Winfried Dalferth

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Winfried Dalferth (* 1953 in Stuttgart ) is a German Protestant theologian who became known as a Christian songwriter under the pseudonym Daffy . Most recently he was dean of the Evangelical Church District Crailsheim .

Life

Winfried Dalferth grew up in Stuttgart. From 1968 he attended the Evangelical Seminars in Maulbronn and Blaubeuren . Dalferth completed his theology studies in Tübingen and Vienna . After his second service examination in 1980, additional training in journalism followed in 1989 at the Evangelical Media Academy in Frankfurt am Main and in 1999 he received his doctorate in Christian journalism at the Institute for Practical Theology at the University of Erlangen .

In addition to his full-time work as a pastor and the associated activities such as engagement at Kirche Unterwegs , teaching in the field of journalism at the Evangelical University of Applied Sciences in Reutlingen and, since 1998, the chairmanship of the Biblical Figures Working Group (ABF), Winfried Dalferth became nationwide under the pseudonym Daffy known as a singer-songwriter of Christian pop music . Musically active from 1973 to 2002 under this pseudonym, he released eight albums, gave concerts as well as guitar courses and was co-editor of the guitar book sheet music for the Protestant hymnal . Daffy wrote and sang the Uli song for the radio play series Uli - On the Hot Track by Andreas Schwantge .

Dalferth also published theological specialist literature, including on the history of the development of Christian pop music.

Dalferth worked as a vicar in Meßstetten and as a parish vicar in Geislingen an der Steige , after which he was manager of the church Unterwegs of the Bahnau brotherhood . In 1987 he took over a special pastor's position for private radio in the Heilbronn prelature , in 1991 he became youth pastor in the Reutlingen church district , in 2002 parish pastor in Nattheim and between 2006 and 2008 pastor in Neresheim and Fleinheim-Dischingen.

From 1995 Dalferth belonged to the regional synod of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg , where he led the discussion group Gospel and Church . In the 2013 church elections, he lost his mandate to Siegfried Jahn, the dean of the church district of Blaufelden .

In November 2007 he was elected Dean of the Evangelical Church District Crailsheim , he began the service in April 2008. He retired in July 2016 and has been working as a freelancer ever since.

Private

Winfried Dalferth is married and has two children.

Works

  • Christian popular music as a journalistic phenomenon , Christliche-Publizistik-Verlag, Erlangen 2000, ISBN 978-3-933992-01-7 .
  • And he touched them ...: History of the origins of the biblical narrative characters and their areas of application in preaching, teaching and community work , Verlag Junge Gemeinde / Lahn-Verlag, Limburg 2001, ISBN 978-3-7840-3219-1 .
  • with Martin Brecht and Folker Förtsch: Adam Weiß - Der Crailsheimer Reformer , Baier-Verlag, Crailsheim 2011, ISBN 978-3-942081-08-5 .
  • with Volker Teich: The Protestant Church Service in Württemberg , Calwer Verlag , Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-7668-4206-0 .
  • with Volker Teich, Philippus Maier, Gerhard Ruhl and Monika Schnaitmann: Baptism - An accompanying booklet for parents and godparents , Calwer Verlag, Stuttgart 2014, ISBN 978-3-7668-4221-3 .

Discography

  • Margin notes. ( Pila Music , 1981)
  • Oh johnny Children's songs to sing along. ( Abacus Music , 1985)
  • Children can do many things. (Aarton-Verlag, 1994)
  • Noteworthy. (Aarton-Verlag, 1994)
  • Chorales between the strings. (Aarton-Verlag, 1994)
  • Folk songs in the hymn book.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dr. Winfried Dalferth. Calwer Verlag, accessed on March 25, 2014 .
  2. ↑ a b Dr. Winfried Dalferth. (No longer available online.) Evangelische Landeskirche Württemberg, archived from the original on March 28, 2013 ; Retrieved March 25, 2014 .
  3. ^ Winfried Dalferth: Christian popular music as a journalistic phenomenon. CrossOver, January 19, 2003, accessed March 25, 2014 .
  4. ↑ a b Winfried Dalferth: Dr. Winfried Dalferth. (No longer available online.) December 31, 2013, archived from the original on March 25, 2014 ; Retrieved March 25, 2014 .
  5. ↑ The Protestant Peace Church in Dischingen , haertsfeld-sued.de, accessed on August 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ Ute Schäfer: Regional Synod: Voices King is happy about the result. Hohenloher Tagblatt, December 3, 2013, accessed on March 25, 2014 .
  7. ^ Klaus Rieth: Winfried Dalferth becomes the new dean in Crailsheim. Evangelical Church Community Gruibingen, November 16, 2007, accessed on March 25, 2014 .
  8. ↑ Ute Schäfer: Dean Dr. Winfried Dalferth is retiring - only freelance at Gott , swp.de, article from July 5, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Dalferth, Winfried
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Daffy (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and Christian songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart