A German pastor thinks he may have found an effective way to approach the men in his community and it involves one of his greatest passions, whisky.
Thomas Eschenbacher, 53, a Franconian pastor from Hammelburg, in Bavaria, has long been looking for ways to approach men and talk to them about God and the Christian faith.
It’s not the easiest thing to do, especially in this day in age, but Eschenbacher thinks whisky may just be the solution to his problem.
A big fan of the Scottish spirit, the pastor noticed how easy it was to start a conversation about whisky during a leisurely whiskey tasting evening with friends, and decided to use the same catalyst to get through to men in matters of religion.
He recently announced that he was organizing a “whisky retreat” for men and all the 30 available spots were sold out almost instantly.
“Bible reading events don’t really work, but with whisky can I reach the men, it’s a topic that interests them,” he said.
During the three-hour whisky retreat scheduled for January 11, the pastor hopes to use the spirit to not only start a conversation about faith, but also help participants slow down their life and reflect on their existence.
He said “our time is so crowded. We always want to clarify everything in eight hours. A whiskey needs at least ten years to be good, and so my message is not short-term,”.
Five different whiskeys will be served during the retreat – four from Scotland and one Bavarian – four of which will be discussed among the participants and one enjoyed in silence.
Although Bible passages will be read by Eschenbacher during the three-hour event, the pastor says that he won’t try to force the Faith onto the participants.
Source: odditycentral.com
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In Germany, the Churches and the Pastors have social responsibilities and so they do a lot of social work. I have never met a German Pastor who in any form claims to have the powers to prophesize. They are well read, vested in Bible studies and morally upright. It is really admiring to learn how the churches organize tours for the aged and disable persons. This is what I call modern day practical Religion. The Owusu Bempas of Ghana should be ashamed of themselves and am very sure they will never see the doors of Heaven. Owusu Bempa is definitely not a Pastor, he is a con man.
Shame onto those local Pastors who use death threats on prominent Ghanaians to owe people into their Churches. And I underscore that those Pastors who claim to have the powers to prophesize are fake, and con persons.
God bless this pastor for using any way possible to reach the world.
help uproot corruption and stoppropagating against mordern pastors