You may recall how I recently shared about my Iranian language teacher with whom I have been going over the Lord’s Prayer and various Biblical texts in our Zoom classes—in Farsi. Would the Holy Spirit, I wondered, who inspired the prophets and writers of Holy Scripture, also knock on the door of her heart? Last … Continue reading The Word Never Returns Void
In the dining car. A young soldier sits down across from me. I nod and thank him for his service, noting the three stripes on his sleeve. We’re both in “uniform” (camo/clerical). Finishing my meal, I get up to leave. “Blessings on your journey,” he offers. “Hauptgefreiter…,” I note (Petty Officer, Third Class). “I used … Continue reading No Match for Nature
Rev. Christian Tiews shares about how he serves in Germany in this recording of a live webinar. Continue reading Missions Unpacked: Germany
In 2015 Germany opened its borders to take in Syrian refugees fleeing from the civil war in their homeland. Countless Syrians arrived, but so did many others, with over one million people—most of them from various Muslim countries—arriving within months. While the German population initially had welcomed the refugees, popular sentiment changed. This caused the … Continue reading Refuge
Rev. Dr. Christian Tiews was officially sent as missionary to migrants in Germany on January 26th, 2022. Director of Missions for the SELK Roger Zieger officiated, assisted by Pastor Martin Benhöfer (Stadensen) in the chapel of the Lutherische Kirchenmission in Bleckmar. Present were also Superintend Bernhard Schütze (Zionsgemeinde Hamburg), Pastor Andreas Rehr (Dreieinigkeitsgemeinde Hamburg), and … Continue reading Lutherische Kirchenmission Blesses Ministry to Persian Speakers
Wishing you God’s richest blessings, much love, and joy for 2022: Continue reading Happy New Year!
Missionaries to Persian speakers Kim Bueltmann, Rachel Krause, Hugo Gevers, and Christian Tiews met with Director for Missions of our German partner church SELK Roger Zieger at “Die Brücke” in Leipzig, Germany to coordinate their outreach efforts. Click here to listen to beautiful Persian liturgical music. Continue reading Persian Ministry in Germany
Over 50 aspiring pastors, church workers, and students from all over the world have enrolled in a class of the English program at Luther Academy in Riga providing an introduction to Pastoral Theology. The class is being taught jointly by Rev. Dr. Christian Tiews and Rev. Dr. David Preus online and also directly interpreted into … Continue reading A New Semester at Luther Academy
Yesterday I took the train back to Lula and Lilly after a wonderful weekend of Persian ministry in Hamburg (more on that next week). The man sitting next to me was an African-American civilian from Virginia, working here in Germany. I said that I am a Lutheran pastor and asked him whether he is a … Continue reading Another Martin Luther
It was raining cats and dogs on a recent Sunday morning, so I decided to call a taxi rather than walk. The beige Mercedes pulled up. I opened the rear passenger door, threw my backpack in, and settled in the back seat. “Lousy weather,” I remarked. The cabbie looked in the rearview mirror and spotted … Continue reading Do You Eat Regularly?
The Tiews in Germany 