During this past week we have enjoyed a further 'reformation week'. This year for the first time we have included lectures on the doctrine of the reformers and in particular that of Luther. Working together with Paul Barnes of India Link Ministries we had hoped to have had a small contingent of Indian pastors and teachers whom Paul had felt would have benefited from a retreat week in Haus Barnabas with teaching on this theme. In the event it proved harder than expected to get the necessary visa for them to come to Germany and Switzerland and only one brother from India, Joseph Paul who runs the El Shaddai children's home in Chennai
(Madras) was able to be with us.
Two other friends from Britain were with us to help practically and were able to participate fully in a fairly heavy programme. We gave lectures supplemented with dvds on the main European reformers of the 16th century with outings to the Hus museum in Constance, the Zwingli museum in Wildhaus and the cities of Zürich and Basel. Then between Sunday evening and Tuesday morning Dr Bernhard Kaiser of the Institute of Reformation Theology -
www.irt-ggmbh.de
gave four lectures on reformation doctrine; Christ alone, Scripture alone; Grace alone and Faith alone. There was also time for helpful discussion and questions. The photo of Bernhard lecturing was taken by Paul Barnes and that of the group of us by Tim Brooks. We are hoping that this structure and form of programme can be used for future reformation weeks.
During this past week we have enjoyed a further 'reformation week'. This year for the first time we have included lectures on the doctrine of the reformers and in particular that of Luther. Working together with Paul Barnes of India Link Ministries we had hoped to have had a small contingent of Indian pastors and teachers whom Paul had felt would have benefited from a retreat week in Haus Barnabas with teaching on this theme. In the event it proved harder than expected to get the necessary visa for them to come to Germany and Switzerland and only one brother from India, Joseph Paul who runs the El Shaddai children's home in Chennai (Madras) was able to be with us.
Two other friends from Britain were with us to help practically and were able to participate fully in a fairly heavy programme. We gave lectures supplemented with dvds on the main European reformers of the 16th century with outings to the Hus museum in Constance, the Zwingli museum in Wildhaus and the cities of Zürich and Basel. Then between Sunday evening and Tuesday morning Dr Bernhard Kaiser of the Institute of Reformation Theology -
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