , † October 30, 2003 in San Diego , California) was an evangelical theologian, pastor, journalist and writer. He was a co-founder of Youth Specialties , a Christian training center for youth, and the founder of The Wittenburg Door , a satirical Christian magazine. With his unconventional theology and emphasis on authenticity and grace , he can be seen as a pioneer of the emerging church .
Life
Yaconelli grew up in California. He co-founded the Youth Specialties training and materials center in El Cajon, near San Diego, and has been running a small church in Yreka , Northern California with his wife Karla since 1983 . He also wrote articles for the satirical magazine The Wittenburg Door , which he had founded; later it was called The Door . He wrote books for youth leaders, trained young people and was a speaker at Christian conferences and festivals, including the Greenbelt Festival in Great Britain. There he said: If I have a heart attack right now, I hope that I will have just enough air in my lungs and enough strength to be able to pronounce one last sentence as I fall to the ground: “What a man Ride! "My life had ups and downs, sometimes it went to the left, then to the right, full of mistakes and bad decisions, and if I die now, although I would much rather live longer, I can say from the depths of my soul:" What a ride! "
Yaconelli was killed in a car accident in 2003 while helping his father move. His wife Karla said about him at the memorial service in San Diego in 2004: Cinderella Michael Charles Yaconelli. Unorganized. Total integrity. Kind. Sincere. Intensive. Eccentric. Passionate. Spontaneous. Annoying in between. Extremely bright. Painfully honest. Sociable. Too deeply insecure. A strange mixture of introversion and extraversion. Fun loving. Full of doubt ... believing ... believing. Impractical. Carefree. Lonely. Adventurous. The absolute master of romance. Self-critical. Inspiring. Lonely. Sensitive. Powerful. Stress candidate. Cozy. Obsessed with grace. Filled with grace. Passionate. Poetic. Crazy on the streets. Left out. Between stable and rigid. Sensitive. Morally. Selfless. Carefree and moody. Prophetic. Artistic. Unruly. Wise. Generous. Attacked by fear. Rebellious. Generous beyond description. Chasing after God. Jesus lover. Proud of jesus Jesus lived in him. My.
Works
In English (selection)
- With Wayne Rice: Way-out Ideas for Youth Groups. Zondervan, Grand Rapids 1973
- Ideas. Number One. Youth Specialties, El Cajon 1975
- Tough Faith. The Search for Honest, Durable Christianity. David C. Cook 1976
- With David Lynn: Tension Getters Two. Zondervan, Grand Rapids 1985
- With Jim Burns: High School Ministry. Zondervan, Grand Rapids 1986. ISBN 978-0-310-34920-4
- With James Tweed: Yak, Yak, Yak! Mike Yaconelli's Guide to Jerk-Free Christianity. Marshall Pickering 1991. ISBN 978-0-551-02466-3
- With Karla Yaconelli: Messy Spirituality: Christianity for the Rest of Us. Hodder & Stoughton 2001
- Dangerous wonder: the adventure of childlike faith. NavPress, Colorado Springs 2003
- The thing about kids. Lion Books 2003
In German translation
- Honestly now. R. Brockhaus , Wuppertal 1993 and 1994. ISBN 978-3-417-20492-6
- With David Lynn: Sex explosive. Discussion aids for group leaders in teenage work, parents and teachers on sex. Born , Kassel 1996
- The Untamed Faith: Why Being Christian is an Adventure. SCM R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 1998 (2nd edition 2001. ISBN 978-3-417-24407-6 )
- What would Jesus do ? Ask what Jesus wants. A 30 day experiment for teens. SCM R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 1999. ISBN 978-3-7893-7551-4
- What would Jesus do? The next level, employee handbook. SCM R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2000. ISBN 978-3-7893-7571-2
- A detour to the goal. SCM R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2001. ISBN 978-3-417-24437-3
- With Karin Jeromin: Biblical wisdom for life as a couple. German Bible Society , Stuttgart 2002. ISBN 978-3-438-04361-0
- God loves chaos: why we don't have to keep getting better. SCM R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2004. ISBN 978-3-417-24463-2 (new edition 2013. ISBN 978-3-417-26556-9 ) (Original title: Messy Spirituality )
- Focus on You (th): The nine qualities of a youth worker. Hänssler , Holzgerlingen 2005. ISBN 978-3-7751-4176-5
Web links
- Mike Yaconelli's website
- Website of Youth Specialties, which Yaconelli co-founded ( Memento of August 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- Website of the satirical magazine The Wittenburg Door
- The Wittenburg Door blog
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Yaconelli on the Youth Specialties website ( Memento from August 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ breezing 1/2004, pages 20-23 Reckless grace. Gospel for failures
- ^ [1] Christianity Today on the death of Yaconelli
- ↑ A true Cinderella story on Youth Specialties ( Memento from August 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Mike Yaconelli's works on his website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yaconelli, Mike |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yaconelli, Michael Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pastor, author, and founder of Youth Specialties and The Wittenburg Door |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | California |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 2003 |
| Place of death | San Diego , California |