SF: "Word on Sunday" with new team of speakers

The new "Wort zum Sonntag" team consists of two Protestant Reformed pastors, one Protestant Reformed pastor, one Roman Catholic theologian, one Roman Catholic theologian and one Roman Catholic pastor: Tania Oldenhage is a reformed pastor in Zurich Fluntern, Christina Eppler in Opfikon. Andreas Köhler-Andereggen is a reformed pastor in Zurich Saatlen. Regula Grünenfelder is Education Officer at the Swiss Catholic Women's Association, Florian Flohr is Communications Officer of the Catholic Church of Lucerne and Andreas Rellstab is a Catholic priest in Zizers.

The new team is characterized by personalities who have not shied away from standing by their convictions and not avoiding difficulties along the way, according to a press release on Monday. They speak on their own behalf, but are accompanied by the editorial team in a critical and encouraging manner.

With the "shift change" at the end of September, the previous spokespersons of Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF, which has committed itself to the "Wort zum Sonntag" for one and a half years, are saying goodbye: Rebekka Grogg, Madeleine Kronig and the presenters Andreas Peter, Lars Simpson and Christoph Schmitt.

As usual, the new team was chosen in a selection process by editor Irene Gysel in collaboration with the churches' media managers Willi Bühler and Martin Peier, the editorial director of Sternstunden Norbert Bischofberger and the training department of Swiss Radio and Television. According to the press release, this time six spokespersons have shown great promise in the casting process. The team must be balanced in various respects, with an equal number of women and men and an equal number of representatives from the two main denominations, but all theologians.