New faces at "Word on Sunday
Starting October 4, 2014, a new team will present «Wort zum Sonntag» and comment on current issues from a Christian perspective. The five theologians belong to different denominations and will appear on the program in rotation.
Two women and three men could be won to give a face to the "Word on Sunday" on Saturday evening: The Reformed pastor Sibylle Forrer from Oberrieden and the Roman Catholic theologian Katja Wissmiller, who has been a specialist employee at the biblical pastoral office of the Catholic Biblical Association of Switzerland since this summer. Roman Catholic theologian Meinrad Furrer has also taken up a new position and complements the ecumenical diversity at Zurich's Predigerkirche as a pastoral counselor. Martin Kuse, a Reformed pastor from Möriken AG, joins the team. The Christian Catholic Church provides Ioan Jebelean, an experienced priest who already appeared on "Wort zum Sonntag" 5 years ago.
The "Wort zum Sonntag" program has had a permanent place in the television program since 1954 and celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. This makes it one of the oldest programs on Swiss radio and television, but it is by no means outdated and is appreciated by viewers. The new speakers take on the demanding task of commenting on current issues or commenting on social debates in just under four minutes. They are not expected to deliver mini-sermons, but to recognize and name the signs of the times.
The new team will replace the current "Word on Sunday" spokespersons Nadja Eigenmann-Winter (Roman Catholic), Tania Oldenhage (Protestant Reformed), Hugo Gehring (Roman Catholic), Christian Jegerlehner (Protestant Reformed) and Walter Wilhelm (Protestant Methodist) in early October.
