The Bern cantonal parliament, psychiatrists and church leaders Willfried Gasser was on 13 June by the Assembly of Delegates in Aarau as the new President of the Swiss Evangelical Alliance (SEA) is selected. He succeeds Thomas Bucher.
Zurich, 12 June 2008 (Fh) The 51-year-old Wilfried Gasser comes from the canton of Schaffhausen, is living in 1979 in Bern, where he now sits in the Grand Council for the EPP and self-employed spouse, family and Sex therapist does. The doctor and psychiatrist to 2007 was co-pastor of the Vineyard Bern, a Protestant community movement. Gasser is as integral and mediating personality with a strong interest in social, political and social issues. He is a trustee of the GEWA (Foundation for professional integration) and co-founder and president of the Men's Forum, a national Christian men's movement. With his wife, Christa, the three adult children and friends live, "Wilf" Gasser, as he is known by all friends, in a community. For six years he has worked in the Central Committee of the Evangelical Alliance with the German-speaking Switzerland, the Bureau, he is now. At the same Gasser Co-President of the National Association of the Swiss Evangelical Alliance (SEA) is.
family and society as a focus
What irritates Willfried Gasser in this task in the SEA? The networking of Christians, in particular by experts is, for many years, his great concern. He wants to foster cooperation among churches and Christian organizations and encourage an increased and constructive engagement in the hot social issues. Action and a personal focus provides Gasser with the families. "I have a large discrepancy between the widespread desire to see lasting, good relationship in marriage and family, and the other, the reality of many relationships break says "the therapist, who himself grew up in a nine-member family. Here it applies to a wide range of adult education and offers practical assistance to share. That the family must be strengthened politically, stands for Wilf Gasser is beyond question.
commitment to fairness
the present course of the SEA will continue Gasser. In particular, that the Evangelical Alliance even more committed to more justice in the world, such as the poor and thus the increases in official development assistance. More generally, Gasser, that the SEA with the Company enters into a more public dialogue, because "if people would know the gospel of Jesus Christ better, they knew about its relevance to modern life in Switzerland," Wilf Gasser is convinced. In addition, the new president sees the good order of God remains to be helpful for humans to live together in society.
Who is the SEA?
Under the presidency of Thomas Bucher, in the main European head office of the Christian organization Operation Mobilization ", has won the Swiss Evangelical Alliance (SEA) in recent years in popularity. With major events (Christ days) Conferences (such as climate warming or integration of the weak), poster campaigns, political opinions and the distribution time "4telstunde" succeeded in increasing the SEA than to voice a growing segment of evangelical Christians can be heard.
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