Stephan Volke

Stephan "Steve" Volke (* 1961 in Bergneustadt ) is a German bookseller , publishing director, director of the Christian children's aid organization Compassion, journalist and book author.

Live and act

Stephan Volke spent his childhood and youth in Bergneustadt- Wiedenest where his father worked as a householder, pastor and administrator of the Wiedenest Bible School . Reading the The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis made him want to be a bookseller. He began this apprenticeship at the ALPHA bookstore in Giessen after graduating from high school . As a music enthusiast, he read many music magazines and finally founded the music magazine "iXX", after having set up as a freelance journalist in 1985 and writing for the Brendow-Verlag magazine "Neues Leben". He worked as an editorial and publishing manager in the publishing group scm and was responsible for the publishing houses R. Brockhaus , Oncken and ERF-Verlag in Wuppertal. As press spokesman for the evangelism events ProChrist , JesusHouse and Christival , he pursues his missionary zeal. His motto is "Provoke, but not manipulate". In 2002 he resigned the management, founded the media agency "Steve Volke Communications" in Kamp-Lintfort in 2003 and worked as a freelance journalist and media consultant . In 2002 he founded the association "Gott.net eV" based in Dülmen together with the Protestant pastor Monika Deitenbeck-Goseberg and the Catholic Dean Johannes Broxtermann and has been a member of its board ever since. In 2003 the internet portal www.gott.net was founded together with journalist Dieter Kohl. The organization draws attention with large-format posters on highways and slogans such as “We have to talk to one another - God” or “I have time for you - God”. In 2004, the association was awarded silver in the "Culture" category of the German Poster Grand Prix of the German Outdoor Advertising Association. In 2006, Volke received a request from the Christian children's aid organization “Compassion International” to head the planned “Compassion Germany” branch. The thought, “In worship, hands go up. But where are the hands to the next? ”Moved him to take up the position as managing director and through his commitment to bring light and hope to children in need.

Volke is a speaker at the Christian Media Academy and at the "Community Holiday Festival SPRING". He is the author of over 30 books and was a ghostwriter for the Brazilian soccer stars Jorginho and Zé Roberto . As a publisher, he worked with authors such as Adrian Plass , Philip Yancey and Sandra Felton. He is married to Anke, has four daughters and lives in Marburg .

Publications

• Background: musician life. Brunnen Verlag (Gießen) 1988, ISBN 3-7655-3354-8 .
• Live: musician life. Brunnen-Verlag, Giessen 1989, ISBN 3-7655-3399-8 .
• To the last drop: Alcohol - the fate of people from Serrahn. Brendow Verlag , Moers 1992, ISBN 978-3-87067-480-9 .
• Jorginho - steep pass: honest confessions. Brendow Verlag, Moers 1995, ISBN 978-3-87067-563-9 .
• ProFit for life. Brendow Verlag, Moers 1995, ISBN 978-3-87067-586-8 .
• Here we go! Start all over again. Brendow Verlag, Moers 1999, ISBN 978-3-87067-801-2 .
• because he never drops us! 2 × 12 good reasons to trust God. Brendow Verlag, Moers 2002, ISBN 3-87067-949-2 .
• Incredible - doubt and wonder. Brendow Verlag, Moers 2002, ISBN 978-3-87067-960-6 .
• Zé Roberto - dream pass into life. With God on the outside. Brendow Verlag, Moers 2006, ISBN 978-3-86506-116-4 .
• Happiness is like a butterfly. Seven secrets of happy people. Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2004, ISBN 978-3-7655-1879-9 .
• What carries us - a comfort book. Johannis, Lahr 2004, ISBN 978-3-501-06234-0 ; Media Kern, Wesel 2018, ISBN 978-3-8429-3560-0 .
• Yes of course: I want to have friends. Johannis-Verlag , Lahr 2005, ISBN 978-3-501-05263-1 .
• Like a feast from heaven. A Christmas book. Johannis-Verlag, Lahr 2005, ISBN 978-3-501-05705-6 .
• Here is life! As a reminder of the biblical lessons. Johannis-Verlag, Lahr 2005, ISBN 978-3-501-05713-1 .
• Yes of course: I want to live as a Christian. Johannis-Verlag, Lahr 2006, ISBN 978-3-501-05267-9 .
• As far as the sky can reach. Good wishes. Johannis-Verlag, Lahr 2006, ISBN 978-3-501-05714-8 .
• with Anke Volke: The day of our life - a wedding album. Johannis-Verlag, Lahr 2007, ISBN 978-3-501-01547-6 .
• More from life: rediscover the essentials. Johannis-Verlag, Lahr 2007, ISBN 978-3-501-05117-7 .
• Sometimes God sends his angel. Johannis-Verlag, Lahr 2007, ISBN 978-3-501-05706-3 .
• What carries us: A comfort book. Johannis-Verlag, Lahr 2007, ISBN 978-3-501-06234-0 .
• Heaven is happy and so are we! For birth. Johannis-Verlag, Lahr 2008, ISBN 978-3-501-05718-6 .
• I wish you a lot of life. For confirmation. Johannis-Verlag, Lahr 2008, ISBN 978-3-501-52046-8 .
• Cool, let's start now! For confirmation (girls). Johannis-Verlag, Lahr 2010, ISBN 978-3-501-52087-1 .
• Cool, let's start now! For confirmation (boys). Johannis-Verlag, Lahr 2010, ISBN 978-3-501-52088-8 .
• Joy. For confirmation. Johannis-Verlag, Lahr 2010, ISBN 978-3-501-52119-9 .
• with Tobias Faix : Weltblick - What Christians Think About Poverty ... The Compassion Study. Neufeld Verlag , Schwarzenfeld 2010, ISBN 978-3-937896-93-9 .
• To be at home with you. Experience security. SCM Collection, Witten 2012, ISBN 978-3-7893-9537-6 .
• The vision maker: How Jesus changed my heart and my world view. Gerth Medien , Aßlar 2016, ISBN 978-3-95734-149-5 .

as co-editor

• with Joachim Stängle: On the way to the people: Moving stories from the “smallest church in the world”. SCM Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 2006, ISBN 978-3-7751-4496-4 .
• with Tobias Faix, Dietmar Roller, Rolf Zwick and Micha-Initiative Deutschland (ed.): Hope for all. The Bible of Justice. The complete Bible with 3000+ highlighted verses on poverty and justice. Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2013, ISBN 978-3-7655-6185-6 .
• in a trio with Helmut Jost and Ruthild Wilson : The Cry of the Poor (Gospel Unplugged; CD). Gofor Records, Wilnsdorf 2018, EAN 4029856487106.

Web links

• Literature by and about Stephan Volke in the catalog of the German National Library
• Steve Volke Communications - website
• Steve Volke Photo Creation - website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Steve Volke: Investing in Children - Changing the World of Tomorrow , christsein-heute.de, article from February 22, 2016.
2. ↑ Thomas Lardon becomes managing director of the R. Brockhaus and Oncken publishers , selk.de, SELK.Info No. 267, p. 14, notification dated May 23, 2002.
3. ^ Advertising industry awards silver to Christian poster campaign , jesus.ch, article from July 7, 2004.
4. ↑ Board of Directors , gott.net, accessed on August 16, 2018.
5. ↑ Stefan Kreidewolf: Message from above: God advertises on the A 46 , wz.de, article from April 12, 2013.
6. ^ Volke: New director of "Compassion" in Germany , pro-medienmagazin.de, article from August 2, 2007.
7. ↑ Director: Stephan (Steve) Volke , compassion.de, accessed on June 9, 2018.
8. ↑ Steve Volke: "It took off my shoes to see how other people have to live" , jesus.de, article from April 12, 2017.
9. ↑ Steve Volke: Speaker of the Christian Media Academy , christliche-medienakademie.de, accessed on June 9, 2018.
10. ^ Community Holiday Festival SPRING: Who is who? P. 15 , meinspring.de, accessed on June 9, 2018.