Deerfield, IL - Okthoba 29, 2020
I-International Council (IC) ye-World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) iyakuthokozela ukumemezela ukuqokwa kukaDkt Thomas Schirrmacher njengoNobhala Jikelele / i-CEO elandelayo. Eletha isipiliyoni seminyaka eminingi esebenza ezindimeni ezehlukene ku-WEA, uDkt Schirrmacher wanconywa yiKomidi Lokucinga phakathi kwabantu abangaphezu kweshumi nambili, futhi waqinisekiswa ngazwilinye yi-IC ocingweni lwengqungquthela ngo-Okthoba 27. Uzoqala ukuhola i-WEA. ngoMashi 1, 2021.
Encwadini ememezela ukuqokwa kwesifunda se-WEA, uDkt Goodwill Shana, uSihlalo woMkhandlu Wamazwe Ngamazwe, uthe: “UThomas uzokwaziwa abaningi benu njengoba esesebenze iminyaka eminingi ku-WEA. Uyakujabulela ukusebenza namaqembu abantu abahlukahlukene futhi abone abantu besebenza ndawonye ukuze baqhubekisele phambili izinhloso ze-WEA. Uzibophezele ekwakheni ubudlelwano nokubona i-WEA ifaka isandla ekuthuthukisweni komphakathi wamaKrestu womhlaba wonke.”
“Unolwazi oluningi esikholwa ukuthi luzozuzisa i-WEA futhi sijabule kakhulu ukuqoka umuntu onesiphiwo esingaka,” UDkt Shana uqhubekile wengeza wathi: “Sinethemba elikhulu lokuthi uThomas uyakwazi ukuhola i-WEA kulesi sikhathi sempilo yethu nomlando kanye nombono omuhle wekusasa. Sizoqhubeka nokufisa imithandazo yenu nokwesekwa kwenu ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi lesi sinyathelo esibaluleke kangaka siqhubeka ngokushelela futhi siholela ekuqinisweni kwe-WEA nasekumenyezelweni kwevangeli emhlabeni wonke.”
UNobhala-Jikelele ophumayo u-Bp Efraim Tendero uphawule wathi: “Kuyintokozo enkulu ukuthi ngizodlulisela ubuphathi be-WEA kuDkt. Thomas Schirrmacher ekuqaleni konyaka ozayo, umuntu okulungele kangcono ukuhola indikimba yomhlaba yabavangeli emhlabeni wonke. esizayo. Njengoba sibambisene ndawonye eQenjini LabaHoli Abaphezulu be-WEA iminyaka eminingana, ngabona kuye ukuthakasela, ikhono, namandla ahambisana nomlingiswa, ukuqiniseka kanye nobizo oluvela kuNkulunkulu oludingekayo emsebenzini onjalo womhlaba. Nginethemba eligcwele lokuthi uzohola i-WEA njengoba inikezwe amandla uMoya oNgcwele ekuqhubekiseleni phambili izindaba ezinhle zeNkosi uJesu Kristu ezizweni zonke, futhi enze izinguquko zomuntu siqu, zomkhaya nomphakathi ukuze kukhazinyuliswe uNkulunkulu.”
Ngesikhathi eqokwa uDkt Schirrmacher uthe: “Ngizizwa ngithobekile ukuthi abaholi abaningi abahlonishwayo babeka ithemba labo kimina. Njengoba sengibe yingxenye yobuholi isikhathi eside, sengivele ngizizwa ngisekhaya kakhulu ku-WEA. Ngaphandle kwakho konke ukubandakanyeka kwami kwezemfundo kanye nenhlalonhle-politiki, ingqikithi yezinkolelo zami bekulokhu kungamandla aguqulayo evangeli likaJesu Kristu kumuntu ngamunye kanye nomhlaba wonke. Futhi ngibona i-WEA njengendawo engcono kakhulu yokusebenzela iBandla. Ngizizwa ngiphephile ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi ngithweswe umkhuleko wezigidi zamakholwa nokwazi ukuthi ngimi emahlombe amakhulu abangindulelayo.”
Mayelana noDkt Thomas Schirrmacher:
UDkt Schirrmacher usebenze ezindimeni ezehlukene ku-WEA kusukela ngo-1999, futhi njengamanje unguNobhala Jikelele We-WEA Ophathelene Nokukhathazeka Kwezenkolo. Ngaphambi kwalokhu, ubeyilungu leKhomishini Yenkululeko Yezenkolo, wathuthukisa i-International Institute for Religions Freedom, wakha iHhovisi le-WEA le-Intrafaith and Interfaith Relations, unguSihlalo weKhomishini Yezenkolo ye-WEA, kanye neNxusa le-WEA Human Rights.
UDkt Schirrmacher wenze izifundo zobufundisi emakolishi aseSwitzerland, United States, Netherlands waphinde wathola iziqu eNdiya. Uneziqu eziningana emikhakheni eyahlukene kanye nenani leziqu zobudokotela azitholile egameni lakhe. Wayengumfundisi futhi engumfundisi kanye naye wamabandla endawo endaweni yaseBonn kusukela ngo-1982 - 2000 futhi, ngo-2015, wagcotshwa njengomholi we-episcopal ekhonza i-Communio Messianica, indikimba yomhlaba wonke yamakholwa asuka kwesinye isizinda senkolo. Wabuye wafundisa ezenkolo futhi waqeqesha abefundisi bakusasa kusukela ngo-1982 - 2018.
UDkt Schirrmacher ukhathazeke kakhulu ngebandla elishushiswayo futhi, kanye nabanye, baqala uSuku Lomhlaba Wonke Lokuthandazela IBandla Elishushiswayo (IDOP) lwe-WEA.
UDkt Thomas Schirrmacher ushade noDkt Christine Schirrmacher. Ndawonye banezingane ezimbili ezindala futhi njengamanje bahlala eBonn, eJalimane. UChristine unguprofesa Wezifundo ZamaSulumane eNyuvesi yaseBonn naseLeuven futhi usebenza i-WEA njengoKhomishana Wezindaba ZamaSulumane.
